The ManicaPost
Ray Bande Senior Reporter
Following a leg amputation owing to a cancerous tumour, a 12-year-old boy from Murambinda Township in Buhera is now helplessly watching as his condition regresses due to lack of access to medical care.
The youngster’s grandmother, Gogo Margaret Mutevo, is a vegetable vendor and is facing challenges in taking him for follow-up medical check ups.
In a telephone interview earlier this week, Mbuya Mutevo said, “Right now we are back in Murambinda, Buhera. We failed to travel back to Harare for the medication he was supposed to receive after 21 days.”
When Trymore Mukan’an’a’s plight first came into the public domain through this newspaper, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company’s (ZCDC) paid all of his medical expenses.
The First Lady, Amai Mnangagwa’s Angel of Hope Foundation also chipped in with assistance to get the young boy’s life back to normal.
Trymore was then discharged from Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals at the end of March.
The youngster had developed the tumour on his right leg in May last year. The resulting excruciating pain could not allow him to stand on his feet.
He endured sleepless days and nights.
Despite having achieved impressive results in school, Trymore ended up dropping out of Murambinda A Primary School, where he was doing his Grade Six, due to the pain.
For months, efforts to get medical assistance were fruitless.
Eventually, the intervention of ZCDC and Angel of Hope brought hope to the youngster.
However, The Manica Post has established that the boy is failing to travel back to Harare to access requisite medical care.
But despite the delayed medical check-up, Gogo Mutevo said the young boy is in a better condition.
“The wound is not as painful as the tumour. However, we are a bit worried that if he does not get the requisite medical attention soon, his condition might deteriorate,” she said.
She heartily thanked well-wishers who intervened during the Trymore’s time of need.
“We are very thankful to all those who assisted us during our difficult times. We had almost lost hope and were thinking that the wound would take his life, but we are happy that he has greatly improved,” said Gogo Mutevo.
