A Friend in Need
Ada’s Tale Written by Cabral Opiyo Ada is as normal as any young woman can be and yet the things she has gone through would make most adults twice her age retreat into their shells…
Autism & Relationships
Written by Cabral Opiyo Having a child on the spectrum can be a daunting feeling for any parent and having to be okay with it and not pass that anxiety to your child probably tops…
Autistically Yours..,
Written by Cabral Opiyo Autism is a chronic, life-long condition that experts are just starting to really understand. No one can pin-point to one specific cause but there have been various theories put forward including:…
LIGHT AT THE END OF A TUNNEL
Shahada’s story, part four; Written by Cabral Opiyo Shahada’s four part story finally comes to an end. She had hit rock bottom and every facet of her life; marriage, family, children and financial well-being was…
ROCK BOTTOM
Shahada’s story part 3, Written by Cabral Opiyo In Shahada’s story so far, she details a journey of personal upheaval when her mother got diagnosed with kidney disease and bone marrow cancer alongside crippling back…
A Fatal Cocktail
Shahada’s story part two - Written By Cabral Opiyo Caregivers have to handle a lot more strain than the normal person can, mostly their immediate relationships with siblings, parents, spouses, children and friends bear the…
A Fast Descent
Shahada’s story, part one written by Cabral Opiyo Estimates show that 4 million Kenyans have chronic kidney disease with a significant proportion of this population progressing to kidney failure. “Out of these, about 10,000 people have end stage renal disease and require…
A CAREGIVER AND HER SECRET
When her husband got seriously ill and was diagnosed with cancer, things were literally falling apart for Maria and her young family, this wasn’t how life was supposed to be. The incessant and most times…
In The Eye Of The Storm – Cancer Carer
Written by Cabral Opiyo Akiko, let’s call her Akiko. The story she has to tell is heavy and she needs the added layer of anonymity she tells me with a chuckle. Her caregiving journey has not…
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Written by Cabral Opiyo “I wanted to do accounts, the line of work I am in was not what I envisioned. But my sister told my parents that that was a field reserved for men…