If there are no ups and downs in our lives then it means we are dead. To Brillian Wangui a young lady from Nakuru county, ups was thought to be the dominance of her life until March this year when she delivered her first child.
Having enjoyed a life of good health from birth, her first child seemed to have taken all her oxygen, Wangui started developing breathing problems after siring her first baby in March this year and for six months she was on and off hospital.
When things continued to turn worse and worse for her, with medical bills rising on hourly basis, her family was advised by one of the doctors to look for an alternative means that he considered to be a little bit cheaper.
Wangui’s grandmother who had been taking care of her heed to the guide and opted to buy an oxygen tank for Ksh. 20,000. The tank which would cost her Ksh. 2,000 to fill whenever it was empty. She did all this to rescue her granddaughter.
Life sometimes became hell to them, Wangui could tell her grandmother just to let her rest. Her grandmother vowed that she would fight to ensure her granddaughter lives longer than her herself expects. She fought had for seven until her energy and resources were depleted.
In for penny, in for a pound, Wangui’s prayers started recieving answers when Citizen TV aired her story recently.
After the story trended, Nakuru county government through Chief Officer for Health Dr. King’ori and Nakuru county senate aspirant Michael Wechuli commonly known as Mike Weche visited the family to give them hope.
Mike Weche handed his donation to the family and promised to keep on visiting the family and offering his support frequently to the family.
On his side, Dr. King’ori who represented the county government assured the Wangui and her family that the county government will cater for her medical expenses and will support the family where necessary.
They also applauded Wangui’s grandmother and the entire family for having sacrificed their time and resources for the past seven months in ensuring their daughter received medication.