Please help us save other children/young people like Julienne whose life is at great risk!

 

 

 

 

 Mama Mado (mother) & Julienne Tshituala

 

 

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This is JULIENNE TSHITUALA story 

About Julienne Tshituala 

The last in the family of four, Julienne lost her father when she was two years old. Right from childhood, Julienne Tshituala has been a child who went through a lot. She was born an albino and growing up as an albino was not very easy. She has grown up with all the challenges associated with being an albino, ranging from name-calling, rejection and discrimination, as well as superstitions and myths surrounding albinism.

Unfortunately, her life took a sudden turn when in 2008 she found a mole on the right side of her head. The mole was removed by inexperienced health workers which made matters even worse, with the mole starting to grow at an alarming rate. Sadly, this was not dealt with appropriately for three reasons: 

1- Julienne's family is poor and cannot afford medical treatments;    

2- The average salary in the DRC is £20 per months and her treatment cost £150 per week;    

3- The affordable clinics she visited were not properly equipped and the staff ill trained; and    

4- There is no national health service in the DRC and it is very expensive for someone on low income, even if one's life is at risk. 

This has been her plight for about two years now and like a helpless being, she takes her fate with an unusual calmness and dignity. That, in brief, represents the story of 21-year-old Julienne Tshituala, who currently, moves about with a heavy bandage round his head just to avoid constituting attracting the attention of by-passers.  For anybody who has listened to her ordeal or has heard about her suffering in the hands of what clearly looks like cancer, that Julieene is still alive remains a miracle.

MenelikEducation took Julienne out of the ill equipped clinic to Kinshasa's best clinic where she stands a chance of getting good treatment. Experts under the supervision of Dr. Mupepe, attend to her daily to dress her wound of two years. We are currently seeking the advice of various experts in the UK, but after seeing the footage you are about to see, that given the size of her wounds, it is only death that could do Julieene and the wicked cancer apart. Still we live in hope, and would like to think that Julienne will be with us for much longer.

Speaking on her own condition, Julienne who moves around with heavy bandage and a scarf around her head said "…before MenelikEducation took charge of my medical bills and treatments, the pain I was under was too unbearable; I couldn't sleep without pills which I could not afford to buy, I couldn't move or eat. I was frustrated and stressed, psychologically traumatised and struggling to keep sane." 

We thank you for taking the time to listen to Julienne's story. Sadly, she is not the only one, many other young people are in this situation. MenelikEducation, is now seeking to help as many young people in Julienne's case as possible but we need you help to make this successful.

Thank you 

MenelikEducation Team