Randi Ndele, a Land Surveyor from Limpopo, was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma at birth. This is a type of bone cancer that starts in the cells that make up the bones.
His leg got amputated when he was six months old.
According to the 2011 Census Data, South Africa has 2.9 million people with disabilities.
The National Library of Medicine stated that 348 patients had lower limb amputations between 2013 and 2018.
The average age was 61.5 years old. 53.7% of them had diabetes, while 56.3% had hypertension.
Ndele shares his journey of disability, personal achievements, aspirations and challenges with SABC Digital News Producer Lebo Tshangela in this bi-weekly feature, Thrive.
He says he recently accepted his disability. “Now after a very long time, I realised that Randi, you need to get your life. You need to stop worrying about things. You cannot change and you can actually live your best life with what you have. Who would you have wanted it on? If it was not you, who would you have wanted to give this to? Right now, I’m just living my best life.”
Below is the full podcast:
Related: PODCAST: THRIVE Part 1: Former Western Cape councillor with paraplegia shares his story
PODCAST: THRIVE Part 3: Former JSE employee with paraplegia shares her story
