Dane is a bright 6-year-old girl. She lives in a remote province with her grandmother while her parents live and work in the capital of Phnom Penh to make a better living to support their family. Dane’s father is a construction worker and her mother is a factory worker. Dane has recently started the first grade. When not in school, Dane loves to have her grandmother tell her stories and playing with her older sister.
For the past two years, Dane has been experiencing frequent fevers and sore throats. Dane’s mother took her to a local clinic for medicine, but this has not improved her symptoms. Dane has difficulty swallowing and eating causing her to be small for her age. Dane was recently diagnosed with enlarged tonsils and adenoids, which, if not treated, will cause her symptoms to persist and possibly intensify over time.
Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, is helping Dane’s family requesting $265 to fund a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy scheduled to take place April 20th. Surgeons will remove her tonsils and adenoids, hopefully relieving Dane of her symptoms and helping her live much more comfortably.
Her mother said, “I hope that Dane will be better after her surgery and her infections won’t come back.”