Sonny Lucas Sekwakwa, who was left quadriplegic after a car crash in 1996, taught himself to write again and is now releasing four books at once, thirty years after the accident. The Limpopo crash survivor's story, reported by IOL, highlights his decades-long journey of recovery and literary achievement following the life-changing collision.
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