By Juli McGowan Boit | Published: August 22, 2013
Catherine Saina Sitienei Chepkinyor
1953 – 2011
Guest at Living Room: September 20 – November 11, 2010
One Monday morning, Catherine came to Kimbilio Hospice in excruciating pain from advanced, untreated breast cancer. She quickly explained that she had not been able to sleep for months, and the smell of the wounds from her chest wall were keeping friends and family at a distance. Her suffering was great.
Immediately, Catherine was started on pain medication, and her wounds were cleaned and bandaged by the Living Room team. Within 24 hours, she looked like a new person. Her pain was controlled, allowing her to sleep through the night. The odor from her wounds was eliminated, and all she could say was: “Kongoi, kongoi, kongoi!” which means “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
Catherine, after a few days at the hospice, was able to go home pain-free and lived out the remainder of her life surrounded by the care of her family.
Catherine is worth running for
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