by AVI VINCE
Every morning I switch on the news to hear the headlines while I inhale my cornflakes (due to the fact that I have hit the snooze button on my alarm a few too many times).
And every morning it is the same. Rockets been flown from own country to another, someone’s life tragically ending and everyone shouting and protesting over some injustice.
It is rare that you see some hope in the world. That you realise that for all the heartache out there, there are some people working hard to mend them and restore people’s faith in humanity.
Let me introduce you to Rhan. Before she turned 13 years old, Rhan’s life was shared with her mum. Then one day, her mum became really sick. So sick, that she couldn’t look after Rhan. So at 13, Rhan joined thousands of kids and entered the foster care system.
She first lived with a carer, “who wasn’t the nicest”, and then lived in a family group home. She finally found a home with someone she calls Auntie, a caring person in the community. And there she stayed until her mum got better. Short of 6 months later, she was able to go back to living with her mum, who was not back to her old self after nearly passing away on the operating table.