“I don’t want to be a burden to my family anymore,” Ko Day shares. “I just want to recover so I can work again.”
Ko Day is a 59-year-old farmer from Burma. In 2013, he developed a very tiny growth under his left eyelid. The lump grew over time, until Ko Day was so alarmed by its size that that he sought treatment—first with healers in his village, then with a series of doctors in and outside of Burma.
Ko Day underwent surgery to remove the growth from his eye on January 30, 2017. His doctors concluded from a biopsy that the mass contained orbital lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. In order to determine whether the cancer has spread to any lymph nodes, Ko Day needs to undergo a chest and abdominal CT scan on February 24.
Though this diagnostic test is crucial to Ko Day’s survival, he cannot afford to pay for it on his own. Prior to his series of eye doctor visits, Ko Day had never left his village for healthcare due to the associated travel and medical costs. Now, he needs our help to raise the $469 necessary to fund his scan, as well as the three days of travel entailed in getting to the hospital in Thailand where he will have the procedure.
Ko Day is grateful for the treatment that he has received so far through the aid of our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund. Let’s help make sure his doctors have all the information they need to treat him.