Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients, Sponsors on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NB. Express written consent has been obtained by patients or guardians and to protect our clients, real names are ONLY used when the children and their guardians actively request
Faith 12 yrs, when she first arrived at Hope Ward Cancer Clinic in July 2009:
We hardly had a smile from Faith for many weeks when she [...]
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Lira Clinic, tagged Aldo, Hands of Help on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bosco is from Lira, married and has five children. Bosco and his wife have AIDS. He has been sick for the past two years. He used to work as a cyclist providing lifts for fares (bicycle boda boda) and had a small ’shamba’ for small scale farming. However he had to give up both activities [...]
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Judith is a young teenager who had a “soft tissue cancer” (fibrosarcoma) diagnosed at a different centre when she was 15yrs. Her family come from the West of Uganda, a day’s journey from the hospital and are villagers who can barely afford any medical care. Unfortunately, the tumour recurred and it was removed but recurred [...]
Posted in Cancer Care, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, Suubi Trust, tagged JustGiving, Kuvuka, Sean on January 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
UPDATE:
Kuvuka has matched donations from its Customers
making a total raised so far of £806.
We are very grateful for all you’ve given.
Sean Clarke 18/01/10
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Kuvuka cafe is raising money for Suubi Trust to give cancer care to patients who would be without hope otherwise.
Kuvuka Cafe is approaching its 3rd birthday at the end of December, what [...]
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sosina is 27 yrs and from an Eritrean-Ethiopian background. She fled her country during the war in the early 2000s and lost contact with all her family – she still wonders if they are alive or dead.
Sosina arrived in Uganda, a refugee with no family, no home and no job.
Due to difficulty in accessing healthcare, [...]
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mariana is a 49yr old Congolese refugee. In 2008, during the war, her family were caught in the crossfire, in northern Congo. Mariana’s husband was killed but she fled with her brother and 4 children to a UN camp, in the west of Uganda (Nakivaly camp).
Sadly, the story is yet again, of a 2 year [...]
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients, Suubi Trust on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Alex is a teenager, one of 6 children who live with his mother – a widower. She was struggling to cope and trying to earn a living as a cook in the slums when a friend offered to help assist the children through education. Sadly, Alex developed a cancer which was unfortunately misdiagnosed and he [...]
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have pledged to raise £25,000 to help support Hope Ward Cancer Care in 2010. The following is just one of many patient stories that may help to explain why…
Elizabeth Komujuni, at 26 yrs, was diagnosed with a condition called choriocarcinoma (affecting the lungs) which is curable even in the advanced stages. She shared with [...]
Posted in Cancer Care, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, tagged Cardiac Report, Dr. Helena Nam, Dr. Richard Bogle, JustGiving on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent update I outlined our new initiative to raise funds in support of Hope Ward Cancer Care.
A cancer treatment budget has been set at £2,000 per month for charity patients. The final two months of 2009 have just been covered by a donation of 12 million (Uganda Shillings) from IAA Healthcare.
In the photo [...]
Posted in Cancer Care, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, tagged Dr. Helena Nam, JustGiving on November 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
About Hope Ward Cancer Care:
The word “cancer” in Uganda brings thoughts of death, confusion, and stigma. People feel hopeless and impotent with nowhere to turn. There have been great strides made with HIV and infectious diseases but cancer care has fallen by the wayside. Most people avoid seeking medical help until the cancer is advanced [...]
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