sexually abused as a child.
In her autobiography, 'When Hope whispers' released on
Monday, November 11, 2013, she narrates how she was
sexually abused as a child, how her children died and
accused her family of neglect.
'From the time I was barely eight years old to the age of
14, I had been sexually abused by some of the adults who
should have been looking after me. 'For years I blamed her
(her mother Zindzi Mandela) for the physical and sexual
abuse I was subjected to as a child. My feeling was that if
she had been there for me, she could have prevented it and
I could have been protected. I have come to realise she
probably did the best she could', 33year-old Zoleka wrote
in her book.
She details her personal frustration at losing her children
and battling with cancer. 'I felt like I was in a horror film,
and I was finding it impossible to even comprehend. I'd
had Zenani and Zenawe taken from me, and now there was
the sudden reality that I may never again breast-feed or
carry another pregnancy'.
Zoleke, a breast cancer survivor and road safety activist
hopes that her life will inspire people to follow many of
their dreams despite life's expected flows.
Via: Thenet
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