Robi (red shirt) with his sister Baby Lexie when we visited them at home on World Cancer Day – February 4th, 2012. Angela, their mother is in the background.
Robi’s Letter to His Sister Baby Lexie (Alexandria Ajowi) dated July 17th, 2012
Tuesday 17th July 2012
Dear Lexi, rember that I am your brother I will mitt witt you in Heven. I love you very very much Id like to go to heven but I havent died. When you stayed for long guide me till I mitt again love Robi.
I don’t think I have ever heard a child cry like Robi cried last night. Ever! He’s only 7 years old and yet the sounds he was letting out were surely coming from the depth of his soul. All Angela could do was hold her baby in her arms and rock him gently as he grieved for the loss of his best friend – his little sister and angel Baby Lexie. Angela said that he had shed a few tears when she broke the news to him earlier in the day, and that he reacted the way any normal child would, but when he watched Citizen TV news at 7pm and saw the image of him pushing Baby Lexie in her wheelchair at the airport the day she arrived in Nairobi, after spending over a year in India getting treatment, he just broke down. I wasn’t even there when he started crying, but by the time I arrived probably a half hour later, he was still wailing, and everyone in the room just sat in a daze and red-eyed. What Angela feels, I cannot even begin to imagine and I won’t pretend that I do. This post is dedicated to Robi and all the other children in the world who have lost their loved ones to cancer. He may only be 7 years old but he’s wiser than we might think.
As one of his aunties tried to console him by saying that he could go to the hospital today to say goodbye, Robi said, “I can say goodbye to her body, but not to her soul.”
What can one even say after that? I struggle to write this even hours after I heard these words. So I will keep it simple. Baby Lexie’s family needs our support. They have spent millions over the last 2 years as Baby Lexie fought for her life. The day she got back from India, we all celebrated, but alas, it wasn’t the end of her fight. There’s a gastronomical hospital bill to pay now, so if you can reach deep into your pockets and send any contribution, however big or small, it would go a long way. The family will be meeting this evening to discuss the way forward, so please check the Africa Cancer Foundation or Save Baby Lexie pages on facebook for updates. You can also follow @AfriCF and or @SaveBabyLexie on twitter.
At the very least, please do any of the following today:
- Send a message of support or condolence to the family by writing on any of the facebook pages or commenting here & we’ll share all the messages with Angel, Robi & the rest of the family.
- If you are on twitter, you can send your messages to them by using the hashtag #BabyLexie.
- Say a prayer for the family.
- Go and visit any children’s cancer ward in your nearest hospital.
- Send a financial contribution to mama #BabyLexie to help cover the pending hospital bills (see details below and on “Save Baby Lexie” facebook page).
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
May you and yours be well.
“We Can Because We Care” – Africa Cancer Foundation Tag Line
R.I.P. Baby Lexie
Robi holdiing a photograph of his sister Baby Lexie last night when the Africa Cancer Foundation team went to visit them at their home.
Updates From The Family:
July 18th:
- There will be a fundraising meeting this Friday, July 20th, from 5pm at All Saints Cathedral, in Nairobi. They need to clear a hospital bill of approximately 4 million Ksh.
- If you are in Kenya, you can send your donation via M-PESA to 0725134767 (Angela McLigeyo)- mama Lexy.
July 31st:
- There will be a 2nd, and hopefully final, fundraising meeting this Tuesday, July 31st, from 5pm at All Saints Cathedral, in Nairobi. Fundraising target for today is 1.5 million Ksh.
Here’s ANOTHER LETTER FROM ROBI TO BABY LEXIE:
Robi is still writing letters to his little sister Lexie. This is one dated July 23rd, 2012. He really appreciates the support everyone has given his family so far.
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