When I was leaving for tests with other patients, I asked the physiotherapist to bring Dawid some juice – maybe he will wake up from this coma, maybe he will be thirsty? The news of Dawid’s passing reached Sister Agnieszka the same day. She had fought for him for many months, providing him with treatment […]

Dawid‘s head is swelling from the tumor, and he doesn’t understand what’s happening. Thankfully, his dad is always by his side, explaining everything to him. We wish we could write a story like Dawid’s battle against Goliath, but life is also a story about loss. Sometimes heroism is about standing by those whom we are […]

A refugee I am Forced to flee, I become someone I am not These few lines from a Lao Che song have been on my mind all morning. The World Refugee Day, which we celebrate today, could easily be called World Day of Helplessness, Lack of Solidarity, Fences, Barriers, and Lack of Hospitality. “In Nigeria, […]

“It’s difficult. I think Dawid is losing the strength to fight the disease. This will probably be a sad post. I want to show people that not only miracles happen here, that there are also difficult times of standing by a child we fought for and we’re beginning to lose,” says Sister Agnieszka from the […]

Before coming to Kabuga, she went through a lot. She didn’t have the conditions to be sick, but the illness didn’t take that into account. Abandoned, lonely, and neglected, she experienced the cruelty of poverty and lack of independence. When she arrived in Kabuga, it was as if her life began again. The patients come […]

Some diseases are beyond our control, and although the loss of a child always hurts, we do everything we can to make sure every day is lived to the fullest. Sometimes that means higher doses of pain medication, sometimes palliative chemotherapy, and sometimes just a portion of their favorite fries, which in a hospital located […]

“Sting sings in his holiday hit that in Africa, the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tears, a BBC presenter takes a selfie with a malnourished Ugandan boy, adding a broken heart emoji, while Bruce Willis saves Monica Bellucci and all of Nigeria from the savage rebels in a Hollywood production.” Today, I […]

Not every story about our patients has a happy ending. Life can be brutal. Sometimes it knocks you down for a moment. Around us, a war is raging, while we fight daily battles to save the lives of patients in our hospital. The staff did everything they could for Nema. Be with them in your […]