After undergoing a mastectomy, a woman in central Kenya has found purpose through knitting and community support.
After undergoing a mastectomy, a woman in central Kenya has found purpose through knitting and community support.
By Daniel Kipchumba
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Thika, Kenya – Knitting was a childhood hobby of Mary Mwangi, a tall and talkative woman who runs a tailoring shop in Thika town in Kenya’s Kiambu County. But it was only in 2017, when she was bedridden for 11 months after having cancer treatment, that she picked it up again.
Two months after my single mastectomy, I felt sore, sad and scarred. Looking for a suitable bra, I became completely overwhelmed
The doctors told me I would need a second mastectomy and extensive chemotherapy. I felt like I’d been hit by a truck
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