Roth is a ten-year-old student from Cambodia. She lives with her family in the Kandal province. She is the oldest of three children. Her father is a farmer and her mother sells vegetables from home. She is in the fourth grade at school and her favorite courses are mathematics and English. Her favorite food is Khmer soup, and she loves to drink orange juice. In her free time, she helps her mother do house work and teaches her brother and sister to paint.
Two years ago, Roth had an ear infection. This infection caused the tympanic membrane, or the ear drum, in her right ear ear to perforate. For this reason, Roth has experienced pain, discharge and hearing loss. Her mother noticed that the condition had grown worse when Roth did not react normally in conversation, and could no longer hear what people were saying to her.
Roth traveled to our medical partner’s care center to receive treatment. On June 26, she will undergo a myringoplasty procedure in her right ear ear. During this procedure, surgeons will close the perforation. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, is requesting $464 to fund this procedure. This covers medications, supplies, and inpatient care.
Her mother shared, “I hope that she can have this problem solved quickly, so that she has no pain and can talk to us easily.”