“I CAN’T wait for my feet to heal properly so I can wear my first pair of shoes.”
This was the excited response of one of the Mthembu twins, Bongiwe, as she and her sister Bongekile left Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital yesterday after successful operations.
The twins were born with deformed feet and hands.
Bongiwe and Bongekile, from Jozini, were admitted to the Durban hospital last week to have their extra toes removed to enable them to wear shoes.
The operation, which took less than an hour for each of them, was a “simple” procedure, according to Sister Margaret Phoswa.
“We don’t know much about their medical operations but there’s a patient-doctor confidentiality clause that we have to respect.
“But I can confirm that Bongekile was taken to theatre first, at 1.10pm and brought back at 1.55pm Bongiwe went at 2.10pm and returned at 3.15pm,” said Phoswa.
Bongekile said she did not remember much about the operation that has changed her life.
“I only remember the doctor injecting me. I didn’t feel any pain,” she said.
Her sister said the doctor had advised them to wear sharp- pointed shoes so that their feet could “take shape”.
“I am looking forward to the first time I put my shoes on.
“It will be exciting going to school wearing them.
“My mother has promised to buy us new shoes,” she said.
The Grade 8 pupils were operated on after their plight was highlighted in Sowetan, prompting Premier Zweli Mkhize to intervene and commit his government to helping them financially with their operations.
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An excellent post, on this story was written by Mike Smith, from SA Sucks; that you may find interesting…
Evolution VS Devolution
By Mike Smith
Below you will find a link to a really weird story. A pair of Black twins were born with deformed feet and had to undergo surgery in order to allow them to wear shoes.
Now don’t get me wrong…my mother taught me never to laugh at sick people, so I am not laughing in the least…I am taking this dead serious. I think this is a special case that should be investigated by scientists. Why?
See, it is quite common knowledge that monkeys do not have big toes; they have an opposing thumb on their feet similar to their hands. Can these twins be the first signs that “Devolution” actually exists?
SA Sucks Story at: http://www.zasucks.com/?p=5749