Journey of hope BREAST RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
RECONSTRUCTION - ANNATJIE DU PLOOY
"My prayers of 14 years has been answred by Journey of Hope. My husband and I could not prevent the tears of gratefulness when we received the phone call from Lindi. May the Lord bless the good work Journey of Hope is doing."
Annatjie was diagnosed in 1996, lives in christiana and is married to Koos. She would like to thank her family, friends and community for all their support.
RECONSTRUCTION - DOROTHY SOLOMON
3 rd reconstruction patient has recovered enormously fast. She had her procedure in George and we would like to thank Dr. McGibbon, Dr. McGreggor, Dr. van Aswegen and Dr. Beverley Pedro for all their help.
RECONSTRUCTION - CHRISTINA GROENEWALD
Christina Groenewalt from Springbok was spoiled by her colleagues before leaving to Cape Town to receive her reconstruction procedure today at the Tygerberg Academic Hospital. She will receive her procedure on the 4th of May 2010. Good luck and best wishes for a fast recovery Christine, we are so proud of you!
Dorothy Solomons and her family in George Hospital
Funds raised during the Journey of Hope 2008 and 2009, was reserved to assist woman in need of a mastectomy or prosthesis after breast cancer. The emphasis were on assisting women without a medical aid and not being able to afford this procedure in order to feel whole again.
Because of the complexity of the project, involving medical, legal and psycho-social aspects, the process was complicated and lengthy. To qualify, the candidates had to be in remission for 2 years already. The application form could be downloaded from our website during 2009 and were distributed to all Oncology units in South Africa.
Serving on the selection panel are: a social worker, Prof Justus Apffelsteadt representing a mama clinic and Prof Frank Graewe from Stellenbosch University Medical Unit.
A total of 23 candidates applied during 2009. Unfortunately some of these applicants did not quality in the sense that they do belong to a medical aid. The first five candidates have been identified and will undergo the physical examination during March. Four applicants will also receive breast prosthesis. More information on this will appear on our website soon!
Due to the complexity of the Breast Reconstruction Project and the limited amount of women to whose lives we can make a difference, Journey of Hope Board has decided to embark on a new project with funds to be raised during 2010. This project will focus more on preventative measures. We would like to assist women in local communities in need of a breast cancer screening. As soon as partnership with other organizations has been formed in this regard, the information will be available on our website. Journey of Hope will also continue receiving applications for the supplying prosthesis. In this case we will collaborate with CANSA, where applicants would be able to choose the prosthesis of their choice from the nearest Cancer Association Office.
RECONSTRUCTIONS COMPLETED
PROSTHESES COMPLETED
UPCOMING PROCEDURES
- Sabrina Rabie
- Riette Burger
- Vuyelwa Makenyana – Age: 37 – Diagnosed: April 2010
”Cancer was an eye opener in my life. I have never dreamed of cancer, now I know how to talk to others because of my experience about checking themselves.”
- Henrietta Ntshmbi – Age: 46 – Diagnosed: May 2010
”I was a bit scared to perform an operation or loosing a breast. But after a confirmation of a breast replacement I changed my mind. I will also make an awareness to those who are not doing or checking their breasts, to do so, and have their mammograms.”
- Phandile Zwane – Age: 33 – Diagnosed: 9 August 2009
”At first I felt so ashamed and didn’t want to accept. But after I accepted and went for chemotherapy, it opened my eyes that cancer is there. All I want as a young black women is to educate woman to know about cancer and check themselves regularly and open their eyes because we are ignorant about this disease.
If you know of any women that needs assistance in the above regard, please contact uS
