Meng Thong is an 11-year-old student with one younger sister. Meng Thong's parents are rice and vegetable farmers. Meng Thong is in the 5th grade and is an outstanding student, in the top 5 in his class! His best subjects are Khmer and math. After school he likes to play football with friends. Thong fell playing football last October and injured his left forearm. Now he has limited mobility in his left wrist and decreased sensation whenever he used his hand. He has been diagnosed with a volkman's contracture of the left forearm. Surgeons will perform a wrist contracture release to heal the bone. When Meng Thong's parents learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, they traveled for four hours seeking treatment. On March 1st, surgeons at CSC will perform a contracture release surgery to to help him move his arm easily again. Now, his family needs help to fund this $477 procedure. His father says, "I hope he can heal quickly and return to school."

Samath is a 37-year-old monk. His parents are farmers and he has four siblings, all of whom are married. He lives at the pagoda in his province in Cambodia and spends time meditating and reading books about the teachings of Buddha. He loves helping to pass the teachings down to younger monks who spend time at his pagoda. Two years ago, Samath was in an accident and injured his nose. Samath developed nasal polyps, which are noncancerous growths in the lining of the nasal passage. Now he experiences frequent headaches and pain. Because he has difficulty breathing, he often gets lightheaded. He has visited many other medical clinics but his symptoms have not improved. It is difficult for him to breathe and sleep. When he does not sleep well, it is hard for him to meditate and do his work the following day. When Samath learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, he traveled for three hours seeking treatment. On March 8th, doctors will perform a nasal polypectomy to remove the polyps. After recovery, he will be able to breathe more easily and now he needs help to fund this $291 procedure. "I hope it will be easier to breathe and meditate after this surgery," he told us.

Tumuramye is a small scale farmer and married to a lumber worker. Since 2020, Tumuramye has been experiencing lower abdominal pains accompanied by a palpable abdominal mass that is increasing in size. Tumuramye was diagnosed with large Intra-Mural Leiomyoma and needs to undergo a hysterectomy to prevent further complications. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Tumuramye raise $319 to fund this surgery. On April 4th, Tumuramye will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner's care center. Once recovered, Tumuramye will be able to finally resume her daily activities free of pain. Tumuramye says, “I have lost hope of bearing children and am very worried about the future outcome if not treated on time. I hope to resume farming as soon as possible to support ourselves.”