Mu is a farmer from a small village in Burma. She is 37 years old and lives with her husband and 13-year-old daughter. Her son, who is 10 years old, lives and studies at a monastery in Bago City.
About six months ago, Mu noticed that her menstrual cycle was late. She felt a heaviness in her abdomen and thought that she might be pregnant. Mu and her husband then visited a clinic near their village. To her disappointment, however, the pregnancy test was negative. The doctor advised that she undergo an ultrasound in a larger hospital.
Mu then spoke with a neighbor in her village and learned about our medical partner’s care center, Mae Tao Clinic (MTC). Mu and her husband arranged for their daughter to stay with Mu’s sister and then made the five-hour trip to the clinic.
At the clinic, the doctors discovered that Mu had an ovarian cyst. After a series of blood workups, Mu is now ready for an oophorectomy, the surgery that will remove her right ovary. Mu is scheduled to undergo the operation on January 26. Our medical partner, Burma Border Projects, is requesting $913 for Mu’s treatment. Once she undergoes the surgery and recovers properly, Mu will be able to once again live a happy and healthy life with her family.