Charity constantly reminds him that she loves him very much, and he just stares at her and smiles.
He has a beautiful and innocent smile.
He is also non-verbal and has to be bathed, fed and placed in nappies and needs around-the-clock care.
Mom and son moments: Kitawa Charity and son Luke. Photo: Sarah Waiswa.Source: UGC
Charity is the sole provider and caregiver of her only son.
Charity has generally been okay healthwise until one morning in 2018 when she was driving to work.
Life changed in a blink of an eye
She said a sharp pain pierced her chest.
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It was so painful she had to park on the roadside to let it pass.
They had her checked three times to confirm.
It was at the main hospital that she was informed how bad the situation was.
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A week after discharge at home, Charity could not catch any sleep.
Later that night, she felt yet another sharp pain at 1am.
Speech loss
She was resuscitated twice and rushed to the hospital.
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A couple of months later, she developed difficulty breathing and had to be rushed to hospital again.
The condition is an extremely painful one; she survives on morphine.
She has now been put on palliative care but is worried about her only son.
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The mother hopes to use the contributions to put up a trust fund for his long-term care.
The twoDurbanwomen have helped hundreds of children in pain over the past seven years through their NGO, Umduduzi.
They have offered free palliative care to children diagnosed with terminal illnesses.
Luke, 16 is severely autistic and non-verbal. Photo: Sarah Waiswa.Source: UGC
Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
Reeshni has a passion for breaking the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
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