This is Aykele Koroto who has delivered ten children and has suffered from a fourth degree uterine vaginal prolapse for two years. She is having surgery today! Thank you for making it possible to truly change this woman's life.
Surgical Success Stories - #77 & #78
Dr. Mark just let us know that his team has successfully performed surgeries number 77 and 78 that were sponsored by Mothers with a Heart for Ethiopia. We’d like you to meet one of those surgery candidates, Almaz Mena. She had been suffering with a prolapsed uterus and a large cystocoele for two years but is now recovering. Thank you to our wonderful supporters for helping to change her life! ❤️
Surgical Success Story - #76
This is Adanech Barato. She is a 45-year-old widow and mother of three children. She had a hysterectomy just a year ago at another hospital and came to Soddo Christian Hospital with a two month history of recurrent complete prolapse. She has had severe pelvic discomfort and has been unable to work.
She will be having surgery today to address her problem. She is so grateful and praises God for this opportunity. Thanks to everyone for your support and for helping Adanech!
Surgical Success Story - #75
Let us introduce you to Asrese Chekole. She is 50 years old and has seven children. She has been suffering with third degree prolapse for a year. She is a widow from Gama Gofa and has her surgery scheduled for today. From Dr. Mark: "Thanks so very much Mothers With A Heart For Ethiopia for making a difference in her life. God bless you."
Surgical Success Story - #74
We'd like you to meet Dalgite Chusero who has been pregnant seven times and has four living children. She is from Darrow and has suffered from prolapse for over a year as well as urinary stress incontinence and cystocoele. Dalgite's surgery is scheduled for today and we're so pleased for her.
Thank you for supporting these life changing surgeries!
Surgical Success Stories - #72 & #73
We're celebrating with these two beautiful women who had their life-changing surgeries this week. Learn how to help with this project here.
This is Gamine Shano who has delivered 11 children but only five are alive. She had suffered with prolapse for 6 years and had a large cystocoele with her prolapse.
This is Belaynish Kinfe. She had a third degree prolapse and had suffered with this for 10 years. We're so glad to have made a difference in her life!
Surgical Success Story - #71
We'd like to introduce you to Mekibe Balicha (with her husband), a 45 year old motherwho has had pelvic pain for 11 years and a fourth degree uterine prolapse for 1 year. This will be the 71st patient who's surgery was sponsored by MWAHFE. Thank you for making a difference in this family's life!
Soddo Christian Hospital - OB Team
The project with the Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia has just completed its first year. It has already had a life-altering impact on women in Ethiopia. Working with Dr. Mark Karnes and his obstetrics team, over 70 women have received surgeries to correct their prolapsed uterus. Finances often prevent this surgery for many women. However, this surgery funded by MWAHFE in partnership with the hospital allows the women to have their dignity restored while also giving them the ability to return to their regular lives without pain. This is truly a miracle for these women and MWAHFE is proud to be a part of it.
This is the OB team at the Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia. Dr. Mark Karnes is in the picture with his wife Allison, our partner in the WRAPS project.
Celebrating 70 Surgeries!
Workinesh Worku is 50 years old. She has been pregnant 8 times and has 5 living children. She has been suffering for a year with a second degree prolapse, cystocoele and rectocoele. Workinesh underwent her surgery today! She is the 70th woman who has received a surgery sponsored by Mothers With a Heart For Ethiopia since March 2015. Thank you to our generous donors - you truly are changing lives!
Surgical Success Stories - #66 & #67
Mothers With A Heart For Ethiopia sponsors a wonderful program that provides surgeries for women who suffer with UVP, utero-vaginal prolapse. This is a relatively simple condition to treat with surgery but the approx. $350 cost is beyond the means of so many women in Ethiopia. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, MWAHFE is able to sponsor these surgeries and change the lives of these beautiful women. We'd like you to meet them! Our Facebook page has a wonderful album of surgical success stories. You can find it (and like it and share it!) here.
We'd like you to meet Adanech Desta. She has been suffering for four years with a large cystocoele and second degree UVP (utero-vaginal prolapse). She is a married mother of four living children and has been pregnant nine times. Today she is receiving her surgery to correct these issues thanks to Mother With A Heart For Ethiopia!
This is Matuke Meskele. She has been pregnant eight times and has seven living children. Matuke has been suffeing with a third degree UVP for three years but today she is having her surgery. We're so happy for you, Matuke!
Thank you to our generous donors who are helping us change the lives of women in Ethiopia.