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Here you'll find our stories, thoughts and successes since we began in 2011. Enjoy.
Almaz says she is 40 years old (the doctors think probably more like 55) and married. She’s given birth to 13 children and still has 12 alive! She’s been suffering the last two years but is now with her family at home. Before she left, her husband came by the clinic to express his deep gratitude to the team as well as ALL of you! He was so appreciative and thankful for everyone’s generosity and kindness.
Ayene had suffered from severe prolapse for three years. She has been pregnant eight times and delivered six children, two of whom are still living. She is very grateful to no longer have the prolapse which had troubled her for so many years.
Anarech is married and has delivered nine babies after being pregnant 11 times. Six of her children are still living and she has suffered from severe prolapse for three years. Thank you for making such a big difference in her life!
Shalate has delivered four children but only one is still living. She had suffered from prolapse for seven years but is now free!
Aster has delivered four children and three are still living. She had suffered from prolapse for six years before her surgery. Thank you for helping her!
Makiba has delivered six children and only two are still living. She had prolapse for four years but how has a new lease on life.
Dae is a widow who has suffered from prolapse for two years. She has delivered six children and five are still living. She underwent successful surgery to correct her prolapse and is recovering well!
Beletech is married and has delivered five children with four of them still living. She had prolapse for one year until she underwent surgery to correct this problem. She’s doing great postoperatively and is so very grateful and happy.
Amaresh is married and has given birth to six children, five of whom are still living. She had suffered with severe prolapse for one year. Her surgery was challenging but successful. She is so very grateful to no longer have her prolapse.
Gistane has delivered one child and has suffered from prolapse for five years. She is now prolapse free!
Ayelech is 50 years old and widowed. Tragically, she only has one living child after giving birth to nine. Her prolapse had been burdening her for over a year but she now has a new lease on life.
Mihiret Desta is 32, has one child and is married. The doctors had been following her conservatively over the last year and she decided that it was time for surgery! It went really smoothly and she was able to go home with a smile on her face.
Askale is 55 years old, is widowed and has two children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for four long years and she is now home and prolapse free!
Tarame is widowed with six children after giving birth to eight. Her prolapse became quite severe over the past year. She is thankful to be home and recovering from successful surgery.
Nigist lives with her husband and 5 children. She’s around 40 years old and has had her prolapse a little under a year. She’s now prolapse free and headed home!
This surgery recipient is married with five children. She said she is 40 but the doctors think she’s a bit older than that. Her prolapse first came to her attention thee months ago and is now taken care of!
Ayelech is 60 years old and widowed with six children. Her prolapse has been bothering her for a year and she’s now home and recovering after a very successful surgery.
Alemitu is 44 years old and widowed with six living children after giving birth to seven. Her prolapse had been bothering her for four long years before going to Soddo Christian Hospital.
Purune Guto has quite a story! She’s 51 and married with TEN children! The doctors have been managing her for the last two years with a pessary but she became tired of it and wanted surgery. The problem was - every time they took her to the operating room she developed a fever. They had to delay her surgery a few times and now… she FINALLY had her surgery! No fever - and it went very well! She’s now home and recovering. (Sadly, no photo to share!)
Turunge is widowed with two living children after giving birth to six. Her prolapse had been troubling her for six years. She’s now free of her prolapse on and her way home to continue to recover.
Bekelech is 40 years old with a husband and four very active children! She suffered for four years before going to Soddo Christian Hospital for care and support. She is now home and prolapse free.
Shilote is 55 years old and has given birth to 11 children, six of whom are still alive. She's widowed and her prolapse has been bothering her for the last year. She is now free of her prolapse.
Tereza is 45 years old and has been trying to deal with her prolapse for three years. She's married with six children and has gone home a changed woman.
Almaz is 60 years old and married with four children after giving birth to eight. Her prolapse had become quite severe over the past three years but that is a problem of the past now!
Almaz is 48 years old and lives with her husband and five children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for the past year. Thank you for helping her!
Kife is 60 years old and has suffered with prolapse for the past year. She's widowed with seven children after giving birth to 10. She is now prolapse free!
Farenje is 60 years old. She has eight children and LOTS of grandchildren. She's widowed and her prolapse has been an issue for the past three years until now!
Ayilke is 44 years old and widowed. She has been dealing with prolapse for a little less than a year. She is raising four children and is now home and free from prolapse!
Shashige is 60 years old and has eight children. She's widowed and had been suffering from prolapse for over four years. She is now a free woman!
Amarech is 55 years old and widowed. Although she gave birth to 10 children and sadly only one is still living. She first noticed her prolapse around three years ago but is now home and recovering from surgery.
Ayelech is married and has been pregnant five times with one miscarriage. She has three living children. She had suffered from prolapse for seven years. She now has a new lease on life.
Gonoshe, who has delivered eight children and now has five living children, had suffered from prolapse for two years. She is now prolapse free!
Almaz has delivered 10 children and now five are still living. She had suffered with prolapse for 10 years. Thank you for giving her a new lease on life!
Amarech is 40 years old and married with five children. Her prolapse first became apparent to her one year ago and is now behind her as she heads home to fully recover from surgery.
Abebech is 46 years old and widowed with five children. It has been a LONG 10 years that she suffered from her prolapse and she was so happy to wake up this morning a new woman!
Mada is 48 years old and only has one child. She’s widowed and her prolapse had been impacting her for three years before going to see the doctors at Soddo Christian Hospital. She is now prolapse-free!
Gamine is 60 years old and married with three living children after giving birth to five. For the last three years she had been bothered by her prolapse.
Aster is 65 years old and is married. She has given birth to five children with three still living. She's had her prolapse for three years until now. Thank you for helping her!
Tadelech is 45 years old and has three children with whom she still lives along with her husband. She originally had prolapse surgery 10 years ago and 7 months ago it started to fail and had become quite severe. The doctors did a fairly complicated surgery to repair her problems and the outcome was amazing. We pray that this surgery lasts the rest of her life!
Ajule is 65 years old, widowed and has seven children. Her prolapse became apparent four months ago but had become quite severe. She is now prolapse-free!
Gatare has nine children and actually had some type of prolapse surgery about eight years ago somewhere else. Unfortunately, that surgery failed and the doctors had to do a more extensive surgery to help her but it went very well and hopefully this will never bother her again!
Aselefech is 40 years old and has seven children. Her prolapse only appeared 1 month ago but it was already very advanced She did great after surgery and is now home and resting.
Mengeste had severe prolapse which needed to be taken care of by both the general surgery team and the GYN team. They were able to do both surgeries under the same anesthesia and Mengeste is now healing and free from this incredibly difficult problem.
Amanesh is married, has been pregnant nine times and has eight children still living. She suffered with prolapse for the past three years but now has a new lease on life! Thank you!
Ashike has had prolapse for four years. She delivered six children, and four of them are living. Thank you for helping her get free of her prolapse!
Farangi is 60 years old with four living children after giving birth to five. She’s widowed and had been living with her prolapse for one year. We’re sure she’ll be smiling now that her prolapse is gone!
Turunge is 55 years old and has three living children after giving birth to six. She’s widowed and her prolapse had been a burden for three years and it had become quite severe. Thank you for helping her!
Aselefech has now undergone definitive surgery today for her severe prolapse with which she had suffered for 10 years. She is married and has six children, all of whom are still living.
Buzinesh is a widow who has delivered seven children, six of whom are still living. She is now totally prolapse free and very happy.
Dinknesh is married and has been pregnant four times. She has delivered three children and has had one miscarriage. Now she has two living children. Until her surgery she had suffered from prolapse for eight years. Thank you for helping her!
Talale was literally singing on her way to the OR. She was so happy to have her prolapse of three years taken care of. She is 44 years old with one living child after giving birth to three.
Ayelech is 45 years old and married with seven children. She had been suffering with her prolapse for three years before going to see the doctors. Thank you for helping her!
Amarech is 45 years old and widowed with two living children after giving birth to five. Her prolapse had been a burden for the last three years but she’s now free of this problem.
Abebech is only 35 years old. She’s married with four living children and now has a new lease on life.
Worked has 11 children and seven are still living. She had severe prolapse for two years until now thanks to your generosity!
Ayinate is 40 years old and has eight children. She had been struggling with her prolapse for 10 long years before going to see the doctors and is now free of this problem!
Demekech is 44 years old and has seven children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for seven years before her surgery. She is now prolapse-free and so happy.
Kabe Shano is 50 and her prolapse had been bothering her for three years. Her surgery went really well and she is now home and resting.
Tayech is 55 years old with six children and her prolapse had been bothering her for three years. She left for home a changed woman!
Aster is only 40 years old and her prolapse first started at the age of 30 in the middle of having her six children. Her prolapse is now a thing of the past and she can begin a new life.
Gatare has nine children and actually had some type of prolapse surgery about eight years ago somewhere else. Unfortunately, that surgery failed and the doctors had to do a more extensive surgery to help her but it went very well and hopefully this will never bother her again!
Aselefech is 40 years old and has seven children. Her prolapse only appeared 1 month ago but it was already very advanced She did great after surgery and is now home and resting.
Mengeste had severe prolapse which needed to be taken care of by both the general surgery team and the GYN team. They were able to do both surgeries under the same anesthesia and Mengeste is now healing and free from this incredibly difficult problem.
Amanesh is married, has been pregnant nine times and has eight children still living. She suffered with prolapse for the past three years but now has a new lease on life! Thank you!
Ashike has had prolapse for four years. She delivered six children, and four of them are living. Thank you for helping her get free of her prolapse!
Farangi is 60 years old with four living children after giving birth to five. She’s widowed and had been living with her prolapse for one year. We’re sure she’ll be smiling now that her prolapse is gone!
Turunge is 55 years old and has three living children after giving birth to six. She’s widowed and her prolapse had been a burden for three years and it had become quite severe. Thank you for helping her!
Aselefech has now undergone definitive surgery today for her severe prolapse with which she had suffered for 10 years. She is married and has six children, all of whom are still living.
Buzinesh is a widow who has delivered seven children, six of whom are still living. She is now totally prolapse free and very happy.
Dinknesh is married and has been pregnant four times. She has delivered three children and has had one miscarriage. Now she has two living children. Until her surgery she had suffered from prolapse for eight years. Thank you for helping her!
Bapite is 60 years old and married with five children after giving birth to six. Her prolapse had been an issue for seven years but she’s now prolapse-free!
Madese is 50 years old and had seven children with five still living. Her prolapse had been going on for three years until her successful surgery.
Dawutare is 45 years old, widowed and a mom to five children. Her prolapse has been going on for three years and has now been corrected.
Adanech is 45 years old and a mother of eight. She’s widowed and her prolapse had been present for three years. Thank you for helping her!
Bezabe is 45 years old and raising her eight children alone after being widowed. Her prolapse had been bothering her for three years and is now prolapse-free!
Askale is 40 years old and a mother of nine. She’s widowed and her prolapse was first noticed nine years ago but is now a thing of the past.
Tirite is 50 years old (but perhaps much older) and had four children with three surviving. She’s widowed and her prolapse had been bothering her for six years. She is now resting at home.
Workinesh is 40 years old and married with six children. Her prolapse had been going on for four years until her surgery.
Desalech is 45 years old and married with six children. She had a complicated surgery but she’s now resting at home.
Balame is 52 years old, widowed and living with her two children. She first noticed her prolapse six years ago but it’s now a memory that will quickly fade.
Meselech is 50 years old, married and a mother of four children after giving birth to five. Her prolapse first arose two years ago and after a pretty difficult surgery she is now free from his condition.
Marta is 40 years old with seven living children after giving birth to eight. Her prolapse had been bothering her for two years and is now a thing of the past.
Bizunesh is 40 years old and married with five children after giving birth to seven. Her prolapse had been present for a year but had become quite severe. She’s now recovering at home.
Lasore says she’s 51 years old but the doctors think she’s closer to 70. She’s widowed with four children and her prolapse had caused quite a bit of discomfort but she’s now free of that.
Milke is 55 years old and widowed with six children. Her prolapse was quite severe and had been ongoing for six years. She’s now free of that burden and on her way home after a good recovery.
Azeb has been pregnant nine times, delivered eight children and seven are still living. She had suffered from prolapse for one year until now. Thanks for helping restore her dignity.
Giname had severe prolapse for the past 10 years. She is 70 years of age, has delivered nine children and only six are still living. Thank you for helping her!
Buzinesh came to the hospital with a history of prolapse for the past 10 years. She delivered nine children, all of whom are still living. She lives with her husband and is absolutely thrilled to no longer have her prolapse.
Birhanesh is 55 years old and a mother of nine. She’s single and her prolapse had been bothering her for three long years until now!
Amore is 50 years old, had ten children and seven are still alive. She’s single with her prolapse bothering her for three years. Thank you for your generosity!
Askale is 65 years old and had eight children with five of them surviving. She’s widowed and her prolapse had bothered her for four years. She’s now prolapse-free and so happy!
Dache is 50 years old, widowed and has seven children with her prolapse bothering her over these last two years. She’s now home, prolapse-free, and a new woman.
Wogere lives with her six children and her husband. She’s 45 and her prolapse had been bothering her for four long years, but not anymore!
Ufayisse is married with seven children. Her prolapse had been quite severe for the past year. Thank you for sponsoring her surgery!
Almaz is 50 years old and widowed with six children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for the past six years and the last year was extremely difficult. She’s home now and a new woman!
Abebech is 40 years old and married with six children. She’s only noticed her prolapse for the last two months but it had become quite severe. Her surgery went really well and she’s back home and resting now.
Tembe says she’s 85 years old but the doctors aren’t sure how accurate that is. She’s definitely one of the oldest patients they’ve seen. She’s widowed with five living children after giving birth to eight. She’s now recovering after an excellent surgery.
Beyenech is widowed and has four living children after giving birth to eight. Her prolapse had been bothering her for more than ten years so she’s so so happy to be prolapse-free!
Woyize has suffered from prolapse for six years and thanks to you is now prolapse-free. Thanks for making such a difference in her life!
Ulama is married and has had 18 pregnancies. She delivered 14 children and unfortunately, only four are still living. She has had a lot of grief in her life but she has a beautiful smile. Her prolapse had been bothering her for the past year and is now a thing of the past.
Wogata is married, has been pregnant 12 times, delivered eight children, had four miscarriages and has six living children. She had suffered from prolapse for three years but no longer!
Nayme is married and has nine children. She suffered from prolapse for three years and wanted surgery but could not afford it. Thank you for providing funding for her to become prolapse-free!
Malime is 45 years old, widowed and has four living children after giving birth to nine. Her prolapse had been bothering her for 10 long years before seeing the doctors. She’s doing great after her surgery and is recovering at home.
Bapte is a widow and has suffered with prolapse for 10 years. She has had a lot of sadness in her life, delivering six children with only one still living. She is very grateful because she no longer has prolapse.
Meselech has suffered from prolapse for five years. She has been pregnant seven times and delivered five children who are all still living. Thank you so much for helping to change her life!
Marta is 46 years old and married with three children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for four long years but she is now prolapse-free after a bit of a challenging surgery.
Tadelech is married and has seven living children after giving birth to nine. The last two years have been challenging for her as she battled her prolapse but no more!
Tute is only 40 years old and has two children. She is unfortunately widowed at her young age. Her prolapse had been bothering her for five years but now she’s free of this condition and resting at home.
Maskale is 55 years old and married with five children after giving birth to eight. Her journey with prolapse started two years ago but it is now at an end.
Eshale is 50 years old and married with eight living children after giving birth to nine. Her prolapse had been bothering her for five years and she is now free of this problem.
Ayinalem is married with five children. Her surgery went very well and she went home a new woman.
Madebe is widowed and has five children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for two years but no longer!
Walkake is widowed and has given birth to nine children with seven of them surviving. Her prolapse had been present for the three years.
Askale has three living children after giving birth to six. Her prolapse had been present for two years. She was so happy to be at the hospital and having this problem taken care of.
Ayelech has delivered six children and all are still living. She had suffered from prolapse for one year.
Adanech had severe prolapse for three years. She has been pregnant nine times, delivered eight children, and seven are still living. She is grateful for this life-changing surgery.
This lovely woman has delivered four children and all are still alive. She had prolapse for four years and is now resting at home.
Mihirit is a widow who has been pregnant 10 times and delivered eight children; six are still living. She had severe prolapse for one year but thanks to you, she’s totally prolapse-free!
Amarech has delivered six children but only three are still alive. She has suffered from severe prolapse for two years but today she is prolapse-free.
Ayane is a widow who has six children. She had severe prolapse but only for the past six months. She is now free of this condition and is going home a new woman.
Nigista is 50 years old, married and has six children. Her prolapse had been a problem for the past three years but now she’s home and prolapse-free!
Alemitu is 40 years old, has been 12 times and has six living children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for a long five years but she is now home and free from her prolapse.
Belayinesh is 60 years old with five children. She’s now widowed. Interestingly, she had prolapse surgery six years ago at the government hospital but after five years it returned. The doctors did a more definitive procedure for her and are hopeful that this won’t recur again!
Adanech is 40 years old, has two children and is widowed. Her prolapse had been present for a year but thanks to your generous support she is now free from this problem.
Mulunesh is 50 years old with four living children after giving birth to eight. She lives with her husband and had been living with prolapse for the past three years.
Aster is 50 years old, has given birth to eight children and five of them are still living. She’s married and her prolapse had been bothering her for the past year but not any more!
Dube is 55 years old and widowed with eight children. Her prolapse had become quite severe in the six years it had been present. Her surgery went extremely smoothly and she is recovering at home.
Balote is 56 years old, has given birth to seven children and four are still alive. She’s married and her prolapse had been bothering her for the past year. Thank you for helping her!
Eshale is 63 years old and married. She has given birth to five children with three still living. Her prolapse had been present for a year before her life-changing surgery.
Tagesech is 45 years old and married with six children. Her prolapse was quite severe and had been present for three years.
Kababush has been pregnant seven times and has delivered seven children. She also has had severe prolapse for seven years and is a widow. She is so grateful to no longer have this condition. This is possible because of your generosity. Thank you so very much for your help.
Belaynesh is married and has had to put up with severe prolapse for three years. She delivered nine children and seven of them are still living. Now she no longer has this problem thanks to you!
Watake is 45 and widowed with four children. She first noticed her prolapse about one year ago and it is now a thing of the past! She’s so pleased to have received the care that she has.
Yeshi is 40 and married with five children. Her prolapse had been present for more than 10 years and we know she’ll feel like a new woman once she starts moving around after recovering from her surgery.
Nigist is 50 and married with five children. The last two years her prolapse had been a part of her life. Thanks for all you do to support the continuation of this amazing program!
Meselech is 45 and married. She has five children and has been dealing with her prolapse for 10 years. She’s now prolapse-free and home recovering with her family.
Alemnesh is 45, has eight children, and first noticed her prolapse one year ago. She is now free from prolapse!
Anje and her husband had 11 children, but only six have survived. She’s now free of her prolapse for the first time in four years.
Zenebech has had 12 children with 10 still alive and currently has 16 grandchildren. She lives with her husband and has had her prolapse for 1 year.
Marta is widowed at the age of 50. She had 9 children with all but one still living. She’s had her prolapse for the past year but is now home resting without having to carry that burden any longer.
Milke is 40 years old and is married with five children. Her case was challenging but the doctors were able to perform successful surgery. Thank you for your generosity!
Almaz is married with eight children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for the past three years but she is now free of this burden and resting comfortably. We love her smile!
Belaynesh is 55 years old and a widow. She had eight children but sadly, only four have survived. Her surgery went well and she’s recovering with family at home.
Beyenech is widowed, had five children and three are still living. Her prolapse had been bothering her the past four years but she is now free.
Burgude is widowed and has five children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for three years but is now a thing of the past as she rests at home.
Mastake is 55 years old and has six children. She’s widowed and her prolapse had been present for a long five years. She is home now, resting and recovering.
Tireza is widowed and has eight children. Her prolapse had been bothering her for the past four years. Thanks for your generosity!
Chomboke is 50 years old and widowed with nine children. Her prolapse had been a bother for three years but is now behind her.
Abebech is 61 years old and a widow. She had eight children and seven of them still living. Her prolapse had been here for two years until now. She is now resting as a new woman.
Eshale is 35 years old, married and has four children. Her prolapse had been present for three years and was very challenging to correct - but after a long surgery, she did extremely well. She’s now home and resting.
