I became a regular contributor to the Fistula Foundation in 2007, as a result of reading a column about it in the New York Times, by Nicholas Kristof. I could think of no treatable illness so unspeakably cruel to its victims, because of the social ostracism they received, and no treatment more sure to bring relief to those who could be reached. Everything I have learned since about the Foundation has strengthened my belief in it. I'm writing in the hope of encouraging others who value such effective and urgently needed care to come on board as donors. If their experience is like mine, they'll be gad they did.