Kyarikunda is a farmer from Uganda. She is a married mother of four; three are in institutions of higher learning while the youngest is in primary school.
Sixteen years ago, Kyarikunda began to experience troubling symptoms, including shortness of breath and disfigurement. She was diagnosed with a goiter, an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. She needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Kyarikunda receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on November 19th at our medical partner’s care center. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $240, and she and her family need help raising money.
Kyarikunda says, “I will be grateful if my condition is treated and I live a good quality of life and continue with cultivation.”