Ziauddin’s clubfoot journey makes a difference to more children’s lives
Khatija’s baby, Ziauddin, was two days old when she found out that he had clubfoot in his left foot. “I was absolutely devastated,” she says. “While the doctor was informing me about the process of clubfoot treatment, I was hearing her but not actually listening. I remember the words ‘casting’, ‘operation’, ‘special shoes for five […]
Stay patient and remain hopeful
Gorgeous little Lethabo was born with clubfoot at Victoria Hospital in the North West Province. She has an older sister who absolutely adores her. Her sister does not have clubfoot. When she was born her mother, Lerato, was distraught and asked herself how this could happen. She did some research and went to visit Dr […]
Amkelo Nene’s Clubfoot Success Story
Amkelo Nene, who is not even one year old, suffers from unilateral clubfoot, but things are looking up for little Amekelo! Currently, she is using a brace to correct the foot alignment and travels to the Greys clinic for a progress checkup. Her Aunt, Mthabisile, tells Amkelo’s clubfoot success story in hopes of reminding other […]
Alyssa’s clubfoot journey
Felicia Nel gave birth to her baby girl, Alyssa – with clubfoot. She was devastated. “We only discovered it once she was born – It was positional because I’m only 1.5m tall and she was a very big baby, 4.2kgs so by 8 and a half months she had no more space to move and […]
Divine’s Clubfoot Story
Fortunate Munetsi found out that her son Divine had clubfoot when he was born in Zimbabwe in 2014. Fortunate says, “I had never heard of such a thing and knew absolutely nothing about clubfoot. It looked very painful and I thought my son would be disabled for life. Divine started treatment at two days old. […]
Clubfoot Champion Hamzah completes his journey – with the help of Lego!
Sameesha Osman Latib went to her 21-week scan during her pregnancy with her little boy – Hamzah Mukuddem. While Sameesha felt scared, confused and guilty – she says “we were Incredibly grateful that we were granted something that’s treatable.” The first casting for Hamzah and his supportive family was stressful – because no one in […]
Clinton Completes Clubfoot Treatment!
Clinton Daniels, born with unilateral clubfoot on his right foot, recently completed his clubfoot treatment journey! We had a chat with his mother, Kelestso Daniels, about their clubfoot journey. “My son has graduated, he no longer wears braces at night. His feet are perfect. We have a follow up check up appointment in one year […]
Sikho’s clubfoot success story
Sikho Mata is being treated at Tygerberg clubfoot clinic. He lives in Delft South and travels an hour to the clinic for treatment. His mother only found out about his clubfoot diagnosis when he was born. She was very worried and asked herself tough questions, like, “What if my child asks why he is different?” […]