Using my pain to heal others: My battle with lupus

Wanja Kamau

After being diagnosed with a disease she had never heard of before, Wanja Kamau almost sunk into depression. Now she takes it day by day, using her pain to heal others.

Growing up, I was a normal healthy child full of life and very playful. I had never been to hospital for any serious medical issue until 2010 when all that changed. It began with sore throats and then some mild joint points all over my body and the doctors said I had recurring malaria. Others said I had depression or chronic fatigue. I was in and out of hospital for a couple of months getting treated for the wrong diseases.