Daily Sun (June 6 2014) - YESTERDAY, Busisiwe wept with joy when she walked through the front door of her house. Only three months ago, it took 10 sweating cops and nurses to get her out of her house.
IT'S TAKEN 20 YEARS, BUT AT LAST BUSISWE HAS ESCAPED THE TRAP OF HER OWN BODY.
"I never thought I would walk again," said Busisiwe Zulu (54).
"I'm so happy that I can do things for myself again."
She thanked Daily Sun for telling her story.
"If my story didn't appear in the People's Paper I would never have had a new life to look forward to," she said.
Busisiwe said God has a plan for everybody and people must never lose hope.
"I thought I would never walk again. But God has helped me to get my life back."
Busisiwe's problems started 20 years ago when blisters appeared on her legs.
The blisters didn't go away and she found herself bedridden with heavy and swollen legs.
She went to many hospitals and doctors told her she was suffering from elephantiasis.
Her daughters had to feed her, bath her and take her to the toilet as she couldn't get out of bed.
Busisiwe was welcomed at her home in Alexandra, Joburg by her three children and seven grandchildren after three months of treatment at the Christo Strydom Nutrition clinic in George, Western Cape.
Clinic manager Kim Liversage said Busisiwe has lost 27kg and 131.5 centimetres in just three months.
"At first it was very difficult for her but she was willing to work hard and now she is walking again," said Liversage.
Christo Strydom of the clinic said Busisiwe suffers from Lymphoedema which cannot be cured and has to be managed.
"We will be supplying her with food to make sure she doesn't gain weight," said Strydom. "Busisiwe's daughter, Mbali has been trained by her mum to eat correctly."
Busisiwe's older daughter, Precious Zulu (35), said: "We are so relieved. Now we don't have to be with her every minute of the day because she can cook, take a bath and go to the toilet by herself. It's a new life for all of us."
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