Soe is a 16-year-old student from Burma. He lives with his grandmother, sister, and two uncles in Karen State. His grandmother is a homemaker while he, his uncles and his sister are students. They sell betel nut and vegetables from their garden, and his aunt also sends them money every month. In his free time, he enjoys fishing.
Yesterday around 8pm, Soe drove his motorbike to his friends house, with his friend driving another motorbike behind him. On the way there, he collided with another motorcycle driving on the wrong side of the road, head-on. Since the accident he has been semi-conscious but luckily his friend arranged for him to be brought to a hospital. He was then brought to Mae Sot Hospital and he was diagnosed with Intracranial hematoma and needs emergency to drain the blood.
Soe’s family is seeking treatment through our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund. He is now scheduled to undergo emergency surgery on April 5th and their family is requesting $1,500 to cover the total cost of his procedure and care.
“I am very worried about him and I hope that my nephew will wake up soon. He is the oldest child and he looks after his grandmother,” said Soe’s aunt.