Beyond medicine: Initiative restores dignity and hope to cancer patients and survivors

Kenyatta National Hospital in partnership with The Wigs and Wings Drive held the 5th edition of the Wigs and Wings Charity Event. The initiative aimed to uplift cancer patients and survivors through grooming sessions, music and acts of kindness celebrating courage, hope and community.[Bernard Orwongo/Standard]

For many cancer patients, healing goes beyond chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It is about restoring dignity, hope, and the confidence to face life again.

Cancer often changes not only how one feels inside but also how one looks and lives. The side effects can be physically and emotionally draining — from loss of hair and removal of body organs such as breasts to bleeding or discharges that require adult diapers or sanitary pads.