Praxeda is a 73-year-old mother of eight children from Uganda. She has dedicated most of her life to small-scale farming with her husband, cultivating food to support their family. However, due to her current condition, she is unable to work at this time, leaving her husband to manage the farming on his own.
About five years ago, Praxeda started experiecing slight abdominal pain. At first, she brushed it off, thinking it was just the strenuous work from a long day in the farm. But as months passed by, the abdominal pain got worse, accompanied by other sensitive symptoms. As the months went by, the pain worsened, making it difficult for her to perform her daily activities. Farming, which had been her way of life, became almost impossible.
Praxeda sought help at a nearby medical centre, where she was given some medicine, but it did not help much. Although the bleeding stopped, the pain and discomfort did not subside. Desperate for better care, but without money for transportation, she decided to walk for one hour to our medical partner’s care center, Rushoroza Hospital.
Praxeda has been diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease. She needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus. However, Praxeda is unable to afford the surgery treatment cost.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $319 to fund Praxeda’s surgery. On February 17th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at Rushoroza Hospital. Once recovered, Praxeda will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain.
Praxeda says, “I did not have transportation money, but I came with much hope that I might be helped. I pray that through the help of the donor program, I can receive the surgery I need.”