Dolores is a 41-year-old woman from the Philippines who is having trouble breathing because of an enlarged thyroid. The thyroid has progressively grown larger over the past ten years, and it is starting to compress her upper airway.
“I am experiencing tightness and difficulty breathing,” she says. “I cannot do even small things for my family. I am ashamed to mingle with my neighbors and friends because of my situation.” Dolores lives with her husband and large, loving family of children who range in age from 2 to 18 years.
The treatment Dolores needs will cost $460. The thyroidectomy will remove the mass, allowing Dolores to breath freely and resume a normal life.