47-year-old Mab, a native of Cambodia, is a loving wife and the mother of three children—two sons and one daughter. When she isn’t working hard as a rice farmer, Mab enjoys talking with her children, as well as with other relatives. Mab also likes to watch Khmer films on TV.
Lately, however, it has been difficult for Mab to watch any movies at all. For about two years, she has been living with a pterygium, or non-cancerous growth, in each eye. Also know as surfer’s eye, pterygia often result from long-term exposure to dust or sun.
Mab’s condition causes her blurred vision, tearing, and an irritating sensation of burning in both eyes. It is difficult for her to work, or even to travel outside on her own.
Fortunately, though, there is a solution. For $148, we can sponsor her pterygium removal surgery in both eyes. This sum will not only take care of the costs of Mab’s procedure on May 4, but will also cover her medications and two-day hospital stay.
After her surgery, Mab’s vision will be restored—allowing her to resume her work in the rice fields and to see the faces of her children clearly for the first time in years.