Aye Myat is a 34-year-old man from Burma who lives with his wife and father in-law in a village in Karen State. He is a subsistence farmer and part-time day laborer. Aye Myat’s father in-law is too ill to work and his wife is a homemaker, so Aye works very hard to support his family.
In early November 2021, Aye Myat felt like something was stuck in his throat. When Aye Myat checked in the mirror, he could see a lump bulging from the left side of his upper throat. The following month, Aye Myat received a CT scan at a local hospital in Hpa-An. The lump was found to be noncancerous and surgery at a hospital in Yangon would be required to remove the lump. Due to the civil war in Burma, Aye Myat was worried about traveling to Yangon so he instead asked his relatives to arrange safe passage for him to Mae Sot, Thailand.
A doctor at Mae Sot Hospital scheduled Aye Myat to undergo another CT scan to confirm the previous diagnosis before scheduling surgery. This additional scan will help doctors diagnose his condition and formulate an appropriate treatment plan. The mass does not cause Aye Myat pain, but he feels like there is something constantly stuck in his throat, making it hard to breathe and eat at times. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Aye Myat raise $414 to cover the cost of the CT scan scheduled for February 9th.
Aye Myat’s wife said, “I told him not to worry so much about his condition being cancer, but he cannot stop worrying. I can understand how he feels and I also worry about him. I hope that he will hear good news when he receives his CT scan result.”
