Pitou is a five-year-old kindergarten student from Cambodia. He lives with his parents and siblings in Takeo province and is the middle child in his family, with an older sister who is in grade 5 and a twin brother who is also in kindergarten. When he grows up, he wants to become a police officer. He shared that he likes to eat fried fish and stir-fried ginger chicken. In his free time, he enjoys riding his bicycle around the village.
For the last year, Pitou has been experiencing difficulty breathing, snoring at night, and difficulty swallowing. Frequent illness causes him to regularly miss school. Pitou was recently diagnosed with enlarged tonsils and adenoids, which, if not treated, will cause his symptoms to persist and possibly intensify over time.
Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, is requesting $265 to fund a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for Pitou, which is scheduled to take place on March 5th. Surgeons will remove his tonsils and adenoids, hopefully relieving Pitou of his symptoms and helping him live much more comfortably.
Pitou’s mother shared, “I hope that he can be healthy and sleep better and stop missing school.”

