“I need to regain my strength so that I can keep running the restaurant,” Kenyangi shares. “It is the only way I can earn money to pay my children’s school tuition.”
50-year-old Kenyangi has been raising three children alone since the death of her husband. On top of caring for their needs, she has earned money for the family by operating a small eatery. These days, however, she often has to skip work due to a medical condition.
For about nine years, Kenyangi has been experiencing pain in her abdominal region, as well as extremely heavy menstrual periods. She has been diagnosed with uterine fibroids. Although non-cancerous, these growths can be extremely painful—and if Kenyangi’s intense periods continue, she risks becoming anemic.
A reliable treatment for fibroids is a total hysterectomy, or removal of the uterus. However, Kenyangi is already on a tight budget, and cannot afford the procedure.
That’s where you come in. When we raise $208, we will be able to pay for Kenyangi’s operation on July 6, as well as the associated lab tests, medications, and day-long hospital stay.
With your help, this mother of three will once more be able to experience a pain-free daily life with the family—and work—that she loves.