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They built me an ICU at home to ease financial strain

One day you are healthy and on the move, and the next you can barely breath. John Obiko, 24, talks about the illness that has completely transformed him and left him dependent on his family.

I woke up on the 15th February feeling exhausted. I remember dragging myself through my morning chores as I got ready for work. It was my first job after graduation and I had been there for two months only and I didn’t want to be late.  But I didn’t even make it.

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