LIFE'S VALUE II
That was on a Wednesday. Torn to the core at the sight of our best friend so helpless in pain, Eddie and I did what we knew best; mobilize our friends/colleagues to contribute to Fahad Fund. We even lobbied the UCU administration so that when he’s discharged the hospital, the bills could be sorted out up-to the extent of our might since at the point he had been hospital for only 3 days and the bills were already soaring. And indeed the response to the “Harambee spirit” was amazing for 3 days later, we had collected the last monies (sent by Moses Okumu, Peter Morse and Kelsey Spainhour…now Kelsey Groves from the bank and Sarah Atai also sent her contribution the following day Sunday) and hurray; we were hitting the 1 million mark to our shock at how an individual could have only touched so many lives in a short span. Doreen (Fahad’s girlfriend) called me on Sunday morning to tell me that Fahad is showing recovery signs but still in pain. I called Eddie to give him the good news...