'It is never easy,' Ben Cyco remembers late sister on 1st death anniversary

Piece by: Elizabeth Ngigi
Lifestyle

Gospel singer Ben Kariuki aka Ben Cyco yesterday honoured his late sister Joy Wairuri on her first death anniversary.

Joy succumbed to blood cancer in 2020 and to mark the 1st death anniversary, Ben Cyco wrote;

“The three of us again, continue resting @_fu.raha_ . Can't believe it's already one year❤. I also pray for comfort and peace to anyone who is going through grief, it's never easy but God comforts and is closer to the broken hearted, May his peace abound❤ @kiirusam.”

Joy was diagnosed with leukaemia and had sought treatment in India.

In support of his sister during this time, Ben went bald as a sign of solidarity.

“My sister has been sick for a while now I think we are talking about 4-5months. It’s been hell, it’s been crazy because of the emotion, there’s something it does to you. She started to have problems with her menses, she'd cramp for 2-3 weeks and rapidly lost weight. She started turning white. Her fingernails, her eyes, her lips, her tongue, that’s when we knew something was wrong and rushed her to the hospital and they did a biopsy test and found out she had cancer."