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Miriam Oduor, 61, a sickle cell survivor, has lived with the disorder for decades. [Rodgers Otiso, Standard]
For decades, a deeply rooted belief has echoed across many Kenyan communities that children born with sickle cell disease rarely live beyond the age of 18. It is a narrative shaped by loss, reinforced by limited access to healthcare in earlier years, and sustained by misinformation that continues to linger even today. Yet in a quiet corner of Western Kenya, Miriam Oduor, now 61, stands as living proof that this assumption is far from absolute.
Miriam has lived with sickle cell disease, navigating a condition that once threatened to end her life before it truly began. Today, she is not just surviving; she is speaking, advocating, and a living proof that sickle cell disease is not a death sentence.
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