67-year-old Devraj has been living with a hernia for one and a half years. For a long time, he did not realize it was a hernia and would take medication to control the pain. His lower abdomen would hurt and the pain would go away when he lied down, but return when he coughed hard.
Devraj lives with his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren in Nepal. He used to work in India to support his family back home, and when he returned to his village in Nepal, he wanted to help his family tend to the farm. Unfortunately he could not work extensively in the field, and came to the hospital to seek treatment.
$491 will fund the hernia repair surgery he needs to get healthy.
“I have come to the hospital after a lot of pain, the doctors are hopeful that I will be normal like before,” said Devraj.