In 2015, Rose Achieng, a dedicated 55-year-old teacher at Gayaza Primary School, felt an unsettling swelling in her right breast. Driven by concern, she sought reassurance through a mammogram, only to be met with negative results.
A mammogram is an X-ray examination of the breast.
Unfazed, she continued her pursuit of answers at Mulago National Referral Hospital, where a series of tests repeatedly came back negative for cancer. Yet, a nagging fear began to take root in her heart, casting shadows over her everyday life.
A Christmas to remember
The holiday season of 2017 was meant to be joyful. While attending a Christmas festival in Tororo, Rose awoke to a sudden and alarming pain in her breast.