Mid last year, Elizabeth noted a lump on her right breast. She visited a hospital in December but did not get a definite diagnosis. Elizabeth visited the hospital again this year after she noted that the lump grew. A biopsy was done and she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Elizabeth now requires a mastectomy. She complains of pain on her right arm and a lump on her right breast. Elizabeth is unable to work with ease when her hand is in pain, and she has been affected psychologically and financially because of frequent hospital visits. If not treated, she will be at the risk of cancer metastasis (spreading further), which could result in premature death.
Elizabeth is a middle-aged woman and a mother to five children. Two of her children are in university and two in high school. The youngest child is in primary education. Together with her husband, Elizabeth tends to their one-acre piece of land to provide for their family needs and meet school fees cost. Elizabeth feels these financial costs are a heavy burden, and she cannot afford to pay for treatment as well.
Elizabeth says, “I want to be healthy and continue providing for my children as they pursue their education.”