Tanzanian gospel singer Rose Muhando has shared new details about the childhood blood disease that nearly took her life at the age of nine.

Speaking during an interview with Lady Bishop Kathy Kiuna on Sunday, November 23, 2025, the singer recounted how the condition affected her from birth and how it disrupted every part of her early life, including school, her health, and her family’s routines.

She recalled growing up as a sickly child who constantly struggled with dangerously low blood levels, explaining that her parents had to take her for frequent hospital visits so doctors could manage her recurring complications.

She said her condition demanded constant attention, including regular blood transfusions and special foods meant to help increase her blood count.

“When I was in primary school, I was still small, but I was given leadership roles, including in the school choir and singing competitions, and we used to win a lot. But when I was nine years old, I became very sick. I was born with a condition that caused me to lose blood every month, and each time it happened I had to be given blood transfusions or foods that would help increase my blood. My parents struggled a lot to care for me, so even growing up was very difficult,” Rose shared.

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The singer narrated how her delayed physical growth became a major concern for her parents, who she said carried the burden of her illness with great difficulty.

She explained that although she was physically weak, she loved God deeply from a young age and often experienced dreams that appeared spiritual.

“Even though I was so young, I loved God deeply. Before my illness, I had dreams at night that I had never told anyone about. When I was in Class Three, I dreamed that children dressed in white surrounded me in a large field and sang a song. When I woke up, I remembered the song, and I would go to my father to tell him about it, because he would listen. I was obedient. These dreams came often,” she said.

The singer added that the turning point came when she turned nine and her blood condition worsened drastically.

She fell critically ill and ended up missing an entire year of school. She said her body weakened to the point where she became severely frail, and her family feared she would not survive.

“When I turned nine, my illness worsened, and it became very serious. I missed school for a whole year, and I became extremely weak. My body was so frail that even my clothes could not cover me properly. My parents tried every way to help me recover, including taking me to doctors and traditional healers, but nothing worked,” Rose said.

The singer shared that her parents sought help from every possible source, including medical professionals and traditional healers, but nothing seemed to work.

During that time, she explained that her father was employed on large farms in their area, and it was through this connection that he met a Christian woman who lived near their home.

“My father worked on large farms, and through his work, he met a woman who had embraced Christianity. She gave the woman a piece of land near our home, and the woman lived there,” Rose shared.

Rose said that despite her family being Muslim, the woman prayed for her one day, something that was not permitted in their household.

According to her, that prayer marked a turning point in her health, though it also caused significant tension in the family because of their religious rules.

“Although we were Muslims, she prayed for me one day, and that is when things began to change. That prayer helped me recover, but it caused tension because it was not allowed in our family for her to pray for me. That moment was a turning point in my life,” she revealed.