Sok Ly is a 27-year-old factory worker from Kampong Cham province in Cambodia. She has one brother and one sister; they are both married. Her parents and her brother are farmers. In her free time, she likes listening to music and watching TV. Sok Ly injured her left elbow in a fall in October. After the accident, her family took her for treatment at a Khmer traditional healer because they did not have money for care, but her elbow did not heal. She is in pain, unable to bend her elbow or work in the factory. When Sok Ly learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, she traveled for three and a half hours seeking treatment. Sok Ly needs a surgical procedure called an open reduction and internal fixation to reduce her open fracture. The total cost of her procedure is $412. This covers medications, supplies, and inpatient care. Sok Ly shared that she hopes that she can use her arm as soon as possible and no longer have pain.

Peace is a farmer along with her husband. Together they have two children: their first born is 31 years old while their second born is 17 years old and is in secondary school class one. Peace shared that they have always worked hard to raise the fees for their children's schooling. This has become more difficult as six years ago, Peace began to experience troubling symptoms, including a gradually increasing anterior neck swelling. She was diagnosed with non-toxic goitre. She had visited her mother who noticed something on her neck and told her to get it checked out. The swelling was small and painless at that time but as time went on, the swelling progressively started increasing in size. She resorted to using herbs but this did not help. She is very much worried about what could come out of it in future if not treated on time. A friend recently got treatment at Rushoroza Hospital and her surgery was successful, so Peace felt encouraged and hopeful to visit. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is now helping Peace receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on January 6th at our medical partner's care center. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $333, and she and her family need help raising money. Peace says, “I hope to get relieved of the goitre and its complications through surgery. I would wish to live a healthy life again. I hope to comfortably keep farming after treatment.”

Eng is a retired rice farmer and has one daughter and three grandchildren. She lives with her husband and daughter, who both farm rice and vegetables to sell at their local market. Because of her age and her worsening vision, Eng now stays home and takes care of her grandchildren. In her free time, she enjoys listening to the monks pray on the radio. Last year Eng developed a cataract in her right eye, causing her blurry vision and photophobia. She has difficulty seeing things clearly, including colors and faces, and is worried about falling when walking. As a result, she is unable to go places on her own. When Eng learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), she traveled across the country for five and half hours seeking treatment. On January 18th, doctors will perform cataract surgery and an intraocular lens implant in her right eye. After recovery, she will be able to see clearly. Now, she needs help to fund this $229 procedure. Eng shared, "After surgery, I hope my eye can see clearly, and I can be useful to our family. I want to do more again and visit with my neighbors."