I have watched the series of interviews that Rosemary Odinga has done in which she relates with heart-rending candour the health complications that resulted in the loss of her eyesight and the sense of vulnerability that it engendered in her.
The strength that that lady has shown in the face of what is in the strictest sense a grim situation, is unimaginable.
Imagine one day waking up to darkness.
Many people would buckle under the crushing weight of that reality.
I saw her the other day donating sewing machines to folks at a Nairobi slum and I couldn't think of a more powerful encapsulation of her refusal to succumb to her circumstances.
A support system is everything when grappling with that kind of reality.
She has spoken glowingly about how her family has been there for her.
In whatever you do, never disregard family.
They are always there during those long nights when everybody else is gone.
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