To give you a clue, my name is Thab’s Dube, I am based in Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 .
I used to work in a restaurant until 3 August 2013. I didn’t just leave my job, I was forced to after losing a leg in an accident,on my way from a long double shift.
Without any college education and a strong support structure, life as a differently abled person got really hard. It was everything from going some days without food to bumping on old friends while sitting on a wheelchair.
I still remember this other day I went to the traffic lights 🚦 in tygervalley to try and beg for money on my wheelchair, I just couldn’t do it, I felt like I was giving up on myself, never mind how I felt while I struggled with suicidal thoughts.
Just put into consideration that I was just a few years out of high school,healing from the wounds of losing both my grandparents,two years earlier. I was raised by my loving grandparents, when they passed away,6 months apart, part of me went with them. I realized that as soon as I started living alone in a shack in Somerset West till my accident and after that accident until now.

I was just coming out of high school for the second time but this time I paid my own fees by working every evening and going to class in the day.
I can say real life started after I woke up in hospital, life is not easy but it’s even worse when you wake up without a leg,a certificate on paper and parents around to support your emotional breakdown,especially at that age.

I couldn’t get a job while I was recovering and on a wheelchair,besides that,I just didn’t have any idea how I will start afresh.
Struggling with suicidal thoughts everyday made me come up with a slogan that would motivate me just to get to bed again. Days seemed longer and loneliness got into my nerves that I ended up believing the world had shut me out. I am saying my story because there is a lot of us in this world feeling the same way right now,who have lost their legs in different ways, I am talking to other young people. “LIFE WILL THROW YOU DOWN,FIGHT BACK ,DON’T GIVE UP, DON’T GIVE IN” keep trying.
To cut the long story short, that slogan,which I used to repeat while going through depression, turned to a brand which started off from selling T-shirt’s printed “WITH A T-SHIRT LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS A LEG 🦵 .
My brand’s name is
LETZ (Live Everyday To The End<Z>)
It is what saved me from the mess that I was in,deep inside. Today LETZ is making handmade leather products and has a small workshop in Stellenbosch. We have 4 employees who support 8 kids at home and their spouses. I have a greater vision for this brand,
I feel it is a story that many would like to hear, above all, the truth of the matter is that I can’t do it without your help. Any help of expansion or keeping what we have is more than welcome. You can also check out our Facebook page LETZ and for orders please order at our online store———->www.letz.store.
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