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Rebecca Ochembo, born in December 1994, is a young single mother from Kibera, the slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with which you are by now all too familiar. Her son, who is now three years old, was the result of a rape. She was subsequently thrown out of her home and, in deep despair, abandoned her newborn baby on the street. Rebecca was subsequently arrested, sentenced to a prison term and has since served her sentence. The child is now in an orphanage and she wants him back – a new problem…
The medical issue is a different one: since the birth of her son, Rebecca has been suffering from severe swelling in her left leg. Further diagnostic tests revealed a deep and extremely painful deep vein thrombosis.
Thanks to medication that affects blood clotting, the fitting of an anti-thrombotic stocking and physiotherapy, her condition has improved noticeably. Rebecca can now walk and work again, thereby ensuring her small family can carry on with their lives. A relatively small effort – a big impact, says Tulisa!