Daw Kyi is a Burmese woman who has lived in Thailand for the past ten years. She teaches mathematics at a local school and lives in a dormitory with her students. She sends a portion of her earnings home to support her mother, who is in poor health.
About two months ago, Daw Kyi started to experience lower abdominal pain. Believing the pain to be nothing more than a stomachache, she attempted to treat it with traditional medicine. Her symptoms did not improve.
Daw Kyi was in pain and could not sit for long periods of time. Worried about her condition, she was not eating or sleeping well. For two months, she was unable to work. Finally, she visited our medical partner’s clinic, where she underwent an ultrasound and blood and urine tests. She learned that she had a large mass in her lower abdomen and that she needed surgery. On November 15, she underwent a total hysterectomy at our medical partner’s hospital, Mae Sot General Hospital. Now, she needs help to fund this $1,500 procedure.
Daw Kyi spends her free time with her students, helping them with homework and studies. “If I am better,” she says, “I will work even harder for my students, for their future.”