Hidden Lives
This podcast contains stories of people we've met during our work with The Leprosy Mission.
The Leprosy Mission Australia works with people with leprosy, other neglected tropical diseases and disabilities. They are often the most marginalised, vulnerable and hidden from the rest of society. We run health improvement projects, often in rural and remote villages where we get to meet many people who have amazing life experiences to share.
Yes, leprosy is still a thing but it doesn't have to be.
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Hidden Lives
17 - When looks matter
20 year old Rubina worked on a tea plantation plucking tea leaves to earn money to contribute to her large family consisting of her mother, father and 7 siblings.
When a side of her face started to swell, droop, become paralysed and her eye couldn't close properly, Rubina was terrified. She didn't understand why this was happening to her and she was scared to let other people see her face like that.
How can she go to work?
But more importantly, who would want to marry her with her face like this?
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