Keya is a 70-year-old carpenter from Uganda. He currently lives with scrotal swelling and pain in his left inguinal region due to a hydrocele – a buildup of watery fluid around one or both testicles. While hydroceles can go away on their own in younger men, they typically require treatment in older patients. If left untreated, the swelling can continue to grow, causing additional pain and discomfort.
Only having attended primary school, Keya took advantage of an opportunity to learn carpentry when he was young. He used his income from his work as a carpenter to support his wife and four children. After developing the hydrocele, however, his pain became too great for him to continue going to his workshop.
Unable to perform his trade, he has relied on surplus from selling produce from his garden to support his family. “Sometimes the family goes many months without getting any money when produce from the fields is little,” shares our medical partner African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF).
“Keya was told by a friend that sometimes some donor organizations send doctors to hospitals to give free treatment. Keya has been waiting for this to happen,” reports AMHF. For $215, Keva will be able to receive surgery that will allow him to return to his carpentry work and continue to provide for his family.
Keva is a devoted Pentecostal and finds strength through the power of prayer. He says, “Thank you for bringing us help. I have been sick for a long time; now I have hope that I will get help and be well again.”