Touch is a 31-year-old construction worker from Cambodia. He has been married for 15 years and has one son and two daughters. Touch’s daughters are in school, and his son is nine months old and not yet in school. His wife is a factory worker but does not make enough money to support their family’s needs. Currently, he and his family live with his mother due to his inability to work. He describes his general health as very poor, especially since his accident.
In 2019, Touch was hit by a car and his left tibia was fractured in the accident. His family took him to a government hospital, where they treated him with a skin flap, but the bone was not stabilized and remained unhealed. When Touch returned home, the wound appeared to heal, but he still couldn’t walk. His left knee is very painful, and the wound scars appear infected. Touch now has a knee flexion contracture and can only walk with support. He takes pain medication to ease his symptoms, but it is still too painful for him to walk.
When Touch learned about our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), he traveled for four hours seeking treatment. On February 4th, surgeons at CSC will perform knee fusion procedure to help him to walk without pain, secure his left knee, and restore pain-free range of motion in his left knee. Now, Touch needs help to fund this $518 procedure.
Touch shared, “I hope that after surgery, my left leg will have no pain, and I can go back to work to support my family.”