Meet Catherine! Catherine is a 50-year-old mother of four and grandmother of five from Kenya. Catherine raised her children alone after her husband passed away 15 years ago. Her eldest daughter is a housekeeper, her other two daughters are casual laborers on farms, and her only son is still living at home and fully dependent on Catherine.
Three months ago, Catherine began experiencing severe abdominal pain and bleeding, making it difficult for her to continue supporting her family. Doctors diagnosed her with uterine fibroids, benign tumors in her uterus. “I want to live a healthy life even as I age,” Catherine says. Since then, Catherine’s children have come together and raised $250 for a surgery that can get their mom through this challenge.
For $635 on our part, Catherine will receive a hysterectomy, a procedure that will remove her uterus and relieve her of severe abdominal pain. Let’s help ensure Catherine has many more years of health with her family!