Achham, June 23 -- year-old from ward 2 of Panchadewal Binayak Municipality in Achham lived silently with a prolapsed uterus for two decades. She finally revealed the painful truth during a health camp organised at the local health post last week. The octogenarian had hidden the condition for years-even from her family.

A mother of 11 children, eight of whom survived, the woman's early life was a relentless cycle of pregnancies, miscarriages, housework, and hunger. Her uterus prolapsed when she was around 60, shortly after her husband passed away. Lacking both resources and support, she chose silence over seeking care.

"The uterus came out years ago. Eight years back, a medical camp performed a minor surgery to remove part of the prolap...