Wen Yonglan waits for an operation at the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University on January 16, 2011 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province of China. Wen Yonglan is a 16-year-old girl of Ewenke ethnic minority who had congenital skull defect and hydrocephalus. She was born at home. Her parents found that there was a pit on her head, but they thought she could heal herself with the growth of age. Until the child 9 years old, the condition became more serious - the right eye gradually bulged, deformed and shifted. The local hospital told the family that Wen's skull lost 1/4 and they need to go to a large hospital, as a poor family, they had to give up the best opportunity for treatment. Her parents are farmers. This year, they sell their field and collected 30,000 RMB (4,500 USD). They decided to let their daughter away from the pain. But the money is only enough for the first operation, there is the other operation which will cost 70,000 RMB (10,600 USD). They need social assistance. "I will go back to school, if the operation is successful and this is my greatest wish." Wen said. [Photo/CFP]