A blind woman
identified as Smangele Dhladhla from Diepkloof, Soweto, South Africa, who has a
one-year-old baby girl, in an interview disclosed that she doesn’t need eyes to
take care of her baby.
The blind woman who
christened her daughter Katekani, which means blessing, said the first day she
visited the clinic to confirm her pregnancy, she was asked if she was raped.
“I’m blind but I’m not
stupid. I need hands, ears and a nose to do my work as a mother,” said
Smangele.
“I am human too. I have
feelings and I have a boyfriend. He is also blind.”
The lady who is a goalball
player for the Western Gauteng team in Roodepoort, a game designed specifically
for athletes with a vision impairment, started playing three years ago as a
reserve. The players compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that
has bells embedded in it into the opponents’ goal. The ball is thrown by hand
and never kicked.
“At first I didn’t take it
seriously but then I went for trials where they were looking for players to
represent South Africa at the Paraplegic Games. “I wasn’t selected but coach
Phillip Williams noticed my playing skills.
“Now I’m the captain of the
team and I play centre,” she said.
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