Tulikyaroki is a 61-year-old father of ten living in Uganda. Tulikyaroki is a farmer, and sometimes does casual labor to earn a little more money. Currently, though, he has no source of income because he is unable to dig or work. About three years ago Tulikyaroki developed a swelling in his right inguinal area, near his groin. He went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a hernia and was advised to have surgery. Because he couldn’t afford to pay for his surgery, Tulikyaroki decided to use traditional herbal remedies, but these have not helped him. Tulikyaroki’s hernia has been causing him backaches, and due to the pain he is unable to dig, lift heavy items, or even walk long distances. This means Tulikyaroki cannot do the farm work from which he usually earns his livelihood. Furthermore, because his wife has a hernia as well, neither Tulikyaroki nor his wife (Watsi patient #8631) can complete household chores. The couple must depend one of their daughters, who lives with them, for domestic tasks from digging to cooking. Besides these setbacks to his daily life, if Tulikyaroki is not treated, he may suffer intestinal obstruction, incarceration, or strangulation. These are potentially fatal complications where parts of the digestive tract become cut off from blood flow or blocked from moving waste through. Fortunately, though, there is hope for Tulikyaroki. Hernia repair surgery could save his life. And although he cannot afford to pay for this procedure on his own, we can fund it for $220. This sum will also cover the medications and two-week hospital stay he’ll need to recover from the procedure. After surgery Tulikyaroki hopes to regain his strength and resume digging so that he can be able to support his family. He shares, “Both my wife and I have hernias but we are unable to pay for our treatment. We are requesting your help. Thank you.”