Young Katlego unsung hero after beating eye cancer GCIS-Vukuzenzele > By GCIS-Vukuzenzele - 02 March 2021 - 07:45 Against all odds little Katlego Mokgoko beat eye cancer thanks to the assistance of the Department of Health. Image: VUKUZENZELE
Katlego Mokgoko from GaRankuwa, north of Pretoria, is an unsung hero. Diagnosed with retinoblastoma (eye cancer) at the age of three in 2015, Katlego conquered the disease after undergoing aggressive chemotherapy and an operation at Steve Biko Academic Hospital.
Her mother, Tamara Mokgoko, says the journey was extremely difficult for the family. “We discovered there was something different about Katlego’s right eye after taking photographs using the camera’s flash. In the photos, her eye was shiny. We Googled ‘shiny eyes in children’ and discovered that, indeed, something was not right.”