‘Their smiles keep us going’


Happy family: Muhammad Zaqkhwan and Afifah (third from left) spending time with their children. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: There was a point in her life when Afifah Azizan felt like running away as the weight on her shoulders was just too heavy.

Her husband was dead and she had five children to care for.

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