Turyagumanawe is a 46-year-old mother from Uganda. She currently lives with her mother and children, since she lost her husband in 2004. Through small scale farming, Turyagumanawe grows maize, millet and beans. The little profits she earns goes towards her two children’s education and the rest for family upkeep. She loves singing and proudly shared that in the past was the vice-chairperson of her church choir.
For the past three months, Turyagumanawe has been experiencing lower abdominal and back pain and other difficult symptoms. She has been diagnosed with a large tubo ovarian mass. Initially, she had gone to a different facility and had pain medication prescribed. However, with the pain and bleeding becoming more severe, Turyagumanawe opted to visit Nyakibale Hospital, where she was ultimately diagnosed and recommended to undergo a hysterectomy. This health condition has affected her daily life, especially her ability to do the things she loves like being present in her church choir. Turyagumanawe hopes to undergo treatment in order to lead a normal life, but is worried about the financial cost of her care.
Turyagumanawe needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $219 to fund Turyagumanawe’s surgery. On June 9th, she will undergo this procedure at our medical partner’s care center. Once recovered, Turyagumanawe will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain.
Turyagumanawe shared, “I will really be grateful if am given your support to receive my treatment. Alone, my finances can’t enable me to raise enough funds for the surgery. I hope to continue with farming so as to provide for my children as their sole parent.”
