September 2, 2020
Emily is a small business woman from Kajiando County in Kenya. She is a widow with two children; one in primary school and the other in secondary school. Emily sells street food to be able to raise her children well and meet their family’s daily needs.
In 2012, Emily began to experience troubling symptoms, including loss of weight and she gets exhausted very quickly. She was diagnosed with a goitre, an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland and needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Emily receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on September 7th at our medical partner’s care center. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $657, and she and her family need help raising money.
“It has been years of waiting and worry. The goitre is now big and I am worried it will extend. I hope for help and successful treatment so that I can live a normal life again taking care of my children. I am their only hope,” said Emily.
Emily is a small business woman from Kajiando County in Kenya. She is a widow with two children; one in primary school and the other in seco...
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November 26, 2020
Emily underwent life-changing thyroid treatment.
Emily had a successful thyroid treatment after waiting for over three years elsewhere. She has recovered well postoperatively and felt good as she went home to continue with her recuperation. She was very happy and her sister shared their gratitude on behalf of the whole family. With this surgery, Emily will soon be able to live her normal life, take care of her children, and avoid the risk of thyroid complications.
“It is like a miracle to see myself undergo this operation after living with this problem since
2012. I thank Watsi, my friend who advised me to come to Nazareth Hospital, and all those who have
taken part in my treatment. May God bless you all. Now I look forward to living my normal life
and earning to support my children,” said Emily.
Emily had a successful thyroid treatment after waiting for over three years elsewhere. She has recovered well postoperatively and felt good ...
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