April 3, 2015
Meet Daw Ma, a 47-year-old woman from Burma. For the last 20 years, Daw Ma has been a farmer. Due to prior conflict in her village, she did not have the opportunity to go to school, and never learned to read. “She gives most of the harvest as payments to the owner of the land, and to the laborers,” shares our medical partner, Burma Border Projects (BBP).
About one year ago, Daw Ma began to experience heavy bleeding and lower abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with uterine fibroids. “Since then she started to have dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, and back aches. She can’t do work in the farm or house chores when she has severe symptoms,” explains BBP.
$1500 will fund gynecological surgery to remove the fibroids. BBP explains: “Treatment will restore her dignity, which is something she feels she has lost since falling ill. She is looking forward to not worrying about her health which she says consumes a lot of her time.”
“She plans to take full care of her grandchildren in the future, so her daughter can work full time,” adds BBP.
Meet Daw Ma, a 47-year-old woman from Burma. For the last 20 years, Daw Ma has been a farmer. Due to prior conflict in her village, she did ...
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May 25, 2015
Daw Ma received surgery to remove painful uterine fibroids.
“About a year ago, Daw Ma had to stop working because of the severity of her condition. Now that she is treated, she does not want to return to farming,” explains her doctor at Burma Border Projects (BBP). “She believes she will have more energy and mobility and feel more alive than ever before, after complete recovery. With this newfound energy, Daw Ma wants to be a housewife and take care of her grandchildren, ages seven and three.”
“Daw Ma would like to thank all of the donors for supporting her and her treatment. There was no way she would be able to afford the surgery otherwise. The treatment has given her a new life,” BBP continues. “Before, she thought she would only live for one more year. Whereas now she believes she will be able to live much longer. She hopes all of the donors will live long, healthy, and happy lives in this life and the next.”
"About a year ago, Daw Ma had to stop working because of the severity of her condition. Now that she is treated, she does not want to return...
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