One lung, limitless purpose for Nalutaaya

Surviving the surgery marked the beginning of another difficult journey. Nalutaaya had to adjust to living with one lung. She says her heart shifted towards the right side of her chest after the damaged lung was removed. “You can even feel it from my right-hand side,” she says. The extensive surgical wound took months to heal. Surgeons had made a large incision from near her shoulder towards the ribs where the chest tubes had been inserted. She continued experiencing sharp pain across her upper body.

Nalutaaya (left) with her mother Zalwango. Although terrified, Zalwango signed the consent forms at the time of her daughter’s surgery, putting her in God’s hands.