There was no money for rent. We were very poor and I had to go to school with torn shoes and a dirty uniform and sometimes I went to school without bathing. My schoolwork was negatively affected
My father sent us money every month end so that my mother could buy food and other things we needed. We lacked nothing even though my father was the only one working. However, life became an uphill battle when my father was retrenched
My disability used to depress me a lot. I was often mocked by people who were supposed to encourage me. I did not see a reason to live and I contemplated suicide. After some time, my mother passed on and I found out that she had been forbidden to visit me while she was still alive and that broke her heart
My friends were nowhere to be found and I was all alone. When I told my mother about the pregnancy, she was very disappointed in me. I felt like the world had completely stopped. I was hopeless. With everything that was going on, I became very depressed and wanted to end my life. I wanted to free my parents from the embarrassment