“Jemima is a single mother” and runs a small kiosk to support her and her child, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), shares.
For about a year, 46-year-old Jemima “has been experiencing heavy bleeding and lower abdominal pains” which have become more prominent in the past month. “She has been given medication with no success,” AMHF continues. “This is affecting Jemima’s social life and even makes it difficult to do her daily work of selling at the kiosk.”
Jemima sought care and a scan revealed that she has intramural fibroids, which are small growths inside the uterus. “If not operated, Jemima will continue to bleed and this could lead to anaemia and other complications.”
$790 covers the cost of a total abdominal hysterectomy, a procedure to completely remove Jemima’s uterus and rid her of the risk of future health problems.
Jemima shares that she can’t afford the treatment on her own, and her condition is affecting her ability to generate income. “I have struggled with this problem, sometimes I cannot even stand to sell at the kiosk yet we depend on this.”
“I hope I will have help and successful treatment so that I can continue working and supporting myself and my child,” Jemima shares.