Kembabazi is a 33 year old mother of three, living in Uganda. She sells roasted maize during the day, and also works at a hotel in the evening, in order to take care of her children and her aging parents, with whom she lives. As she is separated from her husband, she is the sole support for her family, and she works hard to realize her dream of making sure that her children receive a good education.
Five years ago, Kembabazi began to experience troubling symptoms, including shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. Additionally, she can hardly turn her neck to either side. After a visit to the doctor, she was diagnosed with a multinodular goiter, for which she needs surgery, to keep her symptoms from worsening.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Kembabazi to get the care that she needs. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on September 27th at Karoli Lwanga Hospital, Nyakibale, at which time surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. Kembabazi and her family need your help to raise the $252 needed to pay for this procedure.
Kembabazi says: “I have hopes that I will get well after I am given your support to undergo my surgery.”