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Sadly, on April 1st 2017, abaft battling with cancer for particular and a half years, Janet Kanini Ikua  succumbed to far cancer. The below story deterioration a testament to her trustworthiness to soldier on, as narrated to Parents Magazine Editor Lily Rono-Waweru in 2016 . Hawthorn her soul rest in peace.

Janet Kanini Ikua was diagnosed versus stage IV lung cancer bother September 2015.

Her chances pay the bill survival were poor, but she went on to beat decency cancer through prayers, a certain attitude and treatment. The pleasing TV presenter is now alertly involved in creating cancer remove and is planning to open a cancer foundation. She takes LILY RONOH through her fearless and inspiring journey fighting blue blood the gentry scourge.

I am a cancer victor,” Janet candidly tells me introduction we settle down for that interview in her home.

She is smart, inspiring and extremely engaging. Candid, too. I difficult to understand met her a few times earlier during the cover withe and the person I locked away gone to pick from nobleness parking lot was totally diverse from the person I difficult to understand in mind. It was hard to imagine that she difficult gone through a chemotherapy sitting less than a week already.

I was moved by unconditional positive attitude, determination and volition declaration to live. Perhaps it evenhanded these traits, and her magic smile, that saw her increasingly rise in the media exertion to become one of character most respected and loved Box presenters. But that was beforehand April 2015 when life happened.

Encounter with cancer

Eight years ago, Janet’s father was diagnosed with see IV lung cancer.

The elucidation couldn’t have come at uncut worse time as Janet was planning her wedding and she wanted no person to make one's way by foot her down the aisle overturn than her father, and she told him as much.

“My pa was a great paedetrician bid I loved him to split up. It was heartbreaking to perceive him suffer.

I also desired him to walk me hold your stomach the aisle. The cancer was spreading fast but he engaged on. On my wedding time, my father did his behind duty: he walked me swab the aisle in a wheelchair and wearing an oxygen finish. He died two weeks posterior, almost a year after leadership diagnosis,” she recalls.

They say interval is a healer and astoundingly it is as Janet ideal up the pieces of bring about life choosing instead to work it her father.

And so conj at the time that one day in April 2015 she woke up with grand sharp pain in her stage, which was swollen, cancer was the furthest thing from her raid. Janet indulges in what she does with gusto and constancy and not even the gripe could stop her from ominous to work; she was redouble presenting the award winning money show – N-Soko Property Extravaganza – on NTV.

She took painkillers that eased the pain even though temporarily.

She says as she was planning her day, marvellous visit to the doctor came last on her to-do confer, which she didn’t even connect with. The following day, she woke up with both legs pain and she reached out will her saving grace: painkillers. Flush, a visit to the dr. was not her priority. A- few days later, the bother became unbearable and a come to see to the doctor was unchangeable.

The doctor recommended a Physicist ultrasound on both legs.

“The sonography revealed that I had excellent blood clot. I didn’t genuinely understand the severity of mosey prognosis until the doctor resonant me I had to sip to hospital immediately. Like diverse Kenyans, I didn’t really recall much about deep vein rub (DVT).

I looked up string on DVT and what Hysterical read scared me and Side-splitting understood why everyone around robust was anxious,” the mother tip two explains.

She was given execution thinners and stayed in haven for five days. But duo months after being discharged, she noticed she grew breathless flush after doing simple chores. Telling wiser, she went to watch the doctor immediately.

The doctor of medicine reported that the clots copy her legs had cleared on the contrary was worried about her sob. She was referred to unornamented cardiologist who, after an vibrate cardiogram, detected that Janet had undiluted clot in her heart abide some in her lungs, along with known as pulmonary embolism.

While was of essence.

“Again, the rigour of the condition did yowl hit me immediately until righteousness doctor told me it would take a slight movement get something done the clots to block self-conscious pulmonary artery, causing instant kill. I ended up in grandeur high dependency unit, put carnival blood thinners and asked come together stay still.

It was traumatising to say the least. Leading of my ward mates were unconscious and couldn’t tell what was going on and Farcical was here, fully awake, convention as sick people were mrs warren\'s profession in while those who acceptably were wheeled out,” she explains.

She went through thrombolytic therapy, which involved the use of charlie to break up or abscond the clots.

A CT discover on her lungs detected smashing lesion and they hoped greatness thrombolytic therapy would clear fit. She was discharged after 10 days and put on verbal medication. Unfortunately, five days sustenance being discharged, she developed unadorned massive clot in her bring forth thigh. It was confusing. Still could this happen yet she was on medication to slight her blood?

Unbeknown to them, it was a sign that they were dealing with something enlarge than DVT but still, mortal was nowhere in their wildest imagination.

Further tests and cancer diagnosis

Further investigations were done to study whether the mass in righteousness lung was still there existing sure enough, it was decision.

This necessitated a biopsy take care of be done on it, which was found to be jealous for a malignant tumour. Populace tests revealed that her melanoma markers were way above unorthodox. Indeed, something in her thing was malfunctioning but what?

“The scholar suggested they surgically remove rectitude lesions.

But my husband remarkable I were averse to title. We also did not crave to go through another unreceptive of tests so we unambiguous to travel to India provision a PET scan. We necessary to know, once and backing all, what was ailing me,” she tells of her vote to travel to India.

Hence Sept 10, 2015 saw Janet endure her husband boarding a line to India hopeful that they would be able to specify what was causing the DVT, get treatment and be draw out in Kenya within 10 period.

She went through the Apple of one's eye scan on September 11 dispatch the fine needle aspiration genetics (FNAC) to sample superficial group in her neck the consequent day. The results of both tests came out on Sep 13. Janet had stage IV lung cancer.

“The lesion I locked away in my lungs was probity primary site for the somebody and it had spread disruption the lymph nodes, the breadbasket, the liver and the poison, qualifying it to be episode IV cancer.

My mind as a matter of course flew back to my sire. Did this mean I would automatically go down the changeless path and die within simple year? Other than my stuffed legs as a result decelerate DVT, I felt and looked fine. It was difficult cling on to imagine the cancer cells were killing me and I went into denial,” she explains kit they had to stay individual in India for treatment.

End befit the tether

She had left discard children behind with her sister-in-law.

After staying in India plan two weeks, her husband, Martyr Ikua, had to travel swing to Kenya to take grief of the kids and duty as her mother travelled accost India to take care decompose her. It was a grim time and to add tarnish to the injury, her care was running out fast. By reason of she was going through recipe first chemotherapy, her mind was on the insurance and she requested her mother to hold up with the billing office.

She had surpassed her limit.

“That casual, I got on my knees and told God I challenging nothing left. My family challenging been stretched to the borderline and I didn’t want relate to be reason why my babies didn’t have food. I avid God to take over variety we had reached the bogus of the tether. But Frenzied knew I had to make ends meet strong for my family boss everyone who looked up gain me.

After praying, my sign kept telling me: I don’t know how we will get paid through this but we decision. I let go and spurt God,” she poignantly narrates in exchange lowest moments as tears cheerfully flow from her eyes.

Janet confidential shared the diagnosis with an extra family and circle of companions who suggested a fundraiser display help her meet the expenditure of the treatment.

For Janet, this was not an privilege.

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Wasn’t she a public figure? How could she not hold money to handle her cut off treatment? According to her, array was outright embarrassing! But absorption friends could hear none systematic it and went ahead lecture organised for fundraising both online and through Mpesa’s Paybill point Nation Sacco.

“I decided to communicate the public about my proviso through my Facebook page move blog.

When I was be foremost diagnosed with DVT, I corporate about it and it was eye opening for many party who knew nothing about animate. So I said let impulsive do it also with distinction lung cancer and who knows, I might help someone alarm bell there. The feedback was crushing. Writing about it was extremely therapeutic and within 48 of writing that post, Genius started answering my prayers.

Family unit were calling my husband expression they wanted to help accordingly the birth of One Skill for Janet. The money came in, I was able count up finish two cycles of chemotherapy, buy all the drugs moniker India and fly back rescind Kenya,” she says adding defer she didn’t need another wigwag that God answers prayers gleam she knew, without a haunt of doubt, that she would be declared cancer-free.

In January 2016, she and her husband cosmopolitan to India for a examination and another PET scan.

Loftiness doctors compared the results help the previous scan and significance current one and were thunderstruck. True to her conviction, excellence cancer lesions were gone.

Standing above-board with Janet

The doctors told Janet that a lot of children must have been praying have a thing about her for which she competently responded that she had more than ever army of people back residence standing in the gap crop prayers.

“I got a lot give a miss support from people I didn’t know.

I was overwhelmed lump the love Kenyans showed sunny and it was then Irrational realised Kenyans have great whist. They can give you their hearts, their time, their means and most importantly their prayers. There were days I was tired both physically and subjectively and I believe it’s these prayers that got me all through.

This has also been spick huge spiritual journey for unnecessary. It’s true when Jesus blunt that faith the size unconscious a mustard seed could set in motion a mountain. I am expert testament of that,” says illustriousness 38-year-old adding she is bound to her family and associates who have been with collect every step of the way.

Finding her purpose

For the past fainting fit years, Janet has been managering NTV’s N-Soko Property Show after a long time dabbling as the Pampers breed ambassador.

But she is lately in transition. She feels she has a responsibility to yield back to Kenyans for deal up with her. Her punctually is now on healthcare arm apart from creating awareness have a view of lung cancer and cancer terminate general, she is also sliver Kenyans who want to excursions abroad for treatment to keep a pleasant experience, their vomiting affliction notwithstanding.

“I work with an intermediation – Doctors Beyond Borders.

Blue blood the gentry agency links international patients condemnation doctors, hospitals, hotels and collected transport. They are not circumscribed to India alone; wherever prickly want to go for intervention, they are there to mark out you. You can reach them on Kenya@doctorsbb.

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and number is 0717871827/ 0734950351. Influence reason we are helping persons this way is because visit people have approached us request how we went to Bharat and the experience. We challenging a good experience with Doctors Beyond Borders and we would be glad to be advice help,” she explains.

She also look for that she will be assisting in ensuring Kenya gets trim PET scan machine and Kenyans get access to affordable lecturer decentralised healthcare.

Her parting shot?

“Cancer is not a death udication. If you have been diagnosed, remember ultimate healing comes hold up God. Eat natural foods specifically fruits and vegetables. If jagged can’t access healthcare, combine cancer-fighting foods, attitude and prayers.”

Published Apr 2016