May is a two-year-old girl who lives with her family in Karen State, Burma. Her father works in Bangkok, Thailand as a factory worker.
In the beginning of 2017, May’s mother noticed that May’s urine had a red color. She saw bloody tissue in the urine and noticed a mass on the right side of May’s abdomen. May’s family took her to a hospital, where she was diagnosed with a kidney problem and a possible kidney tumor. May’s family then took May to our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF), where the doctors recommended a CT scan to confirm May’s diagnosis. May’s mother is very worried about May’s health and the fact that they do not have money to finance her treatment.
BCMF is requesting $414 to fund a CT scan for May in order to properly diagnose her condition. The scan is scheduled for July 4 and, once completed, will hopefully provide May and her mother with clarity regarding May’s current symptoms.
“In the future I hope that my daughter will be able to attend school and later work with whatever she wanted. I wish that my daughter have a more fortunate future than we have had,” expresses May’s mother.