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Part of her skull was stored in the abdomen

On top of the 2020 wish list for Josephine Lumumba and her family is that it will be the year that she gets back great health and independence. She hopes that she will undergo all the surgeries that could not be done. Her husband Patrice recounts. By Agnes Aineah

My wife started complaining of pain in her eyes in June 2013. She was managing our shop while I worked at a construction company in the city. For months, we ignored the pain until she started having blurred vision. She also complained of a nagging headache that remained unabated by painkillers.

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