Sophy is a 41-year-old unmarried rice farmer. She lives in Takeo province with her elderly mother and father and two of her sisters. All of her siblings are rice farmers and help to support their parents. In the evenings, she likes to watch Khmer dramas on television. In June, she was in a motorbike accident and fractured her left forearm. She went to the provincial hospital for surgery and metalwork to heal the fracture, but the bone was still not recovered three months later. She had a second operation to change the metalwork several weeks ago but still cannot use her hand. A neighbor suggested she consult with Children's Surgical Center, where she was diagnosed with a Monteggia fracture, a proximal ulna fracture associated with dislocation of the radial head. Monteggia fractures can be challenging to diagnose and may lead to complications without proper management. It is difficult for her to use the hand, and she is in chronic pain. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Center, can help. Sophy will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $483. This procedure will allow her to use her hand again. Sophy said: "I hope I can use my hand like before and care for my parents."

Barbrah, who is 32 years old, lives with her husband and two children in rural Uganda. Due to the lengthy and untimely illness of her father, Barbrah had to leave school after completing grade seven. When she was 23, she married, and opened up a small business that yields minimal returns. To supplement her income, she also engages in farming, while her husband works in the motorcycle taxi business. Barbrah has a history of difficult pregnancies, including two miscarriages. She is currently expecting another child, and her doctors have recommended that she deliver via a Caesarean section, as this is how she was able to successfully deliver her first two children. Because of the scarring from these two earlier procedures, a C-section is the best way for the doctors to ensure the safety of both Barbrah and the baby. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Barbrah undergo a C-section on August 8th, at Karoli Lwanga Hospital, Nyakibale. This procedure will cost $252, and Barbrah needs your support to raise the required funds. Barbrah says: “I surely believe that I will be able to deliver so well if given your support, because the hospital bill is what I worry about most.”

La comes from a family of rice farmers in Kampong Thom province in rural Cambodia. He is married to a primary school teacher, and they have a 10-year-old daughter who is in the 3rd grade. In his downtime, he likes to spend time with his daughter and help his wife around the house. In September, while he was cutting back small trees and branches on his land, La accidentally dropped the hand tool he was using on his right ankle. His wife rushed him to a local clinic, where they were able to stop the bleeding and close his wound. Six weeks later, La stil has difficulty walking and his ankle is swollen and painful. Due to this injury, he is not currently tending his fields. He and his wife are worried that they might lose their land. On October 20th La will undergo a tendon repair procedure at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Center. The procedure, which will cost $572 involves making a small incision in the area above the tendon and using specialized surgical tools to remove any damaged tissue. La will need physical therapy after surgery, which will help him regain strength and range of motion and allow him to walk again. La says, "I hope after my operation I will be able to walk with no difficulty and no pain or swelling so I can grow my crops to feed my family."