Zainab’s story – ‘She loves dancing with her sisters’
Zainab Dawood will be six years old in September, and she was born with clubfoot. She was treated soon after birth at Maitland Cottage Children’s Orthopaedic Hospital in Cape Town. Zainab’s mother Samia says: “I remember going for my 20 week pregnancy scan and finding out that my baby had clubfoot. I knew nothing about […]
Herman’s clubfoot success story – ‘We are completely positive about his future’
Herman Nagel will be six years old in October 2022. He lives in Vanderbijlpark,Gauteng with his mom and dad, Hannelie and Nico, and brother Nicholas. He was born with bilateral clubfoot. Hannelie says, ”We only found out he had clubfoot the day he was born. We were shocked, you don’t expect something like that because […]
Gracelynne’s clubfoot success story – ‘She wants to be a doctor when she grows up.’
Ivy Muffler, Steps clinic coordinator at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, says, “Gracelynne is one of the first babies I met when I started working for Steps as a clinic coordinator and parent adviser. She was just seven days old. She’s adorable.” Mom Bianca Sammering shares, “Gracelynn is now seven years old and she is […]
Adi’s clubfoot journey – “All will be good, I promise you”
Adivhaho Netshiombo (Adi) was born with bilateral clubfoot and started Ponseti casting at 6 days old. His mother Fatu says, “I was very shocked when I saw my son had these feet. I saw immediately after he was born. I’d never seen anything like that in my life. And I was already in my forties […]
Thuso’s story – “We are VERY positive about his future. We feel he will be a star one day.”
Steps introduced the Ponseti method to Botswana in partnership with the Ministry of Health in 2013. Thuso Jr. Angelo Rasetapa’s father Thuso Rasetapa recently shared this message with the Steps parent support group: “Karen Mara Moss attended this boy in Princess Marina Hospital in Botswana way back in 2014. Today he does every sport he […]
Sherwin Tromp Graduation story
Clubfoot is a treatable birth defect. Early detection and treatment is essential to prevent the child growing up with a disability. Children with untreated clubfoot cannot wear shoes or walk properly. There is a solution with the Ponseti Method that is the globally recognised best practice and offered at the Tygerberg Hospital Clubfoot clinic. The […]
Lee’s clubfoot success story. “There were struggles, but it was worth it.”
Four year old Lee Scullard is a mini superhero in so many ways. He recently completed his four year treatment for clubfoot and received his graduation certificate from Steps to celebrate this special milestone. Lee was born with bilateral clubfoot and his mom Alexia says “I found out about Lee’s clubfoot immediately after birth. I […]
If your child has clubfoot, it can be corrected!
Father, Maheo Magqira, who was born with clubfoot, is now supporting his daughter, Dini, who was also recently born with clubfoot. Researchers are still uncertain about the cause of clubfoot. The most widely accepted theory is that clubfoot is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. What is known, however, is that there […]