Say hello to Vathana, an 11-year-old girl from Cambodia. Vathana has a brother and is in the third grade at school. She loves it when other children come over to her house to play, and she is very creative at making up games to play with the other kids,” our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), tells us.
Vathana has a large bulge on her face caused by brain tissue pushing through a hole in her skull. This causes her to be shy and ashamed of the way she looks. CSC explains, “She is also at higher risk to develop other health issues due to the defect in her skull that lets brain tissue seep out.”
For $390, we can fund surgery to remove Vantha’s growth and put a bone graft over the resulting hole in her skull. Let’s help her get treated to she can enjoy school without feeling so shy!