ON PAPER they don’t sound like they have much in common. He’s a 42-year-old father, she’s a 10-year-old schoolgirl, and their paths might never have crossed if something rather remarkable hadn’t come their way.
Melvin Maxim and Lelitha Jantjies are both recipients of life-changing treatment that’s helped them face the world with broad smiles and renewed confidence.
YOU has told the stories of Melvin and Lelitha before: he’s the man whose face and body had been disfigured by keloids for 26 years (YOU, 23 November 2023).
She’s the little girl who was left badly scarred after being attacked by the family pit bull (YOU, 14 December 2023).
Both Melvin and Lelitha, who live near George
