Member of the recently resurrected Kwaito group Big Nuz, Mandla “Mampintsha” Maphumulo has left fans reeling with sadness after it was revealed that Mampintsha has suffered a stroke.
The musician was admitted at King Edward Hospital in Durban and his family has asked for privacy as they try to come to terms with Mampitsha’s condition. The “Mlilo” hitmaker is said to be on his road to recovery.
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MAMPINTSHA STROKE DIAGNOSIS
Mampintsha’s stroke diagnosis has prompted his fans to share their own lived experiences with stroke.
@NaZikode__ wrote: “I really need Mampintsha and everyone else out there suffering from a stroke to heal.💔 Nothing breaks my heart like seeing a person who was fully capable not being able to do anything by themselves anymore. My dad died of stroke, I hate it.💔”.
The same tweep added, “I wondered why God had to let him live like that only to take him, not even a single chance of healing, just death. It hurts so much.💔 It’s devastating for both the victims and caregivers”.
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@Dolly_Matjila wrote: “Buried my uncle on Tuesday because of stroke. Crippled him for 9 year 😢 it hit him twice. Wife had him admitted ko old Ge and hospice cos she couldn’t take care of him anymore. He was on a wheelchair, couldn’t talk, hands stopped working, on a diaper etc… So heartbreaking 💔”.
@alkemela wrote: “My dad is suffering from it now. I don’t even have the strength to go see him. They are transferring him to a neurologist in DBN. It’s so stressful 😫 I can’t even sleep but refuse going to see him”.
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@SandzMnisi wrote: “I’m currently healing from it, it hasn’t been easy. I’m too emotional and every night before I sleep I ask God to take me but I wake up the next day”.
@TOO_KLIIN said, “Seeing someone who was full of life Zest, and energy, turn to a being that struggle to construct and form just one word is heartbreaking, Lost [my] father 24 of December 2018, just after we ate dinner as a family. The question one asks themselves are endless, I hope he pulls through”.
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