Stressful moments in life can be a disaster often leading to poor health conditions more so when a hand is lacking. Mary K (62), is lives in a mud and wattle structure with six (6) orphaned grandchildren of her late daughters whose paternity is even unknown.

Misery is nearly inevitable when families grow large to include dependent extended relatives and worse off when the earnings of the sole breadwinner collapse. This may further be aggravated by the cultural and religious restrictions the family members accord with. In the case of Zuliyat (38), we can say, “she is reveling in her revealed potential”.