Turyasingura is a mother of five from Uganda. Only one of her children managed to proceed after secondary school and studied for a certificate in accounting. Her oldest is now 30 years old and married while her youngest is 17 years old is the son who has a certificate. Her husband was a church catechist, but he passed away in 2011. Thereafter she managed to pay school fees for her children through small scale farming and obtaining loans from financial institutions.
One year ago, Turyasingura thought she was gaining weight near her shoulder until her children noticed and told her she had an abnormal swelling. The swelling increased in size as time went on. She visited Kabale regional referral hospital and was advised that surgery was necessary, but because she is hypertensive, she was advised to start a medication to normalize her blood pressure before the surgery could be done.
She has now come to Watsi’s Medical Partner Care Center Rushoroza Hospital to seek medical attention. At Rushoroza, she presented with a long-standing history of left shoulder mass that has been progressively increasing in size sometimes stopping her from using her left hand. If not treated with a mass excision, she could eventually fail to use her left hand along with a rick of compression of nerves and blood vessels.
Turyasingura shared, “With the surgery, I will be able to work comfortably again because it’s hard to work using one hand, especially farming. I pray that WATSI accepts my request for support.”