March 1, 2015
“Pala dreams of remaining a monk for the rest of his life and hopes that with experience and lots of hard work, he can eventually become a teacher one day,” says our medical partner, Burma Border Projects (BBP).
Meet Pala, a 23-year-old man from Burma who has Rheumatic heart disease. “Pala experiences joint pain, swelling and fatigue. He also suffers from bouts of fever and cannot walk long distances. His health problems forced him to drop out of school at the age of 15,” reports BBP. Pala’s love of learning, though, led him to continue his education at a monastery.
Pala’s uncle, a construction worker, financially supports him and his mother. “Pala’s mother is unable to work due to suffering a stroke several years back. His uncle doesn’t earn much money, about $3 a day, so the family is not able to pay for Pala’s heart surgery on his uncle’s income,” continues BBP.
For $1500, we can provide cardiac surgery to Pala. BBP concludes, “Treatment will allow Pala to live a more fulfilled life without pain. He can expect to have more energy, allowing him to focus on his religious duties. Pala will not have to visit the doctor so frequently so the family can save money for the future.” Let’s help Pala follow his dream of becoming a teacher!
“Pala dreams of remaining a monk for the rest of his life and hopes that with experience and lots of hard work, he can eventually become a t...
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May 5, 2015
Pala received life-saving heart surgery.
“Before treatment, Pala was not able to fulfill all of his duties at the monastery, but will now be able to,” Pala’s doctor at Burma Border Projects (BBP) reports. “He will continue his goal of studying to become a teacher for younger monks and feels so happy and well after surgery that he prays for all those involved in his process. His grandmother’s life has also greatly improved since his treatment. She was not sure he would have lived much longer without the surgery.”
“Now, his condition continues to improve day by day,” BBP continues. “Pala can finally eat and sleep without difficulty and his symptoms are now virtually gone completely! He tells us that now everything has changed! Pala has more energy and life in him, and he now wants to eat all of the time. Once he started to be given good food, he could feel the drastic difference in his energy level. Although he cannot walk for too long at the moment, Pala believes he will be able to do anything he pleases soon after he replenishes his body with nutrients.”
"Before treatment, Pala was not able to fulfill all of his duties at the monastery, but will now be able to," Pala's doctor at Burma Border ...
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