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"Your Daughter Cannot See"
Rukia was a happy and curious child who always followed her mother, Sophie. As she grew up, she became more helpful at home and learned many things.
Then, one day, Rukia fell and hit her head on some rocks near their house. After that, she wasn’t the same. She became quiet and kept to herself, and her personality changed because the injury made her less confident.
Sophie, her mother, was scared and worried about Rukia. She didn’t know what was wrong with her daughter or what to do.
Later, at a wedding, Sophie met a friend who had cataract surgery at the eye center.
Her friend said, “Your daughter seems to have trouble seeing. Would you like me to ask my friend who works at the eye center to come and look at her?”
It turned out that Rukia had hurt her eyes when she fell on the rocks, and this had developed into cataracts. Luckily, Sophie decided to take Rukia to Kwale Eye Centre, a hospital they worked with. There, Rukia had an operation and later had regular eye check-ups.
The picture shows a happier Rukia recovering from her surgery and looking forward to going home.