Ann is a loving, hardworking woman who has been faced with some impossible challenges. She lives with her husband in a 10-foot iron sheet house in a small village in Kenya. Ann sells clothes to make a living and her husband sells kerosene. They make barely enough to live on.
Ann and her husband have a son, Ian, but they can’t support him. He lives with Ann’s sister in a neighboring district, where he is cared for, fed, and getting an education. Ian is in the fifth grade, and Ann visits him every chance she gets. Like many mothers around the world, Ann dreams of seeing her son graduate from college and become a doctor.
Recently, Ann was diagnosed with cervical dysplasia. She needs surgery to remove her cervix; otherwise doctors at African Mission Healthcare Foundation worry that her condition could evolve into cancer. It would take Ann more than two years to make the $750 she needs for surgery. We need to cover the cost of the procedure so Ann can live the healthy life she deserves.