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EMMANUEL
LIFE WITHOUT KIDNEYS
The Life Story
of
Emmanuel Gitau
Stephen G. Kimotho
2016
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Copyright © 2016 by Stephen Kimotho All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof
may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
Printed in Nairobi, Kenya First Printing, 2016
Novastud Publishing 239- 00232- Ruiru, Kenya.
[email protected] Phone: +254735415259
Designer Tevg Media & Graphics
Printer Graphix Print Solution 50 Cross Road, Nairobi.
Editors Isaac Mwangi
[email protected] Wilson Macharia
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................. 3
Acknowledgements .............................................................. 4
Preface .................................................................................. 5
Aim of this Book ................................................................... 6
Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................... 7
Chapter 2 Journey to India ................................................. 30
Chapter 3 Emmanuel’s First Kidney Fails ........................... 37
Chapter 4 Second Kindney Transplant ............................... 44
Chapter 5 My Brother’s Kidney is Gone ............................. 53
Chapter 6 Can You Get a Third Donor? .............................. 60
Chapter 7 Faith in the Furnace ........................................... 86
Chapter 8 From Bad to Worse ............................................ 93
Chapter 9 Life Goes on ..................................................... 108
Chapter 10 Holding on: Hope that Lasts .......................... 111
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Acknowledgements
This book is dedicated to my dear parents for their immense sacrifice
and support to me. Thank you, my parents, for being there for me,
even during my worst and darkest moments in my life. I will be
forever indebted to my late dad, Peter Gitau, who sacrificed a lot for
my sake. I wish, further, to acknowledge the great love and
encouragement I have enjoyed from all my siblings and relatives. This
appreciation extends also to my spiritual guide, Fr. Joseph Maria
Rugano, Ambutu ya Maria wa Mukuyu-ini, and all members of Holy
Family Catholic Church, Mugumo, for all the encouragement they
have extended and for supporting me spiritually. Finally, I
acknowledge the efforts and dedication of the author of this book for
being there and for the time he has dedicated to this book. To all,
may God bless you.
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Preface
Three Kidney Transplants, 14 surgical operations, 14 years of dialysis and still optimistic
In his 32 years, Emmanuel Njaci Gitau has been to hospitals more times than he can remember. He has gone through three kidney transplants, 14 major operations, and has been on dialysis for 14 years. After years of suffering, one day on a hospital bed in India, the doctors delivered the worst news to Emmanuel: Both of his kidneys had failed and he had about three months to live. However, not even such news could vanquish his courage, faith in God and determination to live.
In this unique life account, Emmanuel narrates his story of great pain, tribulations, perseverance and insurmountable trust and faith in God. The book captures fear, courage, triumphs and doubts, as experienced by Emmanuel and other family members. The story of Emmanuel presents to you a blend of accounts that delve deep into the lived experiences of a kidney patient and his family members, as they go through various stages of renal illness.
This memorable story is evidence of the amazing love and grace of God. Indeed, Emmanuel is a living testimony of the love and goodness of God. In every dimension of his life, the glorious love of God shines through this young man’s life.
Emmanuel’s life can be summarized in three words: Determination, hope and persistence. He seems to have understood the art of persistence and perseverance. The will to go on, even during life’s most difficult terrains, indeed marks the difference between failure and success. As James Whitcomb Riley observed, the most essential factor in life is persistence – the determination that never allows one’s energy or enthusiasm to be drained by the discouragements that inevitably visit us in life.
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Aim of this Book
The purpose of this book is to tell the story of Emmanuel: Describing the experiences of his life of courage, determination, hope and faith as a renal patient. Through this story, Emmanuel hopes to enlighten people about the benefits of trusting God at all times, in addition to highlighting the plight of people who suffer from terminal renal failure.
There are hundreds of people in Kenya – and the rest of the world – who are at the brink of despair because they or their relatives suffer from kidney failure and other related ailments. The management of the medical condition surrounding renal failure is both psychologically and physically debilitating. It is hoped that the story of Emmanuel will be a springboard of hope to many families in the desert of hopelessness that is often created by the frustrations of renal diseases.
This book will go beyond capturing the physical and psychological pain that renal patients go through and hopefully inspire, encourage, and illustrate the importance of faith in oneself as well as faith and trust in God during such trying moments.
This book is not necessarily a plea for sympathy; rather, it is a proclamation of hope in life and an ascertainment of faith in God even in the most desperate situations that people face.
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Chapter 1
Introduction Faced by so many complicated challenges, many people
would easily give up in life. But for Emmanuel, life is about overcoming and learning to overcome the challenges we face every day. Put together, these tiny triumphs make one huge complete story of victory.
Emmanuel has gone through unexplainable physical, psychological and social tribulation. But for him, it is not what happens to him that matters so much. It is what he does with what happens to him that counts.
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“Without faith, hope and trust, there is no promise for the
future, and without a promising future, life has no direction,
no meaning and no justification.”
— Adlin Sindair
