When he is not spending time with his son or wife, 28-year-old Vy enjoys watching movies at home and helping his wife cook food. Vy had to travel three hours to visit our medical partner in Cambodia, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC).
This past December, Vy was in a motorcycle accident that caused him to lose consciousness for one day. He also sustained fractures of his left clavicle and forearm, and a brachial plexus injury (BPI), which affects the nerves that send signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand. Because of the BPI, he can’t move his elbow, wrist, or hand despite his healing fractures.
Surgeons at CSC will perform a BPI repair surgery which involves diverting a nerve from one destination and sewing it into the non-functioning nerve. It can take three to six months before full recovery of function is typically seen. This surgery costs $392 and can make significant impacts on Vy’s quality of life.
“I hope that after the operation I have good function of my arm again,” Vy shares. “When I am healed I want to go home and continue working.”