Last July, Owamani’s mother noticed an imbalance in her son’s testicle sizes while he was bathing, she thought it would normalize soon but it didn’t. In March 2020, Owamani was taken to Rugarama Hospital and was diagnosed with a hernia but their family did not have money for the surgery. He was then taken to Kabale referral hospital but his parents were advised to take him back for surgery after the COVID-19 situation has stabilized.
Owamani’s father and mother are small scale farmers who hire little pieces of land for cultivation because they have no land of their own yet. They rent a single room for their family’s shelter. They are a family of three children and are all in school. Owamani is the second born and currently in fourth grade at primary school.
Owamani has now come to Watsi’s Partner Care Center Rushoroza Hospital for treatment. If not treated through herniorrhaphy, he could have future obstruction and strangulation of tissue thus becoming gangrenous leading to peritonitis.
Owamani’s mother says that Owamani complains of severe pain especially as he interacts with his friends, when riding a bicycle, and sometimes there is an uncontrollable flow of urine when he is sleeping. Owamani’s mother shared, “We cannot help him due to our current financial position; he would be the happiest and most active boy if treated. He may comfortably play with his friends especially at school and this would improve his class performance.”
