Both breasts removed and thankful
Friday, October 23, 2015
Soul survivor: Kgaodi says her family is very supportive
“My boobs were my pride. They were very lovely and beautiful. Then I thought why should I be pretty and dead with boobs when my wish to see my children well taken care of is unfulfilled?”
Forty-five-year-old, Mpho Kgaodi is a double mastectomy patient. She is also a professional nurse who until recently was ignorant about cancer.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...