Joy is a farmer and a mother of 6 children from Western Uganda. She works on her small piece of land to make ends meet together with her husband. Their income is limited to their family’s day-to-day needs. Joy’s children are not able to work, which makes their income irregular and minimal.
35 years ago, Joy began to experience troubling symptoms, including anterior neck swelling. Lately, she started having breathing problems and general body weakness. She had a thyroid test and scan done, and she was diagnosed with bilateral goitre. She needs surgery but the cost is too high for her to meet. Joy appeals for help, since she needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Joy receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on October 6th at our medical partner’s care center. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $252, and she and her family need help raising money.
Joy says “I hope to get healed once am given your support and I will resume farming once I have fully recovered.”