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She was born at 24 weeks weighing just 355g – now she’s almost five and thriving!

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Ruaché Botha was born at 24 weeks. (PHOTO: Supplied)
Ruaché Botha was born at 24 weeks. (PHOTO: Supplied)

At birth she weighed the same as a can of coke (355g) and doctors thought she might not survive . . .   but little Ruaché Botha proved them wrong.

Her fifth birthday is just around the corner and the celebrations are going to be big.

For Mari, a music teacher at Swartkop Primary School in Centurion, her child is a miracle. But it wasn't always smooth sailing for mother and daughter.

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