Pov is a 61-year-old farmer who is married. She likes to cook and look after her grandchildren.
In July 2016, Pov slipped and fell, sustaining a fracture in her right hip. She visited a Khmer traditional healer for treatment, but her symptoms did not improve. Pov experiences pain and it is difficult for her to walk.
When Pov learned about our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), she traveled for five hours to seek treatment. On November 29, CSC surgeons performed a hemiarthroplasty procedure in Pov’s right hip, replacing half of her hip joint with a prosthetic and leaving the other half intact. Now, she needs help to fund this $450 procedure. After recovery, Pov will be able to walk easily again.
“I hope that I can walk properly again,” she says.