Corey Donaldson, Ushujaa (Single Shot 2020)
Brian bears a significant scar across his chest - a distinct reminder of his lifesaving heart surgery. Brian was abandoned in a field by his biological mother shortly after birth, but was adopted by his aunt, who despite being a widow and already facing poverty - a familiar situation for most living in rural Kenya - wanted to give the boy a chance at life. Although he was in good hands, Brian's physical condition quickly declined, and for many years medical facilities did not recognise the symptoms. Brian was eventually diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot - a life-threatening disease requiring relatively expensive surgery. It took the support of a generous community and the child development organisation, Compassion, to raise the funds required to admit Brian for surgery. Now recovered, Brian lives like an ordinary Kenyan boy, but his legacy for surviving abandonment and heart disease with such courage - known in Swahili as 'ushujaa' - will always reside on his chest.
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