Last year there were almost 250 patients cared for on Hope Ward. I am always inspired when I read the patient stories and I wanted to share this one in particular; in summary Mubiru’s story is: Abused by his grandmother at age 12, locked in a metal box, Rescued by his neighbours, Thought to be [...]
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Mubiru Lwasa: The Boy In A Box
Posted in Hope Ward, Patients on February 20, 2010 | Comments Off
Meet Andrew
Posted in Hope Ward, Patients, tagged Retrak on February 14, 2010 | Comments Off
Posted from the Retrak website: Andrew was brought to Retrak from the International Hospital Kampala (IHK). A week earlier Andrew had been found lying half dead along Kampala’s railway line, a train had hit his left leg and crushed it. The medical staff at IHK were wondering how he could be hit by a train [...]
Thanks to all those supporting Hope Ward Cancer Care
Posted in Cancer Care, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, Sponsors, tagged Bless a Child Foundation, Corsu, Dr. Bogle, Dr. Helena, Hospice Africa, Kuvuka, Softpower Jinja on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off
Hope Ward Cancer Care is one of our prime areas of focus this year. You can read below some of our patient stories, click here for a full listing. Your support is making such a difference. Dr. Helena and the Oncology Nursing team Aisha, Joshi, Irene and Maria wish to thank all of our sponsors [...]
Please Continue To Support Us…
Posted in Cancer Care, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, Patients, tagged Dennis Odong, Jennifer Allison on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off
We had this comment recently from Jennifer, one of our volunteers last year: I have only recently discovered this sad news. I would like to thank all that have donated time and money to the Suubi Trust, International Hospital Kampala, and those at Hope Ward that took great care of him during the year of [...]
Enock: Hope Ward Cancer Care
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off
Goodbye… Enock broke the nation’s heart when he passed away. He was already ”famous’ when he first came to Hope Ward Cancer Clinic having been interviewed and discussed on many national TV and newspaper communications. FROM: THE DAILY MONITOR UGANDA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER The major deaths of 2009 November 4: Enock Ssebanga, Uganda’s poster-child for torture, [...]
Emmanuel (‘Emma’): Hope Ward Cancer Care
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients on January 28, 2010 | Comments Off
Emmanuel (‘Emma’) – wriggling away from his mother as he knows he is going to have a bone marrow test! Remember this little 5 year old who started treatment for acute leukaemia with us in 2007. He sadly relapsed last year after 18 months of remission – prior to the relapse the clinic was struggling [...]
Elizabeth: Hope Ward Cancer Care
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients on January 28, 2010 | Comments Off
Elizabeth, with chemotherapy nurse, sister Joshi, 3 years in remission. Elizabeth had a widespread choriocarcinoma (a womb cancer that is very responsive to chemotherapy). Although Elizabeth is now well, her husband and brother never took her back in again. When they found out she had cancer, they shut the door in her face and left [...]
Laetitia: Hope Ward Cancer Care
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients on January 27, 2010 | Comments Off
At Hope Ward Cancer Clinic we recognise the need for clear accounting and feedback on patients that have been treated in the past. Laetitia is our very first Hope Cancer patient who suffered from breast cancer, still in remission. Survivor: Laetitia Lilian Basemera Laetitia’s testimony: What does Hope Ward cancer care mean for me as [...]
Tom: Hope Ward Cancer Care
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients on January 27, 2010 | Comments Off
Remember Tom from the last report? Tom is known as one of our Hope rascals – he is a bright boy and plays on our computers and mobile phones whenever he visits and gets a chance! We are pleased to note that after completing several months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, tests confirm that his disease [...]
Richard: Hope Ward Cancer Care
Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients on January 26, 2010 | Comments Off
This handsome young man consented to relate his story – Richard comes from the North of Uganda and struggled to travel south to Kampala for treatment, a day’s journey away. He is one of many young people who have seen great suffering across the North, following the atrocities of the LRA war, but he has [...]
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