Bye Kon, a 56-year-old woman in Cambodia, lives with her husband and son. Bye Kon and her husband fish to make a living, and her son works as a religious education teacher.
According to our medical partner, Burma Border Projects (BBP), Bye Kon noticed an unusual mass in her abdomen about eight months ago. When the mass began to grow and become more painful, Bye Kon went to the clinic and was diagnosed with a uterine myoma.
A uterine myoma is a non cancerous growth on the uterus that causes severe abdominal pain. Bye Kon’s clinic was unable to perform surgery and instead administered medicine and sent her home. Since then, Bye Kon has been constantly worried about her condition and unable to eat or sleep very well.
“She said in the past she was big and now she has lost so much weight. Bye Kon says that she does as best as she can with her condition, but it has become considerably more difficult for her lately,” BBP adds. “She says that she wants to be healthy.”
With $1,500, doctors will be able to remove the mass in Bye Kon’s abdomen so that she can return to a fully healthy and active life.
“I cannot wait for the surgery; I want to be better soon,” says Bye Kon. “I am so grateful for the treatment.”