October 7, 2022
South is a 75-year-old retired farmer, who has two sons, three daughters, and numerous grandchildren. South, who is a widow, lives with her youngest daughter, where her children still farm their family’s ancestral land.
In May 2020, South was in a motor vehicle collision, and fractured her right kneecap. At the local government hospital, surgery was performed, and hardware was placed to stabilize South’s kneecap, so that it would heal properly. She is able to walk again without pain or difficulty, but she needs to have the hardware removed from her leg.
South turned to our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, for help.
She is now scheduled to have the hardware surgically removed on October 7th, at Kien Khleang National Rehabilitation Centre. South needs your help to raise the $304 required to cover the cost of this procedure, which will restore full range of motion to her knee and eliminate the risk of future infection.
South shared: “I hope my right leg won’t be stiff anymore and I can go back home soon.”
South is a 75-year-old retired farmer, who has two sons, three daughters, and numerous grandchildren. South, who is a widow, lives with her...
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February 9, 2023
South underwent hardware removal for her fractured leg.
South traveled to our medical partner CSC to remove fracture hardware from her kneecap. She recovered at the hospital for several days to make sure she was healing properly before returning home. While there, she worked with the physiotherapist to increase the strength in her leg and can now return to the activities she enjoyed before she was injured. She especially looks forward to walking again with her grandchildren.
South’s daughter said: “My mother feels much better with the metal removed from her knee, and hopes to be strong again. Thank you to the CSC staff and everyone who helped her to walk better. We are feeling very lucky to have good health care.”
South traveled to our medical partner CSC to remove fracture hardware from her kneecap. She recovered at the hospital for several days to ma...
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