The long road to mercy
Mother Gung's hard life has led to her being a maternal figure for children with HIV
- Published: 19/02/2012 at 03:02 AM
- Newspaper section: Spectrum
Seven, she favours that number. She's seven times seven years of age and has been "Mother Gung" to our HIV/Aids kids under seven for seven years now. It's been, she says, "a long journey, and I choose to stay".
Mother Gung says her own mother used to tell her, "Daughter, you were born just after sunset in the Year of the Tiger _ that time of day when Mother Tiger is hungry and going out to look for food for her babies. Sometimes you find food, sometimes you don't. There will be tough times."
And her mum was right, as mothers usually are.
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About the author
- Writer: Father Joe Maier
- Position: Reporter
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