December 13, 2016
Kyaw Zwar is a 38-year-old man with a brain meningioma, or a benign brain tumor. He and his wife live in in Burma. He works six days a week in a mechanical workshop, and his wife makes a living weaving mats.
In 2006, Kyaw Zwar began to experience troubling symptoms, including sharp pain in his head and blurry vision. He visited many hospitals, but he could never afford treatment. Finally, a cousin told him about our medical partner’s care center, Mae Tao Clinic, on the Thai-Burma border.
Kyaw Zwar was transferred to Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, where he underwent a diagnostic MRI test supported by Watsi donors. There, he learned about his brain meningioma. He will undergo surgery to remove the tumor on December 25. Our medical partner is requesting $1,500 to fund this procedure.
“We just want him to get well,” says Kyaw Zwar’s wife. “We feel like there is some hope now.”
Kyaw Zwar is a 38-year-old man with a brain meningioma, or a benign brain tumor. He and his wife live in in Burma. He works six days a week ...
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February 22, 2017
Kyaw Zwar had his brain tumor removed.
Prior to his treatment, Kyaw Zwar had severe headaches constantly. His leg was swollen, and he was losing motor control of his foot. Now he can walk on his own, and he is on the road to recovery.
Kyaw Zwar’s wife says, “Before hearing about BCMF, we gave up hope and were full of sadness because we couldn’t afford the treatment…I cried for him every day because of his condition. If he had a headache, he tried to release it by hitting his head with something. Seeing this situation made me so sad and worried.”
Now, Kyaw Zwar says, “It looks like I got a new chance at life.”
Prior to his treatment, Kyaw Zwar had severe headaches constantly. His leg was swollen, and he was losing motor control of his foot. Now he ...
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