Twinomugisha is a 50-year-old woman who lives in Uganda with her husband and their seven children. Twinomugisha works as a casual laborer on local farms while her husband is a catechist at a local church. For the past 10 years, Twinomugisha has had a swollen neck due to a multinodular thyroid goiter. Originally, when her neck began to swell, she felt no pain or symptoms so she left it alone. "However, since March of this year, she began to experience severe pain in her neck radiating across her back," our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), shares. Her pain began to interfere with her ability to work or carry heavy objects, and now she "has heart palpitations whenever she works in the farm,” AMHF continues. “She loses sleep at night and gets severe pain whenever she is stressed or tired.” Despite visiting a local herbalist, Twinomugisha's condition hasn't improved, and she has hesitated to go to the hospital because of the cost. Finally, she visited a local hospital where she received her diagnosis. Twinomugisha needs to undergo a thyroidectomy to remove her thyroid. The procedure costs $170, and will allow her to return to normal life without pain and palpitations. “I wish I can be well soon and continue to work on my farm and help support my family,” shares Twinomugisha.