It was time for Kayeng’s medical checkup at Bumrungrad. Kayeng cannot fly, so Give Children A Choice drove from Vientiane to Bangkok. It was a good trip. On July 30, TC traveled from Luang Prabang to Vientiane. Kayeng and Vakoung
Films to depict Laotian suffering
Note: As part of our Voluntour program Give Children A Choice hosted a group of young aspiring journalists from Harvard-Westlake School during Friendship Tours World Travel’s Laos Investigative Journalism Adventure. The group spent ten adventurous days in Laos immersing themselves
‘He gave me the most heartfelt smile’
Note: As part of our Voluntour program Give Children A Choice hosted a group of young aspiring journalists from Harvard-Westlake School during Friendship Tours World Travel’s Laos Investigative Journalism Adventure. The group spent ten adventurous days in Laos immersing themselves
Kayeng Yang Update: Kayeng’s Uncles Need Help Too
Many of you are following Kayeng’s road from his village in Xieng Khouang, Laos to Bumrungrad in Bangkok and back home. While our job is not complete with Kayeng, it’s important that his two teenage uncles, Seu and Vaneng are
Kayeng Yang Update: Clearing the Way to Safer Grounds
Give Children A Choice’s UXO victim advocacy paid off. After a few email exchanges with MAG USA and MAG Lao, a visit to MAG Laos office in Vientiane late last year, MAG Lao agreed to help. MAG Lao sent their
Kayeng Yang Update – Return Home from Bangkok
Neither Vakoung nor Kayeng have ever been away from home for so long. As part of preparing the rice fields, tending and harvesting it, Vakoung may be gone for 3 to 4 days at most. His rice field is located
Kayeng Yang Update – Angels Have Names
Angels Have Names Bumrungrad International Hospital is a high-quality, international-standard modern medical facility that has served over a million patients from 190 countries around the world. The hospital has a lobby that looks like a five-star hotel. Most important is
Kayeng Yang Update – I Am Seven Houses Above the Ground
Thongchanh was translating Vakoung’s conversation with his wife and parents. He calls his wife and parents everyday. Kayeng had a big smile on his face, hearing Mommy’s voice. He asks for Mommy, when he talks in his sleep. After
Kayeng Yang Update – No Pee Bottle for Me
It was 2 am Wednesday morning (February 6th). Still groggy from the general anesthesia, Kayeng arrived at his hospital room. The next few hours were taxing for Kayeng, Papa Vakoung and Thongchanh. They had already been up since 4 am
Kayeng Yang Update – Shrapnel That Blasted Kayeng’s Face Was Huge!
The Shrapnel That Blasted Kayeng’s Face Was Huge!!! The Countdown to Surgery During the five days of intense examinations, Dr. Nattawut along with his colleagues Dr. Nuthida and Dr. Wissen performed a number of tests on Kayeng’s eyes to check