Care for Nuth: A Cambodian Family Needs Our Help
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Why I Started This …
While traveling in Cambodia, I met a young man named Sean. He’s 29 years old just a few years older than me — and yet his life and responsibilities are so vastly different from mine.
Sean works incredibly hard to support his entire family, especially his younger brother Nuth, who is 23 and was born with Cerebral Palsy. Nuth is completely paralyzed and non-verbal. He needs constant care and frequent hospital visits when his condition becomes unstable, sometimes he’s too weak to eat and needs IV fluids just to stay alive.
Sean’s family lives in Battambang, a rural province in northwestern Cambodia. It’s a beautiful region, but also one of the poorest. Job opportunities are scarce, and access to quality medical care is difficult and expensive.
Sean’s story stayed with me long after I came home. I couldn’t stop thinking about how someone my age is carrying a weight most of us can't imagine — not because of anything he did, but simply because of where he was born and the circumstances he inherited.
What the Family Is Facing …
- Nuth’s medical needs are ongoing and expensive — emergency hospital visits, IV treatments, medications, and nutritional support.
- Their father works in construction, but doesn't earn enough to cover the rising medical costs.
- Their mother is a full-time caregiver for Nuth and is unable to work.
- Sean is doing everything he can, but the financial burden is far too much for one young man on his own.
How You Can Help …
This fundraiser is to help ease the pressure on Sean and his family so they can care for Nuth without sacrificing everything else.
Your donations will go toward:
- Medical bills and hospital visits
- IV treatments and daily nutritional needs
- Transportation to and from medical care
- Supporting Sean’s role as the family’s sole provider
Even a small amount can go a long way in Cambodia — and can make a real, direct difference in this family’s life.
✨ A Message to People Our Age ✨
If you’re in your 20s like me and Sean, I invite you to pause and reflect:
What would your life look like if you had to choose between working and keeping your sibling alive?
This is one of those rare moments where our privilege — our time, resources, and voices — can be used to actually change someone’s life.
Please give if you can. Share if you can’t.
Let’s stand together for something real.
Thank you so much for reading, caring, and being part of this
Organizer
Olivia Johnson
Organizer
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