Teachers at Kisoko Girls Primary School are appealing to well-wishers and hospitals to come to the rescue of 14-year-old grade 7 pupil Patience Adhiambo, who is living with the rare eye condition.
Adhiambo who is one of the top girls in the school has been languishing in pain every day, depriving her the joy of education as she has been forced to miss most of her classes seeking specialised treatments at the Sabatia Hospital in Kakamega and Tororo Hospitals in Uganda.
The girl with insatiable vision and dreams of being a doctor has been surviving on the support of the teachers, who offer to pay for her upkeep and medical check-ups regularly at Sabatia Eye Hospital in Vihiga County.
According to the teachers led by Nancy Wanga, the Deputy Head Teacher, and Rodgers Osikuku, the class teacher, Adhiambo has been outstanding in classwork despite her condition.
They are now appealing to all Kenyans, health facilities and hospitals in the country as well as leaders, to join hands and help her undergo specialised treatment.
“We as the family of Kisoko Girls Primary School, are issuing a passionate appeal to all well-wishers and well-established hospitals with specialised doctors, to come and correct this rare eye condition which Patience is having,” Wanga said.
“She is among our top girls despite her being absent from school most of the time, any help will be of great success to the school and society at large,” she added.
Adhiambo, who comes from a humble background and can’t afford monthly SHA subscriptions, has full hope that support from Kenyans will see her achieve her dreams.
