Angella is a 36-year-old nun from Uganda. She is a shop keeper in one of the congregation shops near Rushoroza Cathedral and but she does not receive a salary because she is a nun of Our Lady of Fatima residing at Rushoroza Parish. Angella likes very much playing and joking with her fellow sisters. She comes from a family that cannot fund her surgery.
For the last six years, Angella has been experiencing of lower abdominal pains associated with menorrhagia. She has been diagnosed with multiple uterine fibroids. She needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $228 to fund Angella’s surgery. On September 8th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner’s care center. Once recovered, Angella will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain and her quality of life will improve.
Sr Tumuhereze says, “My condition has generally affected my duties and life as a nun. At work, I can no longer bend down due to pain. After treatment, I will be able to satisfactorily serve our customers which could, in turn, develop our business rapidly as a congregation.”