Ann Wambui Maina could not hold back tears as she narrated her painful journey through life, a story marked by endless struggles since she was just four months old.
Wambui recalls being diagnosed with polio as an infant, a condition that left her with lifelong challenges. Her mother sought treatment at Kenyatta Hospital, where doctors inserted a metal into her leg to help her walk. Despite the setback, Wambui remained determined and worked hard in school, hoping education would secure her a better future.
However, life dealt her yet another blow after completing Form Four. She became pregnant, but poverty made it impossible to access proper medical care. Sadly, her newborn son was diagnosed with advanced typhoid, which damaged his brain. Though he loved education, he struggled academically, scoring poorly and later dropping out to attempt a course in radio repair. Unfortunately, his mental challenges worsened, forcing him to abandon even that dream.
As if this was not enough, tragedy struck again when her elderly mother suffered a fall in December that left her unable to walk. Now bedridden, she depends entirely on Wambui, who revealed that at times she has no choice but to clean her mother’s waste with her bare hands due to extreme poverty.
Through tears, Wambui appealed to well-wishers to support her in raising funds for her son’s and mother’s medical care. She says her only prayer is to see her loved ones live with dignity and access the treatment they desperately need.
