Monineath is a 9-year-old student in grade four from Cambodia. In school, she excels in reading and writing. When she is at home, she loves watching cartoons and going for walks with her parents. Monineath has two brothers and one sister; she is the youngest child, so she often gets her favorite treat, fried chicken and a coke. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up.
Since birth, Monineath has dealt with scoliosis. She has had varying degrees of spinal curvature. She was recently operated on, but her condition has not been fixed and she needs further treatment. She has difficulty walking and experiences pain in her hip and back.
Fortunately, Monineath learned about our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre. At CSC, surgeons can perform a total hip replacement to relieve Monineath of her pain and allow her to walk more easily. Treatment is scheduled for May 11th, and Monineath needs help raising $1,087 to pay for this procedure.
Monineath’s mother said, “I want my daughter to have the ability to walk without pain. Having that pain cleared up would make her so much more confident to go after her desire to be a teacher.”