Happiness John being plaited by her Mother Elitruda Malley as JKCI Public Relations Officer Mr Mohammed Maulid looks on recently. Photo|file
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“My daughter Happy did not grow up like other children,” she told Your Health in a phone interview last week from Arusha where they reside. Her voice, firm with each word, she recalls how Happy started fainting, often and abruptly when she was three.
Happiness John has lived with a severe heart defect for five and a half years. She is now six.