Ma Chi is a 58-year-old woman who lives on her own in Tak province. Until her health began to deteriorate, Ma Chi worked as a farmer. Now that she can no longer farm, her son who works in Bangkok sends her money to support her monthly living expenses.
In July 2022 Ma Chi began to experience pain in her lower abdomen and a sense of being tired and weak. Ultimately, she was diagnosed with cancer. Her doctors have advised Ma Chi that she needs to undergo an oophorectomy, in order to have her ovaries removed.
Ma Chi is now scheduled to undergo her oophorectomy on December 27th at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,025 to cover the total cost of her procedure and care, the beginning of Ma Chi’s road to recovery.
Ma Chi said: “I was deeply sad when I learned about my condition, but when there is disease, there is a doctor, so I deeply believe that I will recover and be able to work again.”