Veteran journalist Catherine Kasavuli is in urgent need of blood.
Kasavuli who hosts a show at KBC is reportedly admitted to Kenyatta hospital's private wing and has been diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Taking to Twitter, fellow journalist Francis Gachuri appealed for Kenyans to donate blood in a bid to rescue her.
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"Blood donation appeal: Legendary newscaster Catherine Kasavuli is hospitalized at the KNH Private Wing after being diagnosed with cervical cancer. She urgently needs blood. Kindly avail yourself and donate. Thank you," Francis Gachuri tweeted.
Blood donation appeal
Legendary newscaster Catherine Kasavuli is hospitalized at the KNH Private Wing after being diagnosed with cervical cancer. She urgently needs blood. Kindly avail yourself and donate.
Thank you— Francis Gachuri (@Fchurii) November 7, 2022
Netizens wish Kasavuli quick recovery
In an update on her social media, Kasavuli confirmed she has been sick further noting that she is hopeful that she will fight and overcome.
"Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. We shall fight this," she wrote on Instagram.
Celebrities and netizens flooded her comment section wishing her a quick recovery and encouraging her to fight on.
"Wishing You a quick recovery... You are a true warrior Madam Cate... Natabiri Uponyaji juu ya Maisha Yako Katika Jina La YESU.🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌," comedian DJ Shiti wrote.
"We love you @catherinekasavuli God is in control and we wish you a speedy recovery," Belinda wrote.
"Wishing you a quick recovery, may God see you through," Kanana Harriet wrote.
“We speak and send to you divine healing from God. May you be whole again in Jesus' Name,” Mwari wa Wairegi wrote.
"Wishing you a quick recovery and total healing in Jesus' name ma'am❤️. We shall fight this and you will overcome. I love you mama❤️," Jahmby Koikai wrote.
Jahmby is among the personalities who have shared their illness journey on social media.
Koikai popularly known as Fayah Mama disclosed her painful battle with endometriosis giving details of how she almost passed away during emergency surgery in Atlanta, USA a year ago.
Recounting her battle with the condition to BBC, Jahmby revealed that she didn’t know about her endometriosis condition during her first painful periods.
She persevered through the monthly torment thinking every woman goes through a similar ordeal. Her mother and grandmother were the non wiser and urged her to persevere and she used painkillers to alleviate the agony.
“Before having my first period at 13, I never imagined I'd go through such pain; it's been a massive battle,” she said.
“There's one emergency surgery I will never forget. It was discovered that I had fluids in my lungs. I was already in a lot of pain from previous surgeries and this one almost killed me,” she recalled.
Jahmby has since focused on raising awareness of the condition.
