Success! Grace from Uganda raised $215 to fund gynecological surgery.

Grace
$215
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Grace's treatment was fully funded on December 31, 2017.
  • Grace's story
  • Grace's update
October 28, 2017

Photo of Grace post-operation

November 14, 2017

Grace underwent gynecological surgery.

After treatment, Grace feels very happy and comfortable. Grace hopes to resume weaving mats after recovering from surgery. She also hopes to...

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Grace's Timeline

  • October 28, 2017
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Grace was submitted by Sheila Hosner at The Kellermann Foundation.

  • November 2, 2017
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Grace received treatment at Bwindi Community Hospital in Uganda. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • November 13, 2017
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Grace's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • November 14, 2017
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Grace's treatment was successful. Read the update.

  • December 31, 2017
    FULLY FUNDED

    Grace's treatment was fully funded.

Funded by 4 donors

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Millicent is a 49-year-old businesswoman from Kenya. She came to the hospital accompanied by her daughter. Millicent resides in Nyathuna in Kiambu County. She is married and a mother of 3 children. Apart from her kids, Millicent takes care of 4 other children who were left orphaned by her sister when she died. Millicent manages a small business where she sells green groceries near her home. Her husband has been sick, which makes the family very financially vulnerable. For seven years, Millicent has been experiencing heavy bleeding and other symptoms. She has been to many health facilities and has taken medicines many times with no solution. Eventually, she went to visit our medical partner's care center Nazareth Hospital for a gynecology review. Now she has been diagnosed with multiple fibroids. If not treated, Millicent will continue to suffer as the fibroids grow. She may have complications like anemia, and they may become cancerous. She needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, requests $755 to fund Millicent's surgery. On November 22nd, she is scheduled to undergo treatment and once recovered, Millicent can resume her daily activities free of pain. "For the last seven years, life has been tough for me, with my problem and the family looking up to me for their needs. I am pleading for help so that I can regain my normal life and be able to take care of my family," said Millicent.

$455raised
$300to go