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‘I will still give you time’: How Stephen stood by his wife through breast cancer

‘I will still give you time’: How Stephen stood by his wife through breast cancer

They were fortunate to have a medical cover and when that ran out, family and friends...

Stephen Odhiambo Abong'o with his wife Beryl Ouma. His wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024 after she suffered from a minor stroke in 2019.

Stephen Odhiambo, 44, is calm and composed as he settles into the interview, dressed in a blue checked shirt. A father of three, he speaks about his wife, Beryl Ouma, with the quiet assurance of a man who has learnt that love is not only expressed in the good times but also in the moments when life becomes uncertain.

Married for 17 years, neither had imagined that one day, a cancer diagnosis would test their marriage in ways they could hardly have anticipated.

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