by Esté van Rensburg, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Representative Joshua Benjamin van Rensburg was born on 24 February 1999 and was a relatively healthy baby except for having asthma, sinusitis and regular bronchitis. At the age of four our ENT doctor removed his tonsils. Nebulizers were often used on a regular basis. At the age of…
by Heidi Hudson-Bennett I’d like to introduce you to our three children, Merrick, Hannah and Cayla. On the outside they look completely normal but their bodies are fighting a daily battle against infections. The first few years of Merrick’s life were a constant battle and it felt as if we lived in hospital, Hannah…
A lot of people have heard about the Boy in the Bubble, the story of David Demaret who suffered from SCID, or severe combined immune deficiency… Monday April 27, 1998 By CATHY GORDON / Houston Chronicle THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Schools have been named after legendary scholars, renowned scientists and shuttle astronauts who ventured into…
