A hardworking single mom and primary caregiver to her son, who lives with cerebral palsy, can finally breathe a little easier after receiving support that will improve her life and his.
Roodeport, South Africa (01 February 2026) – A mother’s strength runs deep. So deep that even when you think she’s taken on all there is take, she still somehow manages to carry more responsibility, face the unimaginable and endure the hardest ordeals for the sake of her children.
Ayanda, a single mother of a nine-year-old boy, Lesedi, who lives with cerebral palsy, is a mother with such strength. Juggling the demands of being a night shift worker and her son’s primary caregiver, Ayanda carries more than most and has learned to just keep going.
Lesedi had seven operations before he was one year old and has been admitted to the hospital more times than Ayanda can count. Every day, she lifts, baths and moves her son around their home – a responsibility that has become harder as he grows each year and an emotional toll that has only got heavier, especially after losing her husband last year. He, too, was wheelchair bound.
Grief became something she carried alongside responsibility, because Lesedi needed her and stopping was never an option.
Ayanda has been through a lot. Though the heaviness of Ayanda’s load has been invisible to many, one person saw it and reached out to those who could help.
Ayanda’s friend and colleague, Chantelle, reached out to Hot Cares, writing to the team about a woman who never complains. Who arrives at work smiling after sleepless nights, and who continues to show up for her children no matter the cost.
Hot Cares stepped in with support, providing a properly fitted wheelchair to support Lesedi’s growing body and a hoist to move him safely and with care. To ease Ayanda’s financial strain, the team further sponsored a three-month supply of nutritional and nappy support.
Hot Cares captured the emotional mother’s gratitude perfectly:
“I didn’t know how much I needed this. It feels like someone finally saw us,” Ayanda said softly.
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Sources: Hot Cares
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