The Inspiring Story of 9 year old Rose Nasimiyu

It would be unbelievable if you are a tweep and you have not heard about Rose,the nine year old cancer patient who was featured on capital talk by @KoinangeJeff this week and previously on the African Cancer Foundation launch .Rose discovered 6 months ago that she has Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer which originates from white blood cells.She is currently undergoing chemo sessions at the Gertrude’s Children’s hospital every two weeks. This costs between Sh50, 000 – Sh60,000 per session.Barely 9 years old,she talks with the eloquence,agility and fluency of a trained public speaker.

Unlike contemporaries or as you would expect,this has not made Rose despair or dampen her spirits.For those who know her well,she is the epitome of courage,strength and hope.In the interview on the bench with  @KoinangeJeff she admirably outlined her experience,the dreadful encounter,the diagnosis,how it affected her life,her deepest fears and her greatest strengths."People are dying of cancer not because cancer kills them but because they don’t have money,"is her amazing retort.She can also imagine the immense financial strain her treatment must be causing her family and others affected by cancer.She has recorded a song which she hopes people are going to buy and the proceeds will go into offsetting the tremendous bill required for cancer treatment.

Her ambition is one day to become a pediatric oncologist and help other cancer stricken patients.

In her battle with the world's most dreaded disease,Rose has achieved a lot : She has successfully fought the stigmas associated with cancer and created more awareness more than any governmental or NGO could have ever created.She has made people realize that cancer is real and if we don't do anything,People are going to die.This is the stark reality,People who are unfortunately going to be diagnosed with cancer are fortunately going to draw a lot of courage and inspiration from her.

At KenyanTrends this week....ROSE IS OUR HERO!

To make contributions to Rose, you can M-Pesa on 0724-55 17 54 or contact Rose’s mother on pwegesa@yahoo.com.