{"id":280909,"date":"2026-02-12T19:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/280909\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:03:09","slug":"orisang-thandekiso-on-her-year-long-healing-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/280909\/","title":{"rendered":"orisang Thandekiso on her year-long healing journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\tThe media personality said she is grateful to God for saving her life.\n\t<\/p>\n<p>TV presenter Rorisang Thandekiso has opened up about her recovery after being wheelchair-bound for a year.<\/p>\n<p>The former Mzansi Insider host said she is grateful to God for saving her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are you grateful for? Me??? How God saved my life,\u201d she wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Without revealing further details, she described the period as a season where her life felt paused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m reminded of this season in the early hours of Tuesday morning (can\u2019t sleep)\u2026 This season felt like my life had stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLoss, pain and long suffering\u2026 Today\u2026 I\u2019m off the wheelchair, though it took me a year; I learned how to walk again. I\u2019m even back to training,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/james-van-der-beek-dies-after-battle-with-colon-cancer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tributes pour in for James Van Der Beek as \u2018Dawson\u2019s Creek\u2019 star dies aged 48<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Health challenges and multiple surgeries<\/p>\n<p>While she has not detailed the cause of being wheelchair-bound, Thandekiso previously revealed she suffered a knee injury and was diagnosed with endometriosis, fibroids, and cysts.<\/p>\n<p>She has been in and out of the hospital and undergone multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2022 interview with the Expresso Morning Show, she reflected on the difficulty of recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a continuous journey, and I want to say I\u2019m trying. I\u2019m trying for my body to not let me down, for me to keep my spirits up. It\u2019s been a hectic journey. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnybody who\u2019s gone through multiple operations, even one, you\u2019ll know that you kind of have to have a conversation with your body when you come back and recover because the pain just doesn\u2019t stop,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Thandekiso said she hopes her story encourages others facing similar challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope this encourages someone dealing with physical or emotional pain\u2026 God is not only faithful, He is kind\u2026 I\u2019m living proof,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>NOW READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizen.co.za\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/laconco-goes-under-the-knife-again\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018A gift from me to me\u2019: LaConco goes under the knife again<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tSupport Local Journalism<\/p>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The media personality said she is grateful to God for saving her life. 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