Burma Children Medical Fund - BCMF Success stories
Khant Chaw (Cardiac)
Khant Chaw is a 16 years old boy, diagnosed with a congenital heart disease. He lives with his parents and two siblings in Thi Taw village in the Ayeyarwady Division in Burma. His parents work as farmers, and make about 150 000 Kyat (150 USD) a month, which is usually enough for every day expenses. Occasionally they have to borrow money from their cousin for the cost of food and the children’s education.
Upon entering 9th grade, Khant Chaw had a fever and experienced fatigu...
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Ah Dee Son (Thalassemia)
Ah Dee Son, is a shy little 5 year old boy who has been treated for Thalassemia in MTC (Mae Tao Clinic). His illness has been disruptive to his family’s life with his family having to move from Hpa- an to Myawaddy to be closer to the hospital due to travel expenses incurred. The medical costs added additional strain to the family on top of Ah Dee Son’s younger brother missing time from kindergarten to make it to hospital appointments. Their monthly income, earned by Ah D...
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Htoi Aung (Cardiac Disease)
Htoi Aung is a 9 year old boy who came to BCMF in January 2013 after being diagnosed with severe cardiac disease. Growing up in Kachin State, Burma, Htoi Aung was surrounded by violent conflict and his family was forced to relocate numerous times for safety.
Htoi Aung’s condition caused him to experience extreme fevers and cyanosis as a child. He was lethargic, experiencing constant extreme fatigue and often had difficulty breathing. As Htoi Aung grew older, he developed se...
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Krishna (Cardiac)
Krishna is a six year old boy that first came to BCMF one year ago after being diagnosed with cardiac disease. His family is ethnically Nepali and live in Kachin State. However, in 2011 fighting broke out in their village between the Burmese Army and the Kachin Independence Army. Fighting between the two armed groups restarted in June 2011 after a 17-year-old ceasefire broke down. Some estimate that the conflict resulted in the displacement of over 100,000 civilians. Accordin...
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Ka Nyaw (Hydrocephalus)
Ka Nyaw is a 1 year-old-baby who came to BCMF suffering from hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is a condition caused by an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the skull and can lead to convulsions, vision problems and mental disability. If left untreated, hydrocephalus is a fatal condition. Ka Nyaw first showed symptoms of his condition when he was four months old, when his grandmother noticed that his head was swelling and that he was unable to breathe properly thr...
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New Video: “Nyein Shin Shin”
Nyein Shin Shin is a two year old girl with a type of Spina Bifida called Myelomeningocele. With the help of BCMF, she was sent to Chiang Mai for treatment and surgery a total of 14 times. Though her surgery was a success, she will never walk on her own due to the nerve damage to her spine. Recently Wheelchairs for Kids donated a wheelchair for Nyein Shin Shin, giving her a brand new sense of mobility. When she was born, the doctors thought she would not survive, but Nyein Sh...
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Ing Gah Htoo-Cleft Lip
Before and after photos of two year old Ing Gha Htoo
Ing Gha Htoo is a 2 year old boy who was born with a cleft lip. In March 2013, BCMF referred him to Suan Dok Hospital in Chiang Mai for corrective surgery. On March 28, 2013, he had an initial consultation with the plastic surgeon and on April 28, 2013, he underwent surgery to correct the cleft lip. Following the surgery, he was hospitalized f...
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Phy Wai Yan Soe (Kidney and Bladder Stones)
3 Year old Phyo Wai Yan Sone with his mother Daw Aye Maw. Phyo Wai was treated for kidney and bladder stones
Phyo Wai Yan Soe is a 3 year-old boy suffering from kidney stones and bladder stones. Phyo Wai Yan Soe frequently cries whenever he passes urine as he feels pain and passes blood at the same time. Phyo Wai Yan Soe’s family originally came from Durin Seit village, Tha Tong, Mon State in B...
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Thi Dar Win – Thalasseima
Thi Dar is a 3-year-old girl who was suffering from Thalassemia. Shortly after she was born, Thi Dar developed jaundice and was placed in incubation and given a blood transfusion. Her hospitalization cost the family a total of 100,000 kyat ($116 USD) which her parents had to borrow from relatives. Thi Dar’s condition improved, but after 3 months, she developed jaundice a second time and again had to return to the hospital for another blood transfusion. Doctors diagnosed h...
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Video: “Naut Naut’s Journey”
BCMF is delighted to share the story of Naut Naut, one of our patients. Naut Naut was born on August 1, 2011 with pneumonia, respiratory failure, and obstructive jaundice due to biliary atresia (liver duct blockage). Unable to care for a sick infant, her parents abandoned her at the hospital and she was referred to BCMF in September 2011. After undergoing treatment at Chiang Mai Hospital in Thailand, Naut Naut is now a healthy, happy baby girl with a family. Watch her story h...
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