Parent Name: Yalemwork Zegeye
Child Name: Yemariyam Tesega
Yemariyam is one year and five months old and third daughter for their parents. Yemariayam has come from Amhara regional state, west Gojam, Finote Selam, 341 km from Gondar City. At birth her she had no problem but after one year she started to get sick. She had symptom like flu, weight loss and headache that did not go away for a month. Then they took her to the nearest Hospital called Feresbet, where they were not able to know what she had. Then they went to Finote Selam Specialized Hospital where they send them to University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Then she was diagnosed with that cancer type and it was able to know she has SR-ALL.
Yealemwork had no health insurance or money to continue treatment, and then she came to know about TAPCCO/ASLAN support from the psychologist Alehegn. Then she was convinced that with the help she will get she will be able to have her child treated. Yealemwork was given counseling along with TAPCCO/ASLAN psychologist and her daughter Yemeariam has started chemotherapy. She is taken two chemotherapy during this time, Yemariam got support of Birr 9,867 (186.16 USD) for medicine. Now they use TAPCCO home at Gondar where they stay when they are not they are off treatment.
Yalemwork said that, “The health of my daughter has improved thanks to God and thank you on the behalf of your organization TAPCCO/ASLAN, and Doctors. If you didn’t help me, I would have lost my daughter. The advice and lessons given to me are very important. I will apply it and save the life of my child. But with the support I have I see hope and my child grow up like my other children. You have given life to all of us I can only say May God give you the strength and long life!!!