Family's agony, financial strain battling diabetes

Ellie Mukusa (on bed) with her father Arthur (left) and a nurse Elizabeth Nyokabi, at their home in Lavington. . [PHOTOS: BEVERLYNE MUSILI/STANDARD]

Kenya: When 35-year-old Ellie Bibiche Mukusa, was rushed to the hospital on July 16, last year, her family was not alarmed. She was 34 weeks pregnant at the time, and high blood pressure was just one of the many complications that came with pregnancy.

The doctor had explained that pregnancy brings along a few complications, so the family was not worried, says Arthur Mukusa, her father.