Help a Wits medical student
Started 3 yrs ago
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About This Campaign
My name is Lilyossa Mandizvidza and medicine is my life. For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to become a doctor. I remember seeing doctors in their scrubs with their stethoscopes when I was younger, dedicating their lives to serve others and I knew that I wanted that to do that one day as well. This passion was solidified at the time that both my grandparents passed away 6 months apart from each other, all because we couldn't afford the proper medical attention that they required at the time. I hadn't started with my medical career at the time, and I remember wishing that I could do something to help them, but I unfortunately couldn't. I did not want to ever feel this helpless again and watch my loved ones die right before my lies, and so I knew at time that medicine was my calling.
My journey to medicine was not an easy one. Despite my 7 distinctions in matric, I did not get accepted into medicine. I had to do a BSc Biological Sciences degree and after graduating from this degree, by the grace of God, I got ac...
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