On the last episode of Qavah, we visited with Lydia Nimbeshaho, who survived the horrific Rwandan genocide in 1994. After her parents were killed, she and her siblings went to live in an orphanage with other survivors. 

Lydia had no idea how much she would later miss this community of people who shared her trauma.

After living at the orphanage, she and her two siblings were moved from place to place until they one day found themselves on their own.

Trauma changes the brain and can cause one difficulty in remembering, even the good stuff. Once there was a little girl named Lydia. She was adorable and everyone mentioned how cute she was when they saw her. She had a happy family with a mom, dad and 5 Siblings. Those memories are hard to retrieve for Lydia now.

On this episode of Qavah, we talk to one of the bravest people you will ever hear.