Saturday, October 14, 2017

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I NEED HELP TO BURY MY BABY

Nthabiseng Nthoba from Thembelihle squatter camp in Lenasia needs help to bury her newborn baby.Photo by Lucky MorajanePhoto by  
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NTHABISENG Nthoba needs help to bury her dead baby.
The 36-year-old from Thembelihle squatter camp near Lenasia, south of Joburg said she has never lost a child before and was devastated. What’s even worse is that she and her partner are both unemployed, and have no money to bury their child.

“I have three kids and the little girl was my fourth. I don’t know how to deal with this loss,” she said.
Nthabiseng said she was with her partner when she needed to go to the toilet, but she didn’t pee.
“Instead, I passed some blood.
“I was ready to give birth but I didn’t feel any pain at all. I immediately got up from the toilet and told my lover to go to the shack to fetch the bag so we could go to hospital,” said Nthabiseng.
“But before my partner came back, I had already given birth with the help of his sister.”
Nthabiseng noticed the baby was not breathing properly and was struggling to cry.
“I was rushed to hospital. They put an oxygen mask on the baby’s tiny face. She was in hospital for three hours, but she didn’t survive. I don’t blame anyone for my baby’s death because I saw how she struggled while we were still at home. I only need help to give my baby a dignified funeral.”

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