Meet Naw Shee! Naw Shee is a four-month-old baby girl from Burma! Her parents farm seasonal vegetables and sell them at the local market. Naw Shee is her parents’ first child and they are hopeful for her future. Her mom says, “I want her to go to school - I want my daughter to be educated. But the first thing I want is for her to be healthy.”
Naw Shee was born three months prematurely and has hydrocephalus, a condition caused by excess liquid in her skull which places pressure on her brain. Her medical condition makes it difficult for Naw Shee to open her eyes, eat, and lift her head.
For $1200, Naw Shee’s doctors will be able to place a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and drain the excess fluid from her head, allowing her to become healthy and live a full and happy life. Our medical partner, Burma Border Projects, shared, “After the surgery, Naw Shee’s head will shrink in size and the pressure in her brain will gradually diminish. As she improves, her eyes will be able to open further and she will be able to look up and all around her like a normal little girl.”