Meet Sok, a 36-year-old mother of three from Cambodia!
Sok was recently diagnosed with a pterygium—a benign growth of the conjunctiva that appears as a fleshy, white mass on the eye and can lead to impaired vision and discomfort. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), reports, “Sok has burning sensations and itching that make her tear up all the time, and she gets weird looks because of the way her eye looks.”
Sok normally sells food in front of the local garment factory, but her pterygium has made it increasingly difficult for Sok to perform her job effectively. Outside of work, Sok enjoys watching Thai dramas.
With $150 in funding, Sok will receive surgery to remove the pterygium in her eye, allowing for pain-free vision. $150 will also provide pre-surgery consultations and cover post-operative recovery needs. CSC adds, “After surgery Sok would like to go back to selling food, look normal and have no more discomfort.”
Let’s help make this surgery possible for this young, motivated mother!