Thun is a 33-year-old gravedigger from Cambodia who is married with one son and one daughter. In his free time, he likes to listen to music and to make his own tools for building and digging.
When Thun was 13 years old, he was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in hip trauma. However, it was only later that he began experiencing hip pain, first on his right side in 2010, and then on his left side in 2011. Thun was diagnosed with osteonecrosis of both hips, a condition in which bone cells die due to a lack of blood supply, leading to the destruction of the hip joints and arthritis. Thun took steroids as treatment from 2014 to 2016, but his symptoms unfortunately did not improve.
Thun first visited our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), on January 2 because he was experiencing hip pain so severe that he could hardly walk without support. To treat this condition, surgeons successfully performed a total hip replacement on his left side.
On January 31, Thun will return to CSC’s care center, Kien Khleang National Rehabilitation Centre, for a total hip replacement on his right side, which will help him walk better and relieve his pain. CSC is requesting $781, which will pay for Thun’s hip prosthesis, surgery, physical therapy, and 14 nights in the hospital.
