For many years, Rose lived quietly with pain she could not easily explain. After a difficult childbirth, she developed a birth injury that left her leaking urine. What should have been a season of joy became a long journey of shame, fear, and isolation.
She withdrew from community life. She avoided church gatherings, family visits, and public places. At home, she struggled to care for her children the way she wanted. The condition affected her confidence, her relationships, and her peace. Like many women living with birth injuries, Rose believed her suffering would never end.
Her turning point came when she heard about the Catholic Religious Sisters Health Care Initiative Uganda birth injury repair camp in Fort Portal. With courage, she came for help. At the camp, she was received with compassion, respect, and understanding. The sisters listened to her story without judgment. The medical team assessed her condition and prepared her for treatment.
Rose underwent successful birth injury repair surgery. Beyond the operation, she received counseling, spiritual support, post-operative care, and follow-up. For the first time in years, she began to feel seen, valued, and hopeful again.
Today, Rose is healing with dignity. She has returned to her family with renewed confidence. She cares for her children, participates in family life, and is rebuilding relationships that had been affected by years of pain and silence. Her home is more peaceful, supportive, and hopeful.
Her healing has also changed how people around her understand birth injuries. Her family and community now know that birth injuries are treatable and that women should seek medical care early. Rose’s story is a reminder that timely care restores more than the body. It restores dignity, hope, family harmony, and the courage to live again.
CRSHCI-U continues to walk with women like Rose, offering compassionate care, birth injury repair, counseling, screening, community sensitization, and follow-up support.
With continued support, more women in Uganda will move from pain to healing, from shame to confidence, and from silence to restored life.
Name changed to protect the dignity and privacy of the beneficiary.
