"The first time I put into practice the knowledge I gained at school was in this laboratory. Reflecting on the countless hours spent here diagnosing diseases since 2019, I cannot forget every single person whose life path crossed with mine through the blue door of this hospital, the Wema Maternity Hospital in Kawangware. Some faces remain vividly etched in my memory, and some of their stories are impossible to erase.
I clearly remember a child walking into the lab, firmly holding his mother's hand. I performed a Widal test, an examination for typhoid and paratyphoid. Then another blood test for Helicobacter pylori. In those moments, I reflected on how wonderful it would be if we could all retain the innocence and inherent wisdom of a child, if we could positively perceive the weight that every story carries. Perhaps, in the end, we could all conquer life, or at least eliminate forever those terrible medical conditions that take away lives so young and full of hope.
It is hard to accept that some people will never recover, that they will die in my arms. Some of them, as brave patients, will accept their fate, aware that others in the same room will face different or perhaps similar destinies. Walking through that blue door, they will understand that they will never return home, into the arms of their loved ones, saying goodbye to their children and friends. Today, I want to honor the memory of these bright lives that, upon entering, will fade away and ascend to heaven."
