She was undeniably a black beauty, even with her current physical state. The sparkle in her eyes is still there. She responds to anyone’s greeting with a very beautiful smile. That is the most saddening bit of this soul, she is such a sweet soul. One wonders why she had to go through this at […]
As we focus on October, the ‘pink ribbon’: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we feature Catherine Akwong a resident at the Haven Hostel and a cancer warrior for 4 years. Her resilience is a motivation for other residents at the hostel who suffered the same breast cancer predicament. When you meet her for the first time […]
When she is telling her story, her tone of voice lowers and changes, it’s reminiscent of one afraid that anything bad can happen. Her left hand unconsciously goes up to her right breast. October is breast cancer awareness month and we bring you a story of Mrs Rebecca Kiziri Mayengo. She is a board of […]
In this week’s feature of patient stories, we chronicle Kalembe Fidah. One who was at the end of her life? She was a Stage 4 Cervical Cancer Patient and she passed on recently. It’s sad but the Cancer Charity Foundation is glad to walk the end of her days with her. It’s something we carry […]
There are people who choose to give up and surrender, Joseph, is not of them. He is a fighter in every aspect of the way. He chose to look on the bright side of life even though cancer has made him completely unable to move. It’s very saddening because he was admitted to the hostel […]
Theresa is a primary school dropout, so she could not at any one time suspect that the symptoms she was having were related to ovarian cancer. She had had continuous virginal bleeding for months. It never stopped. Apiiti Theresa, 54, comes from the remote village of Serere district, eastern Uganda. She is a mother to […]