Meet Nathan. Nathan is 66-years-old and lives in Rwerere which is about 53Km from Bwindi Community Hospital. Nathan is a retired church minister and lives with two of his twelve children. The rest have their own families.
Nathan has had a hernia for two years. When the hernia started, he tried to go to the local clinics to get medicine to relieve the pain, but the medicine did not work. The hernia has become painful and keeps him from working full time as a farmer to support his family.
He has not been able to afford surgery because he has been unable to work for the last seven months. Nathan enjoys listening to his grandchildren share about what they have learned at school and he likes to live at peace with his neighbors. On Sunday, he like to worship at the local church.
For $208, Nathan will undergo hernia repair surgery. He was able to co-pay $4 of his surgical cost.
When he gets well, he is looking forward to return to growing food to support his family. He thanks all the people donating to his hospital care.