A young woman based in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, took to Twitter recently to celebrate her special-needs brother’s 27th birthday.
Lebogang Mokwena wrote: “My brother was a special needs child & still is a special needs adult (highly self independent for his condition).
Doctors told my parents he wouldn’t make it past his 10th birthday because he was in & out of hospital. Today we’re celebrating his 27th birthday.”
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My brother was a special needs child & still is a special needs adult (highly self independent for his condition)
Doctors told my parents he wouldn’t make it past his 10th birthday because he was in & out of hospital.
Today we’re celebrating his 27th birthday ?♥️?.
— Captain Lebo ??✈️ (@LeboWho) November 14, 2018
Lebogang’s inspiring post warmed the hearts of thousands of tweeps, Legit.ng gathered. It has been liked over 2,700 times and retweeted almost 300 times so far.
Lebogang is a qualified commercial pilot. It emerged in the replies to her post that her brother’s name is Thapelo.
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Captain Lebo ??✈️ pic.twitter.com/InHosCyKEL
— Captain Lebo ??✈️ (@LeboWho) July 15, 2017
Her followers joined her in wishing her brother a happy birthday.
From a special needs parent to you I say happy birthday to a young King
— Chulayo M ????MommaBear ???? (@ChulayoM) November 14, 2018
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Bless your brother. May he live long and not doe young. He will be healthy and not sick. Rich and not poor. Above and not below. Health, wealth and joy will follow him all the days of his life. ♥️?
— #eishstudentbudget ? (@eishstudentbudg) November 15, 2018
Happy birthday to your brother wishing him many many more years ❤❤❤
— Boipelo BBQ Mathulwe (@MsBoipeloM) November 15, 2018
Waoh? Marvellous! As long as you believeth in God. Life of a man is in God hands not in man?
— AmityDoveRomi (@amitydove) November 14, 2018
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