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Stigma dictates behaviour in many ways. When people anticipate judgment, they hide.
Limpopo mother seeks answers and support for daughter with cerebral palsy
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The family lives in a one-room structure where cooking, bathing and sleeping all happen in the same space.
After daughter’s death, Limpopo mother wants support for families raising children with disabilities
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Maake says she wants her daughter to be remembered for the joy she brought into people’s lives.
Queue marshal brings cheer to staff and patients at Pholosong Hospital
Polotso Thulo
Sondezi says she begins each shift with gratitude to God, having previously battled severe illness that once affected her work.
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