'She would visit Ivanna even on her off days,' Betty Kyallo praises nurse

Piece by: Peninah Njoki
Lifestyle

Months after Betty Kyallo's daughter Ivanna was released from hospital the mother of one  can never thank health workers enough.

Ivanna was in hospital for months before being dischrgaed to go make a full recovery at home.

Sharing a photo of Ivanna on the day she left the hospital, Betty wrote

'Appreciating ALL the  who are our everyday heros and heroines!❤️

This is a VERY SPECIAL  on the day  was leaving hospital after 4 months admission.

She's pictured with one of the most loveliest Caring person I know. NURSE JUDY who loved Ivanna so much she would come to see her even on her off days.

She treated Ivanna like her own baby and was so supportive to me as a mother going through hell.'

Betty added

'Even after we left hospital she continued coming home to visit Ivanna and following her progress.😭😭😭  I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

May God Bless you and your lovely family. To ALL  at Nairobi Hospital who took care of Ivanna when she was admitted I appreciate you so so so much.'

She then went to pray that the health worker may live longer.

'May you all live long and healthy.

May your families be blessed. Thank you for your sacrifice and your unwavering efforts.

Ivanna says hi! We shall bring a cake after Corona❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

PS.  Is fully healed. God is GREAT! Tag a 

The TV siren’s daughter was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease and was hospitalized at the Nairobi Hospital.

Late last year, Betty for the first time opened up about her daughter’s health and in a post that went viral, she wrote,

EARLY THIS YEAR MY SWEET LOVELY DAUGHTER IVANNA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE. IT WAS MARKED BY A SUDDEN WIDESPREAD ATTACK OF INFLAMMATION IN THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD CALLED ADEM (ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS). BASICALLY THIS DISEASE DAMAGES THE PROTECTIVE COATING OF THE NERVE FIBERS CALLED MYELIN THAT ACT AS CONDUCTORS TO ALL MUSCLES FOR BASIC HUMAN FUNCTIONALITY.

WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT ONE DAY MY BEAUTIFUL FOUR-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER STOPPED WALKING, SOON STOPPED TALKING, SOON STOPPED EATING SOON WAS SO DROWSY COULDN’T KEEP HER EYES OPEN AND THEREAFTER WENT INTO A DEEP COMA THAT SHE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO ICU AND PUT ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR A WHOLE MONTH.

FOR THE LARGER PART OF HER DIAGNOSIS DOCTORS COULDN’T EVEN FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HER. WE DID NUMEROUS TESTS LOOKING AT EVERY ORGAN AND BLOOD BUT FOR A LONG TIME OF HOSPITALIZATION IN NAIROBI HOSPITAL CHILDREN’S WARD WE COULDN’T FIND IT. ALL THE WHILE SHE KEPT DETERIORATING EVERY DAY LOSING ONE FUNCTION AFTER ANOTHER. TODAY SHE COULD TALK THE NEXT DAY SHE COULDN’T MAKE A SENTENCE. ETC.

THANKS TO GOD AND THE BRILLIANT DOCTORS THAT WERE SO KIND AND GRACIOUS IN THEIR WORK AND HOW THEY DILIGENTLY TREATED MY DAUGHTER.

The bill shot to Ksh9 million and Betty and her co-parent Dennis Okari managed to settle it with the help of their friends.