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BB: Hope Ward Cancer Care

Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients, tagged on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

‘BB’ was found by a good Samaritan – ‘BB’ was just 14 yrs old, desperately trying to care for all his younger siblings in the West of Uganda Kagondo district. His mother had just died and father imprisoned in Luzira high security jail. Carers noticed a rapidly growing mass on his back. This proved to [...]

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Faith: Hope Ward Cancer Care

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 [...]

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Hope Ward Cancer Care: Teshome Sosina

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, [...]

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Hope Ward Cancer Care: Mariana

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 [...]

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Hope Ward Cancer Care: Alex Lwanga

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 [...]

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Hope Ward Cancer Care: Elizabeth Komujuni

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 [...]

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Hope Story: Paraplegia

Posted in Hope Ward, Patients, tagged on October 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Dr. Richard writes…
We can do some really high tech surgery with the aid of our experienced neurosurgeons. This young man was found lying in a hut by Dr Grania my predecessor. He was paraplegic with no movement or sensation below his waist. I crossed my fingers and asked Dr Ian Clarke if we could order [...]

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Hope Story: Elephantiaisis

Posted in Hope Ward, Patients, tagged on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Calvin had operations regularly with us for over two years and now after a long illness has gone back to school at the age of 25.
Elephantiasis is an infection that blocks lymph drainage from the legs. They swell over many years until they are the size of elephant legs. With great skill Dr Ben our [...]

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Hope Ward Newsletter

Posted in Cancer Care, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, International Medical Foundation, Patients, tagged on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Greetings from International Hospital Kampala,
Click here for the latest Hope Ward Newsletter which I’m sure you’ll find of interest. There are a number of patient stories which give a good summary of the type of care and treatment being provided by this team. In the first 6 months of this year we have met the [...]

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Ageno Susan

Posted in Pader Clinic, Patients, tagged , on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We recently received the following patient case story from our team at the Pader Clinic.
Patient benefits: to narrate a brief story of a 8 year from Olwir-Nguu village, Acoro parish roughly 5km from Pader HC was brought in by her mother, so weak and pale and could barely sit-up.
She was diagnosed with severe [...]

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