Allen is a 41-year-old woman from Uganda. She and her husband have five children. Allen enjoys weaving mats and socializing with other women in the village. She also likes to listen to music and news programs on the radio. One of her greatest joys is singing in the church choir.
For the last year, Allen has been experiencing uterine pain. Eventually, she decided to visit a doctor. The doctors at our medical partner’s care center, Bwindi Community Hospital, believe she may have uterine cancer and have advised her to undergo a total hysterectomy. She is scheduled to undergo surgery on January 20.
Allen’s husband, Goti, works as a social studies teacher at the local school, and Allen helps the family by growing vegetables and grains. She also grows coffee to sell for extra income. They have contributed $7 to her care, but their income is not enough to pay her full medical bill. Our medical partner, The Kellermann Foundation, is requesting an additional $321 for this surgery.
“I would like to express much appreciation to the donors for helping my wife and our family,” says Goti. “It is a great blessing.”