Komugisha is a middle-aged mother and farmer from Uganda. About three years ago, she started having lower abdominal pains, bleeding, and general body weakness. She is worried about her condition and self-conscious of how others may react to her symptoms.
She has not been able to seek treatment anywhere else due to limited finances. However, she heard of Watsi’s Medical Partner Program at Nyakibale Hospital and opted to seek care. She has been diagnosed with a premalignant cervical lesion and doctors recommend a total abdominal hysterectomy.
She has a history of infertility after suffering an ectopic pregnancy that affected her fallopian tubes. Without the planned treatment, she is at risk of further complications including advanced cervical cancer. Komugisha is a mother of one child who is now in the seventh grade.
She tends to her farm, planting maize, beans, and potatoes for family consumption and often selling the surplus to supplement her husband’s income. Her husband works in a saloon and they together have three children, with two being step-children.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $219 to fund Komugisha’s surgery. On October 6th, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner’s care center. Once recovered, Komugisha will finally be able to resume her daily activities free of pain.
Komugisha shared: “I hope that once I have undergone my surgery, I will regain my health once again and will be able to resume farming after a complete recovery.”