Nong Suphanai Phenglak or Nong Tod, only 5 months old, is the son of mother Suphansa Sutklai, 28 years old, and father Sopol Phengrak, 33 years old. Both work as rubber tappers in Klaeng District, Rayong Province. Nong Tod is the second child. The eldest son is 11 years old and is a normal, healthy child.

When she was pregnant with Nong Tod, she registered her pregnancy at Klaeng Hospital as usual and went for regular pregnancy checkups. The doctor did not inform her that there was anything wrong with Nong Tod until she gave birth by cesarean section. The doctor never mentioned anything wrong with Nong Tod until she was about to go home. The doctor came to check Nong Tod’s health before she went home and found that Nong Tod was breathing rapidly. In addition, Nong Tod also has several disabilities: he has cataracts in both eyes, which is caused by his mother contracting German measles while pregnant, which made him blind. Fortunately, Nong Tod has very good ears and can hear and remember familiar sounds very well.

The doctor then let him stay at Klaeng Hospital for 26 days. During that time, the hospital contacted and coordinated to send him to see a specialist. After about a week, he returned home, and the doctor informed him to take him to the National Institute of Child Health or Children’s Hospital in Bangkok for treatment. When he arrived at the Children’s Hospital, the doctors from the Children’s Hospital performed an echo. The results showed that he had a complex congenital heart defect (a large hole between the lower chamber of the heart and the heart and lungs without blood vessels connecting). After that, his parents brought him in for checkups and follow-up. However, he was a cheerful child. Whenever he heard someone’s voice, he would smile and laugh easily, even though he was tired from his heart defect.
Until the information about his symptoms was taken to consult and plan a surgical treatment for him from the foundation’s medical team. The doctors then scheduled him for surgery at Rajavithi Hospital on Tuesday, May 2, 2017.

Now, his heart has been completely corrected. He is no longer tired and can suck milk well. He is cheerful and in a better mood than before. The foundation We have coordinated to contact a pediatric ophthalmologist at Rajavithi Hospital to perform eye surgery to restore the child’s vision.