Cape Town – Fitness guru and media personality Sbahle Mpisane says she broke out into a loud cry while at a tattoo studio after she came across a DM suggesting that she amputate her leg.
The troll, who claimed to be an amputee herself, allegedly suggested that Sbahle cut her leg off so she could run freely and be able to wear heels.
The fitness bunny, as she is affectionately known, did an almost 17 minutes long emotional and teary Instagram Live, explaining how she felt about the suggestion and other comments made by the public following her horrific car accident in 2018.
“I came across a DM from a girl, who was suggesting… because she was so nice and cute, so full of love… that I should amputate my foot so I can wear heels freely. So she was suggesting that I must go cut off my existing foot, so I can run and be flexible like her,” said Sbahle.
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She said she tried not to think about the DM and get on with the tattoo she was doing at the studio.
“But I couldn’t stop thinking about it…And then I started crying. I cried out loud in the studio and there were other people there as well.”
Sbahle went on to explain how her mother had asked doctors to do everything they could to save her leg because she knew she would not be able to handle losing her leg after her accident.
“She said if Sbahle was to wake up and her foot amputated, she would not be happy, and Uma (my mother) was right because she’d wake up without it. I would not be alive today,” said Sbahle.
Detailing her injuries, the fitness guru said she had come far since her accident.
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“I’ve said so many times that I broke 80% of my bones. People have so much to say to me, and I always look at them and say what I went through, 95% of people would not survive that.
“My face is perfectly fine, and my body is fine. I can still walk. I can touch the ground with both my feet. So to have this girl tell me to and cut off my foot, the foot we spent so much money putting together, a foot my doctors had to try put together. For her to tell me to cut off my foot so I can wear heels, what are heels, guys?
“The fact that I still have both my feet is a blessing and I thank God for that,” she said.
During the Live, some urged Sbahle to forgive the lady but she reminded her followers that it was such comments that led to her suicide attempts and encouraged them to be mindful of other people’s struggles.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
