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World Service,5 mins

“Cancer is never going to be the book of my life”

Focus on Africa

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Codilia Gapare, struggled to keep her natural look when she was diagnosed of cancer in 2014. She lost her hair and eye lashes. While she could use a wig for her hair she had nothing suitable to replace her eye lashes so she decided to make her own. Now she runs C-Lash a company that makes and sell artificial eye lashes for cancer patients. She has been telling Focus on Africa's Paul Bakibinga her story.

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