Kisii: Desperate Mum of 2 Appeals for Help to Care for College Son with Convulsions, Pay Bills

 

Kisii single mum Anne Khaemba

A hopeless woman seeks help to provide the necessities for her poverty-stricken family. Kisii single mum Anne Khaemba opens up about her college son diagnosed with too much neurones causing convulsion. Anne Khaemba said her life turned around when she lost her loving and supportive husband years ago. The mother of two said she lost her husband in 2004 and has had a challenging moment raising their kids and fending for them. I have two sons in school, Anne Khaemba Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Khaemba noted she struggled as a single parent to her two boys, whose needs were increasing. . "I have two sons, one in high school and the other in college. Paying their school fees and other financial obligations has been a strain. It has been tough. As much as I got some help from family members and friends, it was only for a while. The money I get is not enough, especially for the medical bills," she said. Khaemba, who works as a casual labourer at a company, said her son started convulsing in March 2020. She recalled receiving a call and being informed about her son's heartbreaking state, which crushed her. Kisii woman receives call from home "I received a call and was told my son had fainted in the house. Since then, it has been a long journey of nightmares trying to get him professional help," the woman from Kisii noted. Khaemba said she had taken her son to many hospitals until he was diagnosed with "too many neurones causing convulsions". He has been taking medicines since then, but the financial burden is weighing on Khaemba, who was almost giving up. "The biggest challenge he needs is frequent checkups at KSh 5,000 per electroencephalogram (EEG) test, which I can't afford," the mum cried. Nairobi woman seeks help for teenage son Separately, Damaris Ndichu sought help for her 14-year-old son, who had slow development, and she did not have money for his special treatment. Ngugi gave birth to twin babies in 2008 but lost one of them, a girl, and a few months later, her son started to convulse. The Nairobi woman took the baby to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) where he was treated but he continued convulsing and Ngugi noticed he had slow development.

by  John Green