“Before her condition, Adera was a very vibrant woman selling vegetables with her husband to support their family needs,” her doctor says.
The pain and discomfort associated with her uterine fibroids, however, has forced 37-year-old Adera to stop working as a vegetable vendor in her home country, Kenya.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), tells us, “About one and a half years ago, Adera began experiencing excessive bleeding, dizziness and lower abdominal pain radiating to the back.” She visited a doctor and discovered that these were all early symptoms of uterine fibroids—non-cancerous growths of the uterus that can eventually worsen and lead to anemia, which may even require blood transfusion.
Due to Adera and her husband’s small income—most of which goes toward supporting their three children—the family is unable to afford the cost of Adera’s treatment.
$790 will provide Adera with the surgical procedure and recovery time that she needs. She will undergo a total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), in which doctors will remove her uterus and cervix. After treatment, Adera is expected to recover fully. “Adera will be free from the pain and bleeding. She will be able to go back to her work to support her family and also regain her social life,” AMHF shares.
“I hope to get help and have a successful surgery because this condition is really affecting my social life. When I was well, I could support my husband but now he is struggling alone. I hope to get well and resume my work so that we can take care of our family,” says Adera.