Thuso’s story – “We are VERY positive about his future. We feel he will be a star one day.”
Steps introduced the Ponseti method to Botswana in partnership with the Ministry of Health in 2013. Thuso Jr. Angelo Rasetapa’s father Thuso Rasetapa recently shared this message with the Steps parent support group: “Karen Mara Moss attended this boy in Princess Marina Hospital in Botswana way back in 2014. Today he does every sport he […]
If your child has clubfoot, it can be corrected!
Dini’s father Maheo Magqira, who was born with clubfoot, is now supporting his daughter born with clubfoot too. Researchers are still uncertain about the cause of clubfoot. The most widely accepted theory is that clubfoot is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. What is known, however, is that there is an increased […]
Ziauddin’s clubfoot journey makes a difference to more children’s lives
Khatija’s baby, Ziauddin, was two days old when she found out that he had clubfoot in his left foot. “I was absolutely devastated,” she says. “While the doctor was informing me about the process of clubfoot treatment, I was hearing her but not actually listening. I remember the words ‘casting’, ‘operation’, ‘special shoes for five […]
Stay patient and remain hopeful
Gorgeous little Lethabo was born with clubfoot at Victoria Hospital in the North West Province. She has an older sister who absolutely adores her. Her sister does not have clubfoot. When she was born her mother, Lerato, was distraught and asked herself how this could happen. She did some research and went to visit Dr […]
Amkelo Nene’s Clubfoot Success Story
Amkelo Nene, who is not even one year old, suffers from unilateral clubfoot, but things are looking up for little Amekelo! Currently, she is using a brace to correct the foot alignment and travels to the Greys clinic for a progress checkup. Her Aunt, Mthabisile, tells Amkelo’s clubfoot success story in hopes of reminding other […]
Alyssa’s clubfoot journey
Felicia Nel gave birth to her baby girl, Alyssa – with clubfoot. She was devastated. “We only discovered it once she was born – It was positional because I’m only 1.5m tall and she was a very big baby, 4.2kgs so by 8 and a half months she had no more space to move and […]
Divine’s Clubfoot Story
Fortunate Munetsi found out that her son Divine had clubfoot when he was born in Zimbabwe in 2014. Fortunate says, “I had never heard of such a thing and knew absolutely nothing about clubfoot. It looked very painful and I thought my son would be disabled for life. Divine started treatment at two days old. […]
Bulumko’s Clubfoot Story
Nobaxolisi Magwegwe’s son Bulumko is an active three year old who was born with bilateral clubfoot. Nobaxolisi says, “I never expected that my son would have clubfoot when he was born, I had never heard about it, no one in my family had ever had clubfoot. I was shocked. The nurse that helped me deliver […]
