\u201cAll I need is enough space to move around. In this shack, I can\u2019t move anywhere. I have to sit on the bed the whole day. I can\u2019t even go out and move around,\u201d this is how Lindiwe Dyalivane summed up her life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dyalivane, who suffers from lymphedema (a swelling due to build-up of lymph fluid in the body), is worried that she could be soon trapped inside her in Nkanini if she does not get help. She appeals to anyone who can assist to come forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is currently unable to move as her legs are getting bigger daily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an interview with City Vision, the 55-year-old woman said: \u201cThis disease started in 2003. I had blisters on both legs but I used to treat them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt that time, I was able to work as I had a sewing business and I was going door to door selling my stuff. But I started to be permanently immobile around 2019. Since then, I have been indoors\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A visibly distressed Dyalivane said all she needs is a \u201cproper place\u201d to stay. She is uncomfortable with her current location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf I can\u2019t get a house. I wish I could get a fully serviced plot or a temporary house,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the moment she uses crutches to walk and her biggest worry is the possibility of a shack fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dyalivane praised the Ward 95 councillor Ayanda Tetani for building her a better structure and installing a flushing toilet inside her shack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She previously used a bucket to answer the call of nature and labelled the toilet as a massive improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI used to use a bucket to relieve myself and my niece took it out to dump in the temporary toilets. Sometimes I feel her pain. I feel as though I am a burden to her,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dyalivane said going to the clinic is a mission as it takes her a lot of time to get out of her shack. She stated that she only gets out once when she has a doctor\u2019s appointment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWalking out from my shack to the transport is another struggle because there is no proper road and I have to walk a bit and take a break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy legs are getting bigger every day and are numb. I don\u2019t feel anything when I touch them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dyalivane, who is a guardian to two of her late sister\u2019s children, stated that she does not have children and cannot earn any income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She survives through disability grant and making ends meet for the entire family is a real struggle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe transport charges me R300 to and from Michael Mapongwana Community Health Clinic. I have to buy groceries, toiletry items and other stuff. It is not enough,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When City Vision<\/span> asked her what the doctors diagnosed, she said they diagnosed high blood pressure and arthritis only. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cAll I need is enough space to move around. In this shack, I can\u2019t move anywhere. I have to sit on the bed the whole day. 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