En is an 11th grade student from Cambodia. He has two older sisters. He likes to play football and wants to be a policeman when he grows up. His favorite subjects in school include Khmer and English. He loves to eat all kinds of soup.
Ten years ago, he felt itchiness in his left ear. He kept using a cotton bud to clean it but unintentionally pulled water inside in his ear, En had a serious ear infection. This infection caused the tympanic membrane, or the ear drum, in his left ear to perforate. For this reason, En experiences ear pain, discharge, and foul smell. He cannot communicate well with others, and he can no longer attend school.
En traveled to our medical partner’s care center to receive treatment. On May 4th, he will undergo a myringoplasty procedure in his left ear. During this procedure, surgeons will close the perforation. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, is requesting $464 to fund this procedure. This covers medications, supplies, and inpatient care.
“I hope that my ear pain will stop. I want to go to school and become a policeman one day,” En said.