70-year-old Placidia lives in the hills of Uganda. She is a subsistence farmer who grows nuts, potatoes, yams, and eggplants. She feeds her family and sells the remaining food to support herself and her three children, whom she adopted when they were orphans. Placidia enjoys going to the market to sell her produce and buy clothes for her children.
About 30 years ago, Placidia developed a uterine prolapse, an uncomfortable gynecological condition. Last year, she began to experience severe pain and discomfort, and she could no longer farm.
On October 27, Placidia underwent a hysterectomy procedure. She needs help to pay for this $321 surgery. After recovery, she hopes to return home and send her three children to school.
Placidia wishes the thank the people who will support her treatment. “May God bless you,” she says.