Lucy Wanyonyi

Lucy is a 45-year old mother of 8 and grandmother of 5 in Kenya. She had never had an examination of her cervix, but her mother had died of a cancer of her genital organs, and she knew how terrible it could be. She came to our teaching clinic from a village many kilometers away, arriving the night before and sleeping near the clinic to be sure she could get care. PINCC did find cervical dysplasia, and was able to treat her the same day. She has a 95% chance of being cured! She was very grateful, as she needs to care for her 3 youngest children and 5 grandchildren while their mothers work in the fields. "I am so grateful I will not have to suffer and die as my mother did!", she told us. She promised to return in 6 months so her cervix could be checked by the clinic doctor again.