A little boy from Madabani village, Rotondwa Thenzheni (2), is a tragic victim of painful lizard skin disease.

He started to develop lizard skin all over his body shortly after he was born at the Tshilwavhusiku Health Centre in 2011. According to his mother, he is in constant pain and has never smiled for the past two years. He cannot walk, play or do anything for himself. All he does is sleep and cry all day and night.

His unemployed mother, Norah Thenzheni (32), says after her son developed the disease, she was referred to the Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital by the nurses at Tshilwavhusiku.  She looked very sad in an interview with Limpopo Mirror at her home last week. She added that she had already visited several doctors, traditional healers, and various hospitals in the province, but she nobody was able to help her son.

She mentioned that she had spent a lot of money, but to no avail. She said that she had consulted “prophets” and several kinds of medication were used, but nothing came of it.

Private doctors diagnosed the problem as an allergy and prescribed more medication. She says she has lost hope that her son will ever be cured by “Western” medicine. "We have done everything in our power to have our boy cured,” she added.

"I wish if I can get a Good Samaritan to help me get rid of this skin disease,” Norah said. "Those who want to assist can call me on 083 7219328."