“Thang is excited to have her arm at full strength again so she can return to work on her fishing boat,” our medical partners at Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC) tell us. Thang is a 48-year-old mother and grandmother in Cambodia who has a broken right arm.
Thang has four children and seven grandchildren. In her spare time she likes listening to music on the radio and watching Khmer television.
“About two months ago, Thang was working when she fell down and broke her forearm,” says CSC. As a result, “She cannot lift any weight with her right arm,” explains CSC, and she is unable to work. Furthermore, Thang must rely heavily on her husband, creating an undue burden to the family.
$405 will cover the cost of an open reduction internal fixation surgery (ORIF), a procedure that will allow Thang to regain the use of her right arm and relieve her of the pain she currently experiences. Let’s help Thang get healthy and return to work!