Woman with elephant leg needs help


Colossal struggle: Sakila with Roslan, who is helping to raise funds for post-surgery expenses at her house in RPT Kampung Jelapang Baru, Ipoh. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

IPOH: For almost three years, 39-year-old Sakila Ahmad Shamsuri has to walk around with crutches due to her swollen left leg.

She is suffering from elephantiasis, or elephant leg, following a diagnosis of lymphedema in 2019.

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