Tumuramye is a tailor from Uganda. She has five siblings. Her parents are small-scale farmers.
Three years ago, Tumuramye began to experience troubling symptoms, including recurrent headaches and heart palpitations. She was diagnosed with a multi-nodular goiter. She needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Tumuramye receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on November 20 at our medical partner’s care center. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $240, and she and her family need help raising money.
Tumuramye says, “I will continue with tailoring after surgery.”