“I wish to get my life back. I hope Watsi will help me so that I can be well again to support my husband in taking care of our family,” said Jane.
Jane is a beautiful middle-aged woman from Kenya. “She is married and she and her husband have three children who are all in school,” our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), shares.
After experiencing headaches, bleeding, and anemia, Jane visited a medical center where she received a CT scan that revealed uterine fibroids – noncancerous tumor-like growths, that require surgery to remove.
Once diagnosed, “surgery was advised but Jane kept on postponing due to lack of money. Jane heard about the Watsi program and came to seek for help.”
“Jane is a housewife, while her husband has a kiosk which sells daily household goods. The income from the kiosk supports the family’s basic needs and supplements the school fees for their children,” AMHF adds. “It is impossible for this family to raise the money needed for this important surgery.”
For $790 Jane will receive a total abdominal hysterectomy and a five-day hospital stay. The removal of her uterus in the hysterectomy will help to prevent the fibroids from recurring. AMHF reports that after her surgery, “Jane will recover fully. She will be free from the bleeding and anaemia. Jane will be able to take care of her children.”