Princess Mahogo's Epic Battle Against An Unseen Foe

Imagine living with a disease that means you cannot eat most foods, keeps you out of school, blemishes your skin and forces you to move cities - but no one has a cure, and some doctors don't even believe you? This is the story of Princess Mahogo, a young South African woman who battled celiac disease for 19 years before she was diagnosed. She tells Don't Hold Back host Nozibele Qamngana Mayaba how she survived, and why she does not want other young South Africans to suffer a similar fate. The pair also discuss how stereotypes around 'African illnesses' and 'Western illnesses' hamper health services for young people.
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This show is a collaboration between DW and leading South African radio stations, Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio.
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