Sopheak lives at home with his parents, sister, and two brothers. Since he was young, he has suffered from mental health challenges that affect his interactions and communications, so he mostly stays home with his parents. He enjoys helping his mother clean the house or working with family to clean weeds in public spaces. Sopheak climbed a mango tree last month to gather mangoes to sell to neighbors. Sadly, he lost his grip and fell about seven metres to the ground, fracturing his left hip. He has difficulty walking, sitting, or sleeping and is in constant pain. When Sopheak's mother learned about our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre, from a neighbor, they traveled for one and a half hours, hoping to find affordable pain relief for Sopheak. On September 12th, surgeons at CSC will perform surgery on his left hip. This will help him to regain mobility. Sopheak and his family need help raising $544 to fund his procedure and care. Sopheak's mother said: "we are hopeful the doctors can help Sopheak to walk again and relieve his pain."

Brendah is a tall, humble, and shy 17-year-old. She is a student in senior three level at school and hopes to become a nurse. Brendah lives with her aunt because her parents separated, and her mother married another man. Her aunt is a farmer, and Brendah helps her with domestic chores around the house. Brendah has suffered for 11 years with a large swelling on her right arm. She sought help from our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH). The swelling is now so large that it limits her movement and is painful when she lifts her arm, when writing, and when pressed. Brendah traveled to AMH's care center for treatment. On September 5th, surgeons will remove the mass. Now, Brendah needs help to raise $188 to fund this procedure. Brendah's aunt says, “This condition has even affected her school performance but I hope once operated, she will have a normal life again.”

Pisey is a 26-year-old driver from Cambodia. He lives in Phnom Penh, where he worked full-time as a personal driver. However, due to a car accident, Pisey cannot continue his occupation and finds himself confined to his home, where he resides, with his parents and grandmother, who work as rice farmers. He likes watching videos on social media and misses going out with his friends, working, and being active. On June 4th, another car crashed into him from the side, and Pisey fractured his right leg. He was taken to a nearby emergency hospital, where he had surgery to repair the fracture with external fixation. The fracture is healing well, but there is an infected wound at the site of the metalwork, and he can no longer afford treatment at the hospital where he was initially treated. He cannot walk or work and is in constant pain. When Pisey learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, he traveled there seeking treatment. On June 28th, surgeons at CSC will perform a skin graft procedure to help heal the wound and get him walking and able to work again. Now, Pisey needs help to fund this $487 procedure. Pisey shared that he hopes to be able to relieve the pain and get back to work as soon as possible.