Daily Monitor
Sunday April 25 2021
Trying time. Dorothy Kisarale had to quit her job to look after her child. She has not lost the lesson. PHOTO | ESTHER OLUKA
Summary
What it means. Harvey Rukidi, aged two years old, has dyskinetic cerebral palsy, a disease which affects muscle control and movement. Dorothy Kisarale, 31, shares the fears and challenges of raising a child with special needs, writes Esther Oluka.
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Like any other pregnant woman, Dorothy Kisarale, prayed and hoped that in the end, she would have a successful birth. And, indeed, she had one. On Friday, January 4, 2019, at about 3pm, she gave birth to her second child, a bouncing baby boy at Kampala Hospital, a private health care facility.