Teresiah is a 55-year-old small businesswoman. She is a married mother to six children, who are all adults. The family lives in a three-room home and Teresiah sells secondhand clothing to earn a living. She and her husband also farm crops for home consumption on their acre of land.
In January 2021, Teresiah began to experience troubling symptoms, including a neck mass that has slowly grown and is slightly painful. The condition has caused a change in her voice and she experiences difficulty swallowing. She has been diagnosed with bilateral enlarged gland and a multinodular goiter.
Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), is helping Teresiah receive treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a thyroidectomy on October 18th at AMH’s care center, where surgeons will remove all or part of her thyroid gland. This procedure will cost $949 and she and her family need help raising money.
Teresia shared, “lately, I get pains frequently and have difficulties in swallowing. I was supposed to come back for treatment but I didn’t even have transport money to bring me to the hospital. The doctors say I need surgery to help me get well.”