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How Ivy Waweru is able to punch above her seemingly "disability"

Ivy Waweru with her son, Leeroy Mutua: Photo; Courtesy

Despite having to use crutches and restricting her activities because of a condition that makes her bones very fragile, Ivy Waweru doesn't consider herself disabled. She talks to us about wanting the rest of the world to think of her the same way.

“When I was in first year at Kenyatta University, I met a boy. He was a fourth-year student, so you can guess how big a deal it was for me. We started seeing each other. When I was in second year, the deal got bigger; I got pregnant. I wasn’t afraid, or worried. I was just curious.

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