Busingye is a retired teacher from Uganda. She is married with nine children. Her husband is a laboratory assistant.
Three years ago, Busingye began to experience troubling symptoms, including difficulty swallowing. She was diagnosed with a multi-nodular goiter. She needs surgery to prevent her symptoms from getting worse.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is helping Busingye receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on February 1 at our medical partner’s care center. Surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $240, and she and her family need help raising money.
Busingye says, “I will continue with farming after the surgery since I am retired as I will be relieved of this condition.”