July 14, 2020
Turyasingura is a farmer from Uganda and mother of four. She receives little or no financial support at all from her children. Both she and her husband are farmers, but he is unwell and often stays home. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with family.
Twenty years ago, Turyasingura began to experience troubling symptoms, including a persistent headache and difficulty breathing. She was diagnosed with a non-toxic goiter. She needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Turyasingura receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on July 14th at our medical partner’s care center. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $293, and Turyasingura and her family need your support.
Turyasingura shared, “All I pray for is to get well through surgery and be able to work harder and support my family financially through farming.”
Turyasingura is a farmer from Uganda and mother of four. She receives little or no financial support at all from her children. Both she and ...
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August 7, 2020
Turyasingura underwent a thyroidectomy.
Turyasingura had a successful surgery that helped remove the neck swelling that has been progressively increasing in size for the past twenty years. Through the surgery, she will be able to resume farming and will be able to carry her own agricultural produce from her fields, something she could not do before the surgery. She will also be able to freely participate in public and community gatherings and other activities; something she had stopped doing because of her condition. She was discharged with minimal complaints.
Turyasingura says, “I thank the Watsi program and Rushoroza Hospital for making my surgery a success. I felt at home at the hospital and received the best services and care. I will return to the fields to carry out my farming as usual since it’s the major source of our family income.”
Turyasingura had a successful surgery that helped remove the neck swelling that has been progressively increasing in size for the past twent...
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