He had always loved to play with his dogs; he would take them for a walk along the road and jog with them. However, the 2nd of January 2016 was a peculiar day that did not end well for young Obadiah Isaac. Whilst he was running around with his dogs, he accidentally slipped and fell on his elbow. A pain…
In a family of eight siblings, Ms Sifiso Gideon beheld the title of the black sheep of the family. The rest of her siblings were Degree holders and had better paying jobs but the life of Ms Gideon was a gloom tale branded with disappointments and failures. All she could get were temporary and low-paying jobs. In regards to her…
For 6 years, Mr. Wazha Kgalemang was hooked to marijuana and cigarette smoking. Every day he consumed at least 20 sticks of cigarettes coupled with10 joints of marijuana. Soon he was drowning in addiction, if he goes for some time without taking this self-destructing junks, he would experience withdrawal symptoms. He would often times meet up with friends of like…
Ms. Mosetsana Chepete was diagnosed with a fibroid and ovarian cyst in 2011 and has been living with the condition for four years now. Throughout these years, she experienced severe abdominal pains, prolonged menstrual periods, dizziness, loss of weight and general discomfort accompanied by sleepless nights. According to the doctors, she was to take lots of water in order for…
All alone and imprisoned behind white tiled bathroom walls, sentenced to a mythical crime of constipation. Cold sweat trickles down and all humanly possible strength is applied, but zilch! Nothing comes out. From a dried out excretal process, bowel movements became a strong point for quite the perplexed desire for this young man. Oh, what a pain it has been…
“I am sorry madam, the scan does not show anything hence there is nothing that we can do”. These words echoed through Ms Grace Court’s ear as she couldn’t believe it, it was as if the whole world was crumbling on her. Many thoughts invaded her mind, “What is next? What is going to happen to my children?” For years…
It was in the year 2015 when Dimpho Mosinyi and her son started experiencing health complications in their lives. Ms Mosinyi narrates that it all started when she experienced headaches and dizziness which she took lightly, not knowing that it could lead into an intricate thing; having swollen legs and blackouts, which on the later stages went on to be…
“Knowing I had HIV virus in my blood was like I was given a death sentence, the nightmare created a raft of emotions which included, anger, fear, depression and shock. I started to join funeral insurance plans to prepare for my burial”. Life suddenly turned black for Ms Malebogo Kgosientsho from Moiyabana as the terrible news was announced to…
For twenty –seven years, Kaelo Mogana has been suffering from ‘Otitis media’ a condition whereby her ear was filled with pus and water. She sought medical assistance and upon diagnosis, the doctors scheduled surgery in order to extract the water and pus from her eardrum. She expounded that she always had an excruciating pain in her ear such that her…
Cancer had become the common cause of death in Tsholofelo Nnone’s family. It had recently snatched the life of her mother and it was clear that she was next in line. Tsholofelo was already contending with signs of breast cancer; just a week after her mom’s burial, she also began to feel lumps developing in her left breast. An in…