Desperate families turn to social media for medical funds appeal

Geoffrey Ng’etich suffers from cancer and the family has made a media appeal. [Courtesy]

It started with a persistent tooth ache that would keep Geoffrey Ng’etich, 53, reeling in pain the whole day. His wife Irene Ng’etich says they decided to visit a dispensary in Kericho for treatment.

They were given strong pain killers and a referral to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret as the dispensary lacked equipment to diagnose the root cause of Ng’etich’s tooth ache and the growth on his jaw. It is in Eldoret that they got a cancer diagnosis. He had low grade sarcoma and was advised to start treatment immediately.