I Gotchyu Babe
My story of being a husband and caregiver; Written by Peter Gichu and Pretty Joy Gacheri Dear care-friend, meet Jenkins Jenkins described himself as a husband, son, brother, and friend to many. He mentioned that…
Category Tag: Caregiver Journey
We Burnout Different
My Experience of Being a Male Nurse - Written By Peter Gichu & Agnes Mwangi Mwangi has trained as a nurse and has been practising for three years. In the early years of his life,…
National Caregivers Day 2023
Written by Musqan Butt Graphics Saimah Kermali On the third Friday of February every year, we celebrate Caregivers Day. This day recognizes and honours those who support and care for those in need of personal…
CALLED TO CARE
How did you become a caregiver? Is it something you chose to do or did the role find you? I was studying Information Technology when My uncle got involved in a road accident that badly…
The Family Caregiver – Entangled by Chaos
Written by Cabral Opiyo When Anyango’s sister, Awuor convulsed and collapsed during playtime forty years ago, Anyango had no idea that she had just witnessed the trajectory her life would take. Awuor was rushed to…
A Mother’s Heart
Written By Cabral Opiyo They call her ‘the mother of many children – (mama watoto wengi) but Regina considers herself a normal woman, literally living her calling and living her best life. At sixty-one years…
I, Oketch.
Written by Cabral Opiyo Oketch is possibly the most jovial person I’ve ever met, always laughing, making jokes, and smiling, the hilarity always bubbling to the surface every time he speaks. Yet his life hasn’t…
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…