Gardyloo
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My wife passed away a few years ago and I've been reluctant to post some of her pictures here because, well, they aren't mine. But I was looking at them recently and I think they should be seen, so I'm going to post a few from a trip she made to Kenya.
The trip was organized by a big Seattle-based NGO called PATH, who work around the world in addressing health and wellness issues, including HIV, Malaria, and of course various endemic and potentially pandemic diseases. The trip was to familiarize some of PATH's supporters and board members with the agency's work, in this case in the struggle with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.
In the course of the trip my wife became aware of a disease called Burkitt's lymphoma, the leading cause of childhood cancer mortality in Africa. Burkitt's is an extremely aggressive cancer, but is also very treatable with chemotherapy. Unfortunately the cost and logistical barriers prevent this treatment from reaching most of the victims in time to arrest the cancer's growth and save their lives.
On returning from the trip my wife set about creating a small not-for-profit organization to raise funds for medicines and diagnostic services, and to circumvent the logistical barriers, so that help could be delivered to these kids. Between 2010 and her death in 2015 over 750 kids had been treated, with the majority of their lives saved, in part through the work of this group. The work goes on. Burkitt’s Lymphoma Fund for Africa | Pediatric cancer non-profit
Anyway, here are some of her photos from her first trip.
AIDS orphans, Nairobi
Attendees at HIV awareness street theater performance, Kisumu
Twins at street theater event
HIV positive prisoners, Kenyan prison
Waiting at the clinic, near Lake Victoria
Nursing mother counseling in cancer ward
HIV mother-baby awareness meeting, near Kisumu
Another mother-baby meeting
Same meeting
Working on the nets, Lake Victoria village where most residents are HIV positive
Mother and children, HIV awareness meeting at the lakeside village
Same meeting. This picture has always taken my breath away
Job training facility
President Obama's grandmother at her farm near Kisumu
The trip was organized by a big Seattle-based NGO called PATH, who work around the world in addressing health and wellness issues, including HIV, Malaria, and of course various endemic and potentially pandemic diseases. The trip was to familiarize some of PATH's supporters and board members with the agency's work, in this case in the struggle with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.
In the course of the trip my wife became aware of a disease called Burkitt's lymphoma, the leading cause of childhood cancer mortality in Africa. Burkitt's is an extremely aggressive cancer, but is also very treatable with chemotherapy. Unfortunately the cost and logistical barriers prevent this treatment from reaching most of the victims in time to arrest the cancer's growth and save their lives.
On returning from the trip my wife set about creating a small not-for-profit organization to raise funds for medicines and diagnostic services, and to circumvent the logistical barriers, so that help could be delivered to these kids. Between 2010 and her death in 2015 over 750 kids had been treated, with the majority of their lives saved, in part through the work of this group. The work goes on. Burkitt’s Lymphoma Fund for Africa | Pediatric cancer non-profit
Anyway, here are some of her photos from her first trip.
AIDS orphans, Nairobi
Attendees at HIV awareness street theater performance, Kisumu
Twins at street theater event
HIV positive prisoners, Kenyan prison
Waiting at the clinic, near Lake Victoria
Nursing mother counseling in cancer ward
HIV mother-baby awareness meeting, near Kisumu
Another mother-baby meeting
Same meeting
Working on the nets, Lake Victoria village where most residents are HIV positive
Mother and children, HIV awareness meeting at the lakeside village
Same meeting. This picture has always taken my breath away
Job training facility
President Obama's grandmother at her farm near Kisumu
