Stadia and her husband are farmers in their village. She had one son who died following a fire accident when he was still young. However, she is now a stepmother to three other sons. To earn a living and supplement the income from the farm, Stadia and her husband prepare local beer. However, their income is still limited. Ten years ago, Stadia began to experience troubling symptoms, including anterior neck swelling and later began having shortness of breath and swallowing problem. She was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. She visited Nyakibale hospital hoping to receive subsidized surgery as her visits to other hospitals have not been successful due to cost that is out of reach for her. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Stadia receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on November 2nd at our medical partner's care center. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $252, and she and her family need help raising money. Stadia says “I hope to get better after surgery and I believe with your support all will be possible.”

Thet is a 35 year old husband and father, who lives with his wife, son and in-laws in Mon State in Burma. Both Thet and his wife work in his uncle's grocery store, while his in laws are farmers. When he isn't working, Thet enjoys spending time with his son and reading. In November 2018, Thet started to experience tiredness when working, and frequent headaches. He also had a rapid heartbeat, and he couldn't sleep well. He went to a hospital in Mawlamyine, where he was referred to a different hospital in Yangon for further treatment. At the hospital in Yangon, Thet was diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation and stenosis, which would require surgery to correct. Thet was sent home with medications to manage his condition. In March 2022, Thet went back to the hospital in Yangon, because of continuing fatigue, headaches, coughing and fever. The doctor told him they would contact him to schedule his surgery in May, but Thet never heard back from the hospital. When Thet told his neighbor about this, his neighbor gave him the phone number of a heart patient who had been helped by our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF). Thet followed up, and thanks to the assistance of Burma Children Medical Fund, he is finally scheduled for surgery to replace the valve in his heart on October 13th, at Pun Hlaing Hospital. Now Thet needs your help to fund the $1,500 to cover the cost of this surgery. "I have sold all my jewelry to pay for the cost of traveling to the hospital. I feel less stressed since I met the BCMF staff,” said Thet.

Seam is a 46-year-old TukTuk driver. He has two adult sons and one school-aged daughter. In his spare time, he enjoys watching soccer on TV, and playing soccer with his friends from his village. About two years ago, Seam developed nasal polyps, a noncancerous growths in the lining of the nasal passage. He has been experiencing obstructed breathing, headaches, and occasional nose bleeds in the last year. He has sought treatment at two other clinics, but his symptoms has not improved. It is difficult for him to breathe properly, sleep, and go about his daily activities. When Seam learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), he traveled for one and a half hours to seek treatment. On January 18th, doctors will perform a nasal polypectomy to remove the polyps. After recovery, he will be able to breathe more easily. CSC is requesting $319 to cover the cost of this surgery. He shared, "I really hope after surgery my nose will be better so I can breathe again, and stop my nosebleeds."