Just the other day, I had the rudest awakening of my life to date – my daughter fell head first out of her pram! As her mother, I should’ve known better than to leave her unattended in a pram that had no front bar to keep her from falling out. But experience had taught me …
Sunday 17 April 2016 A normal day for most of Cape Town, but for the residence of Manenberg it was a welcomed break from the shooting and gang violence which had filled its streets in the days before. The decision to go in was a tough one. Electronic articles and video footage of the ongoing …
“Mommy, I want to scratch!” says my little girl’s hands every time she plunges them into her bandage clad legs. “Mommy, I want to scratch!” cries her fingers every time they reach for her chest, back, head or neck. “Mommy, I’m itching!” says her face every time she rubs it against me attempting to make …
Innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi Raaji’oon – From Allah do we come, and unto Him is our return. Growing up, these words were always uttered when someone was struck with a major calamity and I thus always thought a negative emotion should accompany it, but today, for the first time, I uttered these words with …
Just over a week ago, my husband and I received news that we were expecting, and as with most couples, we were elated. As the days progressed however, I experienced some breakthrough bleeding which eventually lead us to going for an ultrasound much sooner than we’d intended. It is with great contentment and peace of …
You’d think every bandage change is the same for an EB mom. Sure, every mom and child is different, and their wounds blister and heal differently, but you’d expect mom to know what to do – but not this mom. Not this time. Until now, I’ve never really had to apply any mepitel or bandage …
