To Rauna Kakehongo, 29, from Namibia, the news that she had been diagnosed with stage 4 bone marrow cancer came like a ton of heavy bricks. Not even in her worst dreams could she have pictured herself faced with such a dreadful health dilemma at such a young age. For the first time in her life, she could see her vision of a great future – dream career and happy family, melt before her own eyes like a sweet dream that suddenly turns into a horrible nightmare.
Rauna Kakehongo
It all started when she was admitted to the ICU because her lungs had
collapsed. She was placed on life support and her blood had thickened.
Not long after she was discharged, she discovered dark brown spots
sprouting all over her body. Before she knew it, she was admitted again
and with her strength waning by the day, a wheelchair provided her only
support and means of mobility. Numerous tests were employed and with
each, the outcome was devastatingly no better. Doctors discovered that
she had excessive fluid and blood. Her spleen had enlarged three times
its normal size. In a haste to stabilize her fading state, blood
transfusion was quickly conducted. As fate would have it, her blood
platelets refused to return to their normal count. To find out the cause
of this, doctors conducted a bone marrow biopsy. They were forced to
stop in the process due to excess loss of blood. The second biopsy was
conducted while she was conscious, causing excruciating pain. Though
braced for the news, the results were too sickening to the ear. She was
diagnosed with blood cancer and stage 4 bone marrow cancer. She was
given just six months to live.Desperate to cling to a strand of hope, she opted to go for the incredibly unpleasant chemotherapy treatment. This caused her to lose all her hair and her stomach ballooned. As her condition deteriorated, she resigned herself to her fate, tearfully contacting her insurance company for funeral arrangements; the date was fixed for April 9th, 2014.
Rauna Kakehongo At The Prayerline
It was in this pitiful and frail state that she found out about
Emmanuel TV. Encouraged by the testimonies she watched, she grabbed onto
faith having run out of rope. Even though her tunnel was so dark, she
could see a flicker of hope at the end of it. She pulled out all stops
and against all odds arrived at The SCOAN, Lagos, Nigeria. At this
point, her left side was half-paralyzed and she could barely stand. When
Prophet T.B. Joshua prayed for her at the prayer line in the mighty
name of Jesus Christ, she felt something was ejected out of her chest.
That night, she slept peacefully for the first time since the onset of
her sickness. The next day, to her surprise, her hair started to grow
and her nails which had turned dark brown returned to a healthy pink – a
confirmation of lifeblood flooding back to her strained form. As each
day went past, she got stronger and felt better.On her return to Namibia, she went back to the hospital for a test and the doctor confirmed that there is no cancer in her body. To prove beyond reasonable doubt, tests were conducted in four different hospitals, all confirming her healthy and cancer free. There is no amount of words and tears that can express her sincere gratitude to Jesus Christ, her Rescuer from death. Praise the Lord!
Rauna Kakehongo
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