Kenya, Aug. 11 -- I still remember that day as if it happened just this morning. The sun was shining brightly, the birds were singing happily, and in my heart, I felt like the luckiest man in the world. I had just finished paying the dowry for the woman I love, Achieng'. We were only a few months away from our wedding, which everyone in the village was excited about. She had even picked her wedding dress, a beautiful white gown that made her eyes shine when she tried it on.
But I didn't know. that the same dress would be the one she wore inside her coffin. At first, her problems seemed small. She started saying she had headaches and felt tired. I thought it was just the stress of planning the wedding. But then, her skin looked very pale, she lost a lot of weight, and her happy laughter turned into soft whispers. We went to the hospital many times, and they ran tests, but everything came back "normal." To read more click here.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Bana Kenya.