Boy's foot does not stop growing
THE mother of an 8 year old boy whose foot does not stop growing foresees a bleak future for her son.
deformed:
The foot is twice its normal size.
Twoboy Shabangu, of Mangweni Trust near Tonga in Mpumalanga, has a foot swollen to nearly twice its size, with growths that keep expanding. The boy cannot walk properly and doctors at three hospitals could not help him.
His mother, Phindile Shabangu, 37, told Sowetan she had done all she could but was not getting help.
"My son developed a blister on his foot about five years ago. It grew to something like a boil but now it is worse. His foot won't stop growing," she said.
"I went to Tonga Hospital and they referred me to Shongwe Hospital. When I got there, they said I should go to Themba Hospital. I have also been referred to a hospital in Pretoria.
"I am unemployed and do not have money to travel. My son is suffering.
"They do not even give us pills at the hospitals. The last time I went to Tonga Hospital, in November, I was told he needs to go for an operation. But when they discovered I did not have an identity document they said they could not help us," a disheartened Shabangu said.
She said her mother, Christina Mkhabela, died in 1992 and she had no proof of her mother's identity, which is a hurdle for her to get an ID.
Shabangu has three children - Bongi, 19, Lucy, 15, and Twoboy. None of the children have birth certificates.
Mpumalanga department of health and social development spokesman Ronnie Masilela said they would attend to the family urgently.
He said social workers would be dispatched to investigate the case as soon as possible. - mashabas@sowetan.co.za
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Dubul'Amanzi
Kusho ukuthi lomfo iinyawo zakhe zinenkinga yamanzi,kukhona lamanzi a green lana kuyena.Ngathi angaya kwa Dabulamanzi khona azolunga,inkinga ukuthi uma eya esbhedlela bazomjuba lezinyawo zakhe.May God help him,I will continue praying for him.Report Abuse
Tresaphilamalanagashia
Sh!t...but I dont know why this things are always happening ko maplaseng and most people expirincing this are unemplyeedReport Abuse
MommaC
Its called elephantiasis. Its caused by a parasite.Report Abuse
munixn
contact me amulet.tshidi@gmail.com I have the solution .Report Abuse
lerato777777
i feel pity for the boy mara ge le mosadi o yena at the age of 37 no ID wa shota maan ka networkReport Abuse
Punkies
@Dubul'Amanzi, the way you have diagnose this child..i swear you a traditional healer?Report Abuse
MasheleJ
Elephants in NewCastleReport Abuse
Mosquer
So Bongi le yena ga a na ID. Wonder if o tsena sekolo or maybe she will be making children like her mother.As for that laitie I ask nothing but God's intervention in Jesus' name
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Dubul'Amanzi
@PunkiesNo i'm not,ngisebenzisa amanzi.
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kul5dude
They need to cut the foot while is still early coz that will neva stop growing..Report Abuse
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