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Doctors wanted to amputate my legs, but family prayers saved me

Emmanuel Dishon tells The Nairobian how his legs were nearly amputated but prayers worked magic

You were not born with this illness…
Yes. I was born with healthy legs.  I am first born in a family of three boys and a girl. Coming from a humble background in Kighambo village in Mwatate, I didn’t ever think that illness could also bring pain like poverty, which was already hitting us so hard.

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