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Until 2011, the then 26-year-old Joan Wangari (pictured) had no serious health complications and generally led a normal life. But that would all change fast. “It all started when I began to feel itchy on my palms. Over time it became very intense. Even scratching the itch didn’t help. I would even cry when I was overwhelmed. Soon I began to notice that I had lost a lot of weight too,” she recalls.
Thinking it was an allergy, she went to the local chemist and bought some ointments but didn’t get a reprieve.
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