Bonabana is a 60-year-old woman from Uganda. A mother of four, she supports herself and her family through her work as a farmer and craftswoman. Her main trade is weaving, and she makes beautiful mats and baskets to sell.
Bonabana experienced complications giving birth to her third child. The baby’s head was particularly large and strained her body, causing a mass of tissue—part of her uterus—to protrude from the birth canal. Bonabana has remained in this condition ever since, even through the gestation and birth of her fourth child. The protrusion causes her great pain. Bonabana’s son brought her to our medical partner’s care center, Holy Family Virika Hospital, where the doctors diagnosed her with uterine prolapse.
“I have a swelling that is causing me pain and discomfort,” Bonabana says. “I am unable to do my duties at home in this condition.”
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $287 to cover the cost of Bonabana’s uterine prolapse repair surgery. She is scheduled to receive treatment on April 25. After this operation, Bonabana looks forward to living free of pain and returning to her work.