Elizabeth is a mother from Guatemala. She lives with her six children in rural Guatemala. Elizabeth is a widow, so in order to make a living and provide for her family she works selling french fries.
Elizabeth underwent a pap smear test with the nurses in our medical partner’s women’s health program, and the results of her pap came back positive. Though Elizabeth does not currently have symptoms, she still needs to undergo a colposcopy, which is a guided biopsy procedure that removes affected areas of the cervix. A colposcopy is often curative for cancerous or precancerous lesions of the cervix, and it is therefore is the best way to prevent the spread of cervical cancer.
With $218 in funding, Elizabeth will consult with a specialist who will perform the colposcopy. Even if cancer or pre-cancer is found in her biopsy results, this procedure is often curative. Elizabeth will be able to return to her family and continue to work to provide for her children.. The procedure is scheduled for October 25.
Elizabeth says, “Thank you so much for the opportunity you have given me to undergo these exams. I could have not done it myself.”