A woman who lives in rural Ethiopia has a physically taxing life. Wood is gathered and carried home, water must be fetched, and just gathering enough food for one meal a day is a labor intensive effort. When she becomes ill, her world stops and her children try to fill in as best they can. If her illness is lengthy, her family suffers greatly, sometimes abandoning her in search of comfort elsewhere.
Most of the women we interviewed have been living with their prolapse or fistula condition for many years.
