Help Me Care for My Terminally ill Mom in Thailand

Hi, my name is Pan. I’m 20 years old, a full-time college student in Hawai‘i, and I’m fighting to save my mom’s life while trying to keep mine from falling apart.

My mom is in Thailand, and she’s dying from cancer. She lives alone, with no one to care for her. She can’t walk anymore. She struggles to eat, move, or even get to the bathroom. I’m her only family. We’ve always had just each other.

She recently called me crying, begging me to drop out of school and come home because she can no longer survive on her own. And the truth is, I’ve never felt more helpless. I’m thousands of miles away, drowning in school, debt, and fear. I’ve already bought a ticket to go home on May 17th because I just can’t bear to let her suffer alone anymore.

I’m planning to place her in a nursing home where she can get the care she needs: daily support, medical help, food, and safety. It costs $700 a month. I’m trying to raise $9,000 to cover a full year, just one year, so I can breathe, stay in school, and make it to the other side of this storm.

Last year, your support helped me get through a very dark time. Every dollar went directly to her care. Today, I’m asking again not because I want to, but because I have to.

I don’t have savings. I’ve used up everything I raised last time. I’m in debt with student loans, and I’m scared. I do not have an ability to drop out because of financial obligation. But I love my mom more than anything. She gave up her entire life to raise me on her own. Now it’s my turn to fight for her.

If you can help, even just a little, you’re helping me keep her safe. Even $5 helps. And if you can’t donate, sharing this will mean the world to me. You’re giving her dignity in her final stage of life. And you’re giving me a chance to keep going without having to choose between my future and her survival.

Thank you for reading this. Thank you for caring. And thank you for helping me hold on to hope.

With all my heart,

Pan