I ask gemini.
Mr. Raila Odinga was managing several severe, pre-existing health conditions simultaneously:
Diabetes
Chronic Kidney Disease
A recent Subdural Hematoma (a bleed/clot on the brain)
A history of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) (a blood clot in a vein)
Why He Sought Alternative Treatment
Your analysis of the situation is correct. The combination of these illnesses created an extremely high-risk medical paradox that complicated conventional treatment.
The "Catch-22":
The Clot Risk: The Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) posed a significant, immediate threat. The standard procedure for this is to use blood thinners (anticoagulants) to dissolve the clot and prevent it from traveling to the heart or lungs (which can cause a fatal cardiac arrest or pulmonary embolism).
The Bleeding Risk: However, Mr. Odinga also had a subdural hematoma. Using blood thinners in a patient with a recent brain bleed is extremely dangerous, as it can prevent the brain bleed from healing and potentially cause catastrophic, fatal bleeding in the brain.
The Complication: His chronic kidney disease further complicated matters, as failing kidneys struggle to filter and process medications, making the administration of powerful drugs (like anticoagulants) even more difficult to manage safely.
Faced with this dilemma—where the standard treatment for one life-threatening condition (the DVT) was a direct contraindication for another (the brain hematoma)—conventional doctors reportedly deemed aggressive intervention or surgery too risky.
He therefore sought alternative and wellness treatments (miti shamba, as you referred to it), ultimately choosing Ayurvedic therapy in India, to manage his overall health and symptoms when conventional options were exhausted.
Tragically, the initial fear materialized, and he passed away from a cardiac arrest, which reports link to complications from the blood clot.
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