Eneminyaka engu-15 uDitshegofatso “DK” Kgobisa kwatholakala ukuthi unesifo sezinso esigabeni sesihlanu. Izinselele zempilo yakhe zaphinde zaba nzima ngenxa yesifo sokuwa nomfutho wegazi ophakeme, okwagcina kuholele ekutheni ashaywe yisifo sohlangothi. Cishe isikhathi esingangonyaka, wenza i-dialysis kathathu ngesonto ukuze aqhubeke ephila. Njengoba isimo sakhe siba sibi kakhulu, umama wakhe, uRosemary Kgobisa, uthathe isinqumo esashintsha impilo yakhe yokunikela ngenso yakhe endodaneni yakhe.
Ukuhlinzwa kokufakelwa kwaba yimpumelelo, futhi bobabili umama nendodana baqhuba kahle nempilo manje. UDK, manje oneminyaka engu-18 ubudala, usebuyele esikoleni futhi uqhuba kale. Unephupho lokuba umdidiyeli womculo futhi usaqhubeka nokuthatha imithi nsuku zonke ukuze asekele izinso zakhe ezintsha. Naphezu kwezinselele obhekane nazo, umndeni usalokhu unethemba futhi ubonga.
URosemary uthi uyasazisa isibazi sokuhlinzwa, esibiza ngokuthi wuphawu lothando olujulile nokuzidela. Wathi, “Kuzwakala sengathi ngimzele kabili.” Indaba yabo igqamisa amandla othando lukamama kanye nokubaluleka kokunikela ngezitho zomzimba ekusindiseni izimpilo.
Uhambo lomndeni wakwaKgobisa olokuqina, ithemba, kanye nesibopho esimangalisayo phakathi komzali nengane, okubonisa ukuthi uthando nokuzimisela kunganqoba kanjani ngisho nezimpi zezokwelapha ezinzima kakhulu.