Zimbabwean artist Rumbi weNgoma faces serious health problems. The musician needs help for diabetic macular edema, high blood pressure, diabetes, partial blindness, and internal bleeding. She told Zimpapers Arts she can barely move around these days. Her eyesight has gotten much worse.
Doctors found her condition on February 17 after many hospital visits. They say she needs eye injections, possibly six per eye, but her case might require many more. The treatments cost a lot, and she cannot afford even one injection right now. She takes diabetes medicine twice daily but still struggles with partial blindness.
Headaches bother her, though, less than before. Doctors discovered retinal bleeding caused her migraines and vision loss. She woke up one morning unable to see or move. Medical staff explained that her sugar levels had damaged her eyesight. The retina damage hurt her vision badly, especially at night. Blood pressure spikes continue as she takes her current medicines.
Doctors found her condition on February 17 after many hospital visits. They say she needs eye injections, possibly six per eye, but her case might require many more. The treatments cost a lot, and she cannot afford even one injection right now. She takes diabetes medicine twice daily but still struggles with partial blindness.
Headaches bother her, though, less than before. Doctors discovered retinal bleeding caused her migraines and vision loss. She woke up one morning unable to see or move. Medical staff explained that her sugar levels had damaged her eyesight. The retina damage hurt her vision badly, especially at night. Blood pressure spikes continue as she takes her current medicines.
