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| Personal details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Caren Atieno |
| Year of birth | 1979 |
| Place of birth | Nairobi |
| Residence | Nairobi |
| Country | Kenya |
Social circumstances:
Caren Atieno is 35 years old and a single mother of three children. She herself was orphaned at the age of five and now lives with her children in the Kibera slum in Nairobi.
In 2010, she tested positive for HIV, which turned her life completely upside down. Whilst she was being treated as an in-patient at a hospital in Nairobi, her husband, to whom she had been married for 14 years, left her.
She survived, but shortly afterwards she was struck by another illness.
Medical issue:
During one of her visits to the clinic – in May this year – Caren was encouraged to undergo a cervical cancer screening, which was sponsored by a local NGO in Kibera. Abnormal cells were detected, which were then unfortunately diagnosed as cancerous under a microscope at the Aga Khan Hospital. Caren is currently suffering from lower abdominal pain and has bloody discharge. She urgently needs gynaecological treatment! All her efforts so far have been in vain. As a vegetable seller, she cannot raise enough money to pay for treatment.
She is a woman of great determination and is asking for your help so that she can look after her children and see all three of them grow up.