South Africa: The Challenges of Raising a Disabled Child

A Tafelsig mother has told how she has to do everything for her 12-year-old daughter, who is physically disabled and needs 24-hour care.

Zeenat Brenner was born with hydrocephalus, an excess of cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain, causing an abnormal widening of spaces in the brain.

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