A family in Ndabibi, Naivasha, is appealing to well-wishers for help for their mother who has been bedridden for 12 years suffering from wounds.
The family of Faith Njeri has exhausted their savings while seeking treatment for a wound that has spread to both her legs, leaving her unable to walk.
The wound initially infected her lower leg, forcing doctors to do grafts from the other to cover the emerging wounds that have left her bedridden for years.
Worse, one of Njeri’s daughters has developed a growth on her back but the family has no money for her treatment.
Njeri’s problem started in 2012 when she developed a small wound on her lower leg that would not heal despite treatment. Her condition deteriorated as the wound spread.
“My husband claimed that I had been bewitched and left us, forcing me to relocate to my sister’s home to cater for me while doctors were unsure what was ailing me,” she said.
The family returned to their home in Ndabibi, where Njeri has been seeking treatment in vain even as her condition worsens.
She can no longer afford the cost of dressing the wounds and raising her children who are in school.
“Both my legs are now infected after the doctors decided to do grafting, and dressing the wounds has become impossible due to the high cost of treatment,” she said.
Njeri’s sister Peninah Wambui said the whole family now relies on her small business to survive as they move from one hospital to another.
She was forced to leave her business in Nairobi and relocate back home to care for her ailing sister.
“The harsh economic times have adversely affected us as a family and we are calling on well wishers to assist my sister get treatment,” Wambui said.
A neighbour, Leah Ndiko, said they assist the family with the little they can and termed Njeri’s journey painful and heartbreaking