Mai is a 27-year-old farmer from Cambodia who works with his wife in the fields during the rainy season. During the dry season, they move to the city for other work, where Mai installs billboards while his wife works in a factory. They have been married for five years and have one daughter. Their daughter stays behind in the province, where her grandparents take care of her. When he is not working, Mai likes cooking and watching movies.
Earlier this month, Mai was injured in an accident that caused an electric burn on his head. He went to a provincial hospital to receive treatment, but the wound became infected. He now experiences pain, swelling, and pus discharge from the wound.
When Mai learned about our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), he traveled for seven hours to seek treatment. On July 13th, surgeons at CSC will perform a debridement procedure to remove damaged and infected tissue from the wound. Now, CSC is requesting $273 to fund his procedure.
Mai shares, “I hope that my head can heal quickly, and that the pain can go away so that I can work in comfort.”