Jane is a loving mother from the Philippines. She has an adorable 8-month-old baby boy. Jane works as as a municipal administrative aide, while her husband works as a contractual college teacher. However, even with their combined salaries, they still cannot afford to cover her medical treatment. In 2019, Jane began to experience troubling symptoms, including a painful, palpable mass on her neck. She was diagnosed with a nodular goiter, which is a solid or fluid-filled lump that forms within the thyroid. However, due to financial constraints, she opted to take the doctor’s prescribed medicine to alleviate the symptoms instead of having the surgery she needs. Fortunately, our medical partner, World Surgical Foundation Philippines, is helping Jane finally undergo treatment. She is scheduled for a thyroidectomy on May 3rd at Our Lady of Peace Hospital. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $1323, and she and her family need help raising money for this life-changing care. “Once this surgery is done, I won’t have to endure this pain. Thank you World Surgical Foundation Philippines and Watsi for this opportunity to be treated. Now, we don't have to worry about where to get the money for my treatment,” Jane shared with relief.

Saphat is a 67-year-old retired rice farmer. She lives with her sister, who is a farmer. Saphat enjoys listening to the monks pray on the radio in her free time. In 2012, Saphat developed a pterygium in her right eye, causing her burning, tearing, and blurry vision. Pterygiums are non-cancerous growths of the conjunctiva, the mucous layer that lubricates the eye. These growths occur when the conjunctiva is exposed to excessive sun damage, and the cells grow abnormally over the pupil as a result. Because of this condition, Saphat has difficulty seeing things clearly, recognizing faces, working, and going anywhere outside. When Saphat learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), she traveled for three and a half hours seeking treatment. On April 4th, she will undergo a procedure to remove the abnormal conjunctiva from the cornea surface and replace it with a conjunctival graft to prevent a recurrence. CSC is requesting $216 to fund the total cost of her procedure, which covers medications, supplies, and inpatient care for two days. Saphat shared, "I hope the tearing and burning stop after surgery. I want to see well, do my housework, and be independent.'

Lovence is a 28-year-old pregnant mother of two from western Uganda. Lovence and her husband are farmers, while Lovence's husband also works as a laborer getting daily jobs to supplement their income. In the fifth month of her current pregnancy, the scars from her two previous Caesarean sections started to ache. At an antenatal visit at Karoli Lwanga Hospital in Nyakibale, Lovence was advised to deliver her third child via Caesarean section, so as to avoid any complications including uterine rupture. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is seeking $252 to fund this procedure, which is scheduled for June 9th, and offers the best chance for a safe delivery of Lovence's baby. Lovence says, “I desire to deliver safely for both my baby and my sake. I need your support to do this. I hope to go home alive with my baby to our family as I recover.”