On a dusky Friday evening, 38-year-old Tubeerawo Edisa, a mother of eight, sits happily chatting with her family as she prepares a warm bath for her two-year-old granddaughter. These days, Edisa cherishes moments like these more than ever.
Just three years ago, she “was at death’s door” and feared she would die from cervical cancer.
When she was at her worst, Edisa could not leave her house. She had to wear two pairs of underwear and bits of cloth to deal with the painful vaginal discharge of pus, water and blood. Life was unbearable.