December 3, 2021
Sok Heng is a nine-year-old student in the third grade. She has two siblings, including a younger brother and an older sister. Her father works in construction, while her mother works in a factory. When she is not in school, she likes to read books and play games with her older sister. Her favorite subject is math, and she would like to be an engineer when she grows up.
Since she was two months old, Sok Heng has had a mass on her upper lip. She was treated at a local hospital with medication, but the mass has continued to grow and she experiences discomfort. She has been diagnosed with a hemangioma, or a bump made up of extra blood vessels in the skin.
Fortunately, our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), is helping Sok Heng to receive treatment. She traveled to CSC’s care center where, on December 3rd, surgeons will remove the mass. Now, Sok Heng needs help raising $231 to fund her procedure and care.
Sok Heng’s mother shared, “I hope she gets better after surgery, and she can go to school and look like other children.”
Sok Heng is a nine-year-old student in the third grade. She has two siblings, including a younger brother and an older sister. Her father wo...
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January 7, 2022
Sok Heng underwent mass removal surgery.
Sok Heng and her mother traveled to our medical partner Children’s Surgical Centre, where a plastic surgery specialist removed the hemangioma from her lip. She rested in the hospital for several days; surgeons wanted to make sure she had no active bleeding, which is a rare but significant side effect of the surgery. Her facial swelling will decrease over the next few weeks, and she can slowly return to eating solid food. When she is healed, she will return to school to continue her studies.
Her mother said: “I hope she can grow up and look like other children. She has been very shy and did not want to attend school because of her face. Thank you to the surgeons and the staff who helped us have this kind of treatment.”
Sok Heng and her mother traveled to our medical partner Children's Surgical Centre, where a plastic surgery specialist removed the hemangiom...
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