As told to: Helen Roberts
14 Mar 2021, 0:01
Updated: 9 Mar 2021, 19:15
As told to: Helen Roberts
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THE World s oldest mum hit the headlines in 2019 after giving birth to twins aged 73.
Yerrametti Mangayamma and husband Raja, then 82, were over the moon to finally start a family. A year later, Yerrametti died of a heart attack.
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Yerramatti Mangayamma, 75, with her 18-months-old twinsCredit: Cover Asia Press/Narasinham Ve
Here, she reveals how she overcome judgment from her community in Andhra Pradesh, India and how her twin daughters Rama Tulasi and Uma Tulasi got her through grief.
“As I walked down the street holding my twin babies in a sling, I felt like the happiest woman on the planet. But my neighbours wouldn’t stop staring at me. At 73, I knew what they saw – an elderly first-time mum. Though their stares hurt, nothing could spoil my joy.