Francis is an elderly man from Uganda. He is a father of seven children, all of whom have left home and started their own families. He and his wife farm together on their small piece of land. When they have an increase in harvests, they sell off the surplus to meet additional family costs.
For the past four years, Francis has dealt with a bilateral inguinal hernia. This hernia causes him to experience pain, especially when walking around.
On the day of review at the hospital, he travelled for 18KM on a motorcycle taxi to our medical partner’s care center, Nyakibale Karoli Lwanga Hospital (NKLH). Despite having a mechanical problem and it raining heavily that day, Francis knew he could not turn back home since the pain he has been experiencing is severe. Fortunately, he made it safely to the hospital and is now scheduled to undergo hernia repair surgery on August 9th at NKLH.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $230 to fund Francis’s surgery. Once completed, this procedure will hopefully allow him to live more comfortably and confidently.
Francis says, “I ask for your kind support to pay for my surgery and help me regain my good health.”