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).