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Rose Nasimiyu

I was flipping through the channels on Saturday evening and came by Capital Talk on K24. Jeff Koinange had an interesting guest on the bench. It was 9year old Rose Nasimiyu who has been diagnosed with cancer. She  amazed me. Rose has such faith and credits it to her parents who have taught her that she can make it in life and fight the disease with confidence. I wouldn't want to dilute her story which can be found on http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2011/07/21/cancer-won%E2%80%99t-make-rose-nasimiyu-wilt/.

She needs to go for chemotherapy every 2 weeks which costs about Kshs 50,000-60,000  per session and says her parents are really working very hard to ensure that she goes for the 16courses. With the help of her mum,Rose has written and sang   'I believe'.  Having lost close relatives to cancer, I just can not  imagine what this girl has gone through. However she doesn't focus on her challenges she said something profound" feed your faith and your fears will starve to death".

I do not know her nor her parents, neither have I met her but if we can help her see another day as she believes, we can either buy her cd or make contributions to M-Pesa on 0724-55 17 54 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0724-55 17 54      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or contact Rose’s mother on pwegesa@yahoo.com.

Have a faith filled day.

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