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The lift doors at the diabetes clinic opened and a young boy walked in with his mother, bubbly and full of energy. He confidently pressed the button for the second floor with the ease of someone familiar with the building, then turned to his mother, awaiting a nod of approval. She smiled warmly.
Yet behind those smiles lies a far heavier reality, a life defined by four insulin injections a day caused by Type 1 diabetes.
The boy is Hudheifa, accompanied by his mother, Farida Muholo. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire family contracted the virus and recovered. However, for Hudheifa, who was three years old at the time, his health deteriorated afterwards.
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