Pech is a 23-year-old farmer who lives with her husband, son, and two daughters in Cambodia. When she is not tending to her farm, she enjoys staying at home and watching TV.
On February 26, 2016, Pech was in a moto accident. The moto she was on fell over and dragged her on the ground, causing a chronic wound on her upper right arm and scar contractures on her left hand and right elbow. She is in pain, and it is difficult for her to hold anything.
Pech traveled three hours with her husband to reach Watsi’s medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), for treatment of her injury. Surgeons will operate to treat the scar contracture of her left hand and right elbow first, and Pech will stay at CSC to receive treatment for the chronic wound on her upper arm. They will perform a rotation flap from her lateral elbow to treat the right elbow scar contracture and a radial flap to treat her left-hand scar contracture.
$392 pays for Pech’s surgery as well as surgical and medical supplies and two days of food for Pech and her caregiver.
Once these areas heal, Pech will regain the ability to use her hand and arm normally.