Perminus Nyakundi was going to be a neurosurgeon, but cancer crashed his dream...... When a pupil scores straight As in their KCSE examinations under normal circumstances thats a bright student. But when the same student scores straight As under extraordinary circumstances, that is a genius. Perminus Nyakundi is a genius. The young man sat his KCSE exams and scored straight As in all his papers despite the fact that five months prior to the national examinations he was away from school undergoing intense chemotherapy for leukemia (blood cancer). Despite the giants he was battling during his treatment period, he emerged the best student in Nyamira County. Owing to his sterling performance, he has been called to study medicine at the University of Nairobi. Thereafter, he wants to branch into neurosurgery, perhaps to save other souls from horrific illnesses like his. He was set to join campus this September. But that dream has been shattered forever. Perminus lost the battle to leukemia a few weeks ago in India while awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Listen to this. When cancer plucks such a brilliant star from the field of medicine that is brutal. But equally devastating is that, as we speak Perminus body has been grounded in India until his family settles a medical bill amounting to Sh3 million. On August 21 this year, Brian and Perminus boarded the plane heading to India where doctors were waiting for the patient. They arrived safely on August 22, went to a guest house. The next day, Brian escorted his brother to hospital for the life changing operation that they were hoping would give Perminus a new lease of life that he had longed for. But as fate would have it, Perminus health deteriorated dramatically within weeks and on September 13, he lost the battle. On the day he died, he was unsettled and kept asking his brother to get him several things. Pole bro nimekusumbua, usijali. (I am sorry I have been a big bother to you), These were the last words he uttered before he was wheeled to the ICU as his body organs collapsed and his body finally gave in. And with that, his hopes of becoming a neurosurgeon are gone with the wind.......#sad but inspirational too
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:14:29 +0000