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A woman who gravely battled with osteoarthritis

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After the birth of her second-born Millicent Achieng' Audi developed a temporary paralysis in her hands and legs, which doctors later diagnosed as a disease of the joints. For a while, she was almost completely immobile but is now on the road to recovery.

I am 43 years old and a mother of two. In the year 2000, I was having my second child. I was then working at a hotel in Jamhuri Park and my husband and I were undergoing some financial challenges. Because of this, I opted to have my baby at Pumwani instead of at Emmaus Clinic in Umoja where I was attending antenatal clinic. It had not been a difficult pregnancy so I expected an easy delivery.

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