Ruth Makena; Disease turned my bra into a shackle

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RUTH MAKENA was once ashamed of one thing that defines her as a woman, her breasts grew so big that even accomplishing a simple task as washing her clothes was hard. Four years ago, she went under the knife and had close to 8kgs let off her chest, she talks to NANJINIA WAMUSWA about a rare condition that has given her a new purpose in life.

One peaceful night in 2002 while in form two at St Georges High School in Nairobi, Ruth Makena Mugaa woke up to a painfully dislocated arm.