Phyoe
Age 5 · Karenni StatePhyoe is a five-year-old boy from the internally displaced person (IDP) camp number eight in Mese Township, Karenni State, Burma. Before the conflict, Phyoe lived with his parents, grandmother, and uncle in Taung Paw Village, Hpasawng Township, Karenni State.
On the evening of 2 March 2024, Phyoe was severely injured during a battle between the Burmese military and a rebel group. The battle had already spread to nearby villages, but soldiers from the Burmese military base near Taung Paw Village forced the residents to remain. A few days later, an artillery shell hit Phyoe's house. Phyoe's grandmother was killed in the blast, and Phyoe and his mother were severely injured. They were rushed to a nearby clinic where Phyoe underwent an emergency above-elbow amputation of his right arm. Unfortunately, his mother passed away shortly after arriving at the clinic.
After Phyoe had been taken out of the conflict zone to another clinic, a doctor found debris still lodged in Phyoe's stump and a painful bone growth pushing through the skin. Due to Phyoe's condition and his family's financial struggles, he was referred to HFA-BCMF for assistance in accessing further treatment. With the help of HFA-BCMF, Phyoe received surgery to remove the debris and excess bone growth at Chiang Mai Hospital (CMH) on 27 September 2024. After receiving the surgery, he no longer experiences pain in his stump.
"Thank you so much to this organisation and the donors for supporting my son's treatment. His ability to write with his left hand has improved a lot, and he is now able to do his daily routine by himself."
