Phanith is a 5-year-old boy from Cambodia. He likes playing with toys and watching cartoons on TV. Phanith’s favorite foods are fried rice with fried eggs. Currently, his parents work in Thailand, so he lives with his grandmother.
When he was two years old, Phanith had an accident where he fell into burning waste, as a result has a burn contracture on his left hand. At the time, his family did not seek medical care and hoped his wound would healed by itself. Now, Phanith has a contracture of his left middle finger and needs a contracture release. When using his hand, he cannot extend his finger and it is difficult for him to hold anything.
When Phanith’s family learned about our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, they traveled for four hours seeking treatment. On February 16th, surgeons at Children’s Surgical Centre will perform a skin graft procedure to to help him to use his hand again. Now, Phanith needs help to fund this $474 procedure.
Phanith’s parents shared, “We hope that our son’s finger will become normal, and he can use it and it will look nice after the surgery.”