Nairobi woman quits job in Saudi Arabia to care for cancer-stricken mother, seeks help

Yvonne Atieno returned from Saudi Arabia after her mother's stage 4 intestinal cancer diagnosis. She appealed to well-wishers for help with treatment costs.

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A Kibera woman who travelled to Saudi Arabia seeking a better life for her family has returned home empty-handed after her mother was diagnosed with stage 4 intestinal cancer and is now publicly appealing for financial help to continue treatment.

Yvonne Atieno shared her story in an emotional video posted on Facebook on November 2, filmed inside the family's dwelling in Kibera, Nairobi, where she sat beside her sick mother lying on a bed.

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Source: Tuko