Tag: Code of Life

Living with a rare condition: Cindy’s story and the cost of care

Doctors explained that the baby had to be born first before diverting excess fluid…

Not her fault: How poor sperm quality leads to miscarriages

If a man’s sperm has damaged or broken DNA, the embryo is…

‘I had 4 miscarriages, lost 6 babies, then got a miracle in 9th pregnancy’ 

Women over 40 have the highest chances of pregnancy loss, but there…

She couldn’t feel her legs, her body shut down … now she walks again! 

Shannon, 13, was suffering from polymyositis, in which ‘all the muscles are…

Beyond the Myths: The truth about pregnancy, paracetamol and autism

For you, as a pregnant woman, the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB)…

The Missing Paragraph: Cindy’s heartbreaking story of a microdeletion 

Microdeletion-which has no cure, is a tiny missing piece from your body's…

Silent Genes, Noisy Battles: Why you should know sickle cell status before starting family  

Sickle Cell Disease strikes hardest in malaria-endemic zones in Western Kenya and…

Two Daughters, Two Rare Conditions: How I treat them, is how society will treat them’  

‘I haven't met anyone in Africa with the same chromosomal anomaly as…

From Couch to Critical Care: ‘Our living room is my son’s ICU’ 

Genetic testing revealed that Jabali had amyloidosis — a rare disease where…

Joubert Syndrome: ‘My baby couldn’t lift his head, or sit down’  

Roselyn Kanja Odero’s son was diagnosed with this rare neurological disorder that…

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