Kemigisha is a farmer from Uganda. She is a married mother of seven children. She has two sons and two daughters who are still in school. Her other three daughters are married and also work as small scale farmers. She and her husband operate a banana and coffee plantation.
Ten years ago, Kemigisha began to experience troubling symptoms, including pain while swallowing, persistent headaches and fatigue. She was diagnosed with a goitre, an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. She needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Kemigisha receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on June 23 at our medical partner’s care center. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $264, and she and her family need help raising money.
Kemigisha shared, “I am hopeful for a better life after surgery as I will be relieved from this condition. I will continue farming and hope to age well.”