Ruby Koter

When I was nine years old, I was convinced that there were radio-active fish swimming in my stomach because I would experience such severe stomach… Read More »Hum of Humanity

I’ve always struggled with my health. I’ve come to realize it’s very mental. I didn’t understand that as a child. I didn’t know how to… Read More »Hum of Humanity

I was born in the Free State, on a hippie commune called Rustlers Valley, just outside Fricksburg on the border of Lesotho. We lived on… Read More »Hum of Humanity

I lived in Italy for three years. Initially, it was very challenging, nobody spoke English, and I didn’t speak Italian. I felt very stuck with… Read More »Hum of Humanity

I’m struggling with being fine. I have to be extraordinary. There’s no other way. If I’m not being extraordinary for myself, I am for my… Read More »Hum of Humanity

Seeing a new cloud, you never see the same clouds. If I see a new cloud and smell a new fresh day, watch the trees… Read More »Hum of Humanity

Since finding out about this surgery, I feel like I can breathe. When I found out about this condition, I was incredibly depressive and felt… Read More »Hum of Humanity

My condition is called Chiari 1 malformation of the brain and syringomyelia of the spinal cord. It is a chronic pain condition that is either… Read More »Hum of Humanity

It’s so different today, there was a particular atmosphere in SA in those days that involved underground work because of the restrictions the government imposed.… Read More »Hum of Humanity

It was 1962, we had just returned from England, where we were for a year. I was friendly with people like Joe Slovo and Arthur… Read More »Hum of Humanity