I would like to introduce myself as a kidney transplant Athlete who participated in the World Transplant Games 2013 held in Durban. The determination to stay alive and fit after a second chance in life steered me to participate in … Continue reading →

My story is no different than all other organ transplant recipients. We’ve all walked the same journey that of a debilitating organ and in need of an organ transplant. Together with family we’ve all experienced the anguish, and trauma during … Continue reading →

My name is Stanley Henkeman and I was the recipient of a new heart on 13 February 2007. Like so many of my fellow South African transplant Sports  Association (SATSA) colleagues I gratefully grabbed my second chance and chose to … Continue reading →

• Name & Age: Robyn Emslie 40 years old • Stay in East London • Type of transplant: Kidney I was 13 years old in East London, when I started with what we all thought was a common cold, & … Continue reading →

Lewe deur te oefen “EK oefen elke dag en dit hou my fiks en gesond.” sê Brian Lombard. Lombard het op 13 Februarie 2007 ‘n bilaterale longoorplanting gehad en sedertdien handhaaf hy ‘n goeie balans deur te oefen en hard … Continue reading →

My name is Suretha Maartens and I’m 26 years old. I received a kidney transplant in 2011 at the age of 23. My mother was the donor. I’ve had the privilege to have my kidney now for a little over … Continue reading →

I was 21 and developed Type 1 diabetes, later in life as my diabetes began to affect my kidneys & I was referred to Dr Roger Phillips, a Specialist Urologist at the Morningside Clinic. I was in my late forties … Continue reading →

ATHLETES STORY: HERCULAAS LAMPRECHT NAME: HERCULAAS CECIL LAMPRECHT AGE: 16 YEAR TRANSPLANT: BONE MARROW / STEM CELL TRANSPLANT DATE: 23 MARCH 2011 Our son, Hercu Lamprecht, turned 16 on the 13th of February 2013 – an event that was almost … Continue reading →

THE GIFT OF LIFE, BY HERMANN STEYN The Waiting List Over 4 300 people in South Africa are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant and that number increases every day. Despite the shortage of organs, those on the Waiting … Continue reading →

LIFE OF ADAPTATION AND CELEBRATION Heilie Uys (RN, CNN, PhD) FROM CRITICAL CARE NURSE TO NEPHROLOGY NURSE Nursing has always been my passion in life. Since starting as a first year nurse in 1970, I knew that this was my … Continue reading →

Vivian de Klerk -Bone marrow stem cell transplant 2011 At the age of 23 I was diagnosed with a very rare, chronic and debilitating bone marrow disease called Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). This disease is a genetic acquired disease (meaning … Continue reading →