“She loves to dress up! She hopes that once she has received surgery and she is older she will be able to wear high heels,” says our medical partner, Burma Border Projects (BBP).
Eight-year-old Yin is an adorable young girl from Burma. She developed normally until she began walking, when her parents noticed that she was not able to stand correctly. “If her mum wasn’t holding her hand she had no choice but to run forward because she could not balance on her toes,” says BBP.
Yin was diagnosed with club feet, which have caused a series of complications with her growth. She cannot play with friends or walk to school, which causes her to feel isolated and distressed. Her parents are also disheartened and hope that a surgery will help their daughter’s physical and mental wellbeing.
BBP is able to perform an external fixation for $1500, which would stabilize bone and soft tissue and help align her feet. Not only will this help her walk, but it will also boost her confidence – and when she gets older, she can rock those high heels!
Let’s fund Yin’s surgery and help her walk again.