Life and Survival as a Destitute: My Own True Story
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In this book I will relate every inch of my life, with Mathibela, whom I will refer to as grandma, and my biological grandma as mum's mother, to clarify who I'm talking about. As I don't remember grandfather Feya, and Mathibela's daughter Rosa I sincerely have no memory of her, however, i remotily remember her being quite ill, and "I happened to be, the only one, sent to empty this small tin full of green/yellow sputum and washing it, without soap,” And remembering seeing her coughing a lot, also sleeping in the same room with me and grandmother. She had terribly boils underneath her arms, and I remember some other man cutting them, with a knife and she used to cry a lot, and screaming with agony, but they never stopped cutting her I suppose, that is the way they removed pus out of the boils.
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My book is about my life from childhood to now. It looks at the difficulties and traumatic experiences i went through in my childhood - sexual and physical abuse,and not being protected by those who were supposed to look after me and love me. I try to give comfort to those who may have been in a similar situation to mine.I'm writing this book, telling the whole world of my suffering and pain i experienced as a child - sexual abuse, physical abuse, pain that i have locked up inside for years. Revisiting my past whilst writing this book has been extremely painful and has filled me with tears in some chapters. It has always been my desire to tell my story so that people know that despite all the pain i experienced and although i may still be damaged psychologically, i managed to overcome this and have a balanced life. As a child, i had no one to tell about my suffering. I was that child that no one wanted to know or to speak to.There may be people out there who are suffering in silence like i did and may be scared to talk to someone. I hope that this book will inspire and counsel them and encourage them to do something about it. I hope that my book will help those affected to move on with their lives like i did.
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I live in Essex,United Kingdom, and i enjoy reading and spending time with my family. Unfortunately, i am disabled and my mobility has been affected.