Zuziwe Hoho, who lost her daughter Zimasa, 31, to Covid-19 complications, said she is battling to come to terms with her only child's death.
Both women worked together as nurses at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital before Zimasa died in January last year. She said her daughter left behind a 13-year-old boy.
“It's difficult going to work because we used to go to work together. Her son is coping but sometimes he cries. When we visit his mom's grave, he becomes really sad.” Hoho said she is upset that many people don't want to take the Covid-19 vaccine after her daughter died without getting an opportunity to get one.
“I feel bad about this. I wish the vaccine had come before my daughter passed away because maybe she would be here right now,” she said. “I do not have hope that I will heal from this. She was my only child, my only daughter.”“It's not enough. I just wish I could see my daughter even if it is only for five minutes.”
Hoho said her daughter wanted to study further to be a social worker “because caring for others was her passion”.
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