Pheap is a 49-year-old rice farmer and a caring father to his three sons and daughter. Unfortunately, Pheap’s wife died of cancer last year, so now he only lives with his youngest son. On the weekends, Pheap likes to watch boxing on TV and go fishing with his son.
When he was a child, Pheap had an ear infection, which caused the tympanic membrane, or the ear drum, in both ears to perforate. For this reason, Pheap experiences ear discharge, hearing loss, and tinnitus. In the last three months the symptoms have worsened. He cannot hear well and has a lot of trouble communicating clearly with others.
Luckily, Pheap traveled to our medical partner’s care center, Kien khleang National Rehabilitation Centre, to receive treatment. On February 24th, Pheap will undergo a myringoplasty procedure in both ears. During this procedure, surgeons will close the perforations, which will hopefully allow for Pheap to hear and communicate clearly again. Our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, is requesting $913 to help fund this procedure. This cost covers medications, supplies, and inpatient care.
Pheap says, “I really hope the infection will stop and I can hear people again.”
