Socheata is a 2-year-old girl from Cambodia. Her mother works as a guard for a private company and her father works in IT. Socheata is the first child in her family, and lives with her grandmother in their home province while her parents work in the city to earn for their family. Her grandparents are both farmers. Socheata likes to play with toys, watch TV, color cartoon figures, and go to the market along with her grandmother.
Socheata was born with a congenital hip dislocation. As a result, when she tries to walk or run, it hurts her and makes a clicking sound. Socheata’s parents were referred to our Medical Partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), and traveled 2.5 hours to seek treatment. At CSC, she was diagnosed with developmental dysplasia of the hip. Socheata has difficulty walking and feels sad when she cannot keep up with her family and friends when they play.
On March 3rd, surgeons at CSC will perform capsulorrhaphy of Socheata’s right hip in order to relocate and secure her hip and restore of range of motion. Now, Socheata needs help to fund this $518 procedure and help her move around more easily.
Socheata’s parents hope that after this procedure, their daughter will be able to grow and walk normally.