Lorna is a hairdresser from Kenya. She is the firstborn in a family of three siblings. She left form four some years back and she was trained as a hairdresser in a big salon within Maua town. The rest of her two siblings are pursuing a nursing course.
She is a mother of one child a daughter who is eight years old and in grade three. Her child has been in and out of hospital due to a heart problem which made Lorna break into tears when asked about the child. She was not married to the father of the child but they had a relationship. Her both parents are farmers.
Lorna works as a mobile hairdresser in Maua town. She at least gets some amount of money that she uses to sustain her daughter and herself. When things are tough especially when the business is down, she gets help from her parents who provide food for them. She lives in a rented single-room timber house together with her daughter. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her daughter.
Two years ago ago, Lorna began to experience troubling symptoms, including lower abdominal and back pain, abnormal uterine bleeding, and constipation. She was diagnosed with Left ovarian cyst and abnormal uterine bleeding. She needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Lorna receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a curative laparotomy, a surgery to remove problematic tissue, on January 29 at our medical partner’s care center. This procedure will cost $818, and Lorna and her family need your support.
Lorna says: “Please help me. I’m looking forward to going back to work and continue supporting my daughter who needs special attention.”