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Help Magriet to walk again

31 August 2021 · Platinum Bushvelder

Help Magriet to walk again

Thabazimbi – Magriet du Plessis is a Thabazimbi resident, loving wife, mother, sister, daughter, godmother, and grandmother to four beautiful grandkids.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. She underwent a double mastectomy followed by chemotherapy. Everything went well and they thought the cancer cleared completely. 
Unfortunately, this was not the case. 
The cancer spread throughout her whole body, and she is in constant pain. 
Then on Sunday, 15 August 2021, something unimaginable happened… she fell and broke her leg just under the hip. Doctors initially thought that they would be able to fix the broken leg. But due to the cancer, her bones are too brittle. She is left with two options: She will either never be able to walk again, or to be able to walk again… she needs a full hip replacement. This was devastating news, but Magriet decided that she will not give up. 
She wants the hip replacement, but the financial implications are astronomical. Her medical aid is only covering a percentage and the equipment she will require after surgery is costly. 
Magriet has the willpower to keep on fighting. 
Regrettably, her family cannot financially support the entire procedure and process. They need funds for…  

  • Hospital bills
  • A wheelchair
  • Commode chair
  • Rehabilitation
  • Compressions socks
  • Transport fees from Thabazimbi to Rustenburg
  • Any other unexpected costs 
  • related to the hip replacement

For more information on how to help Magriet walk again, contact her daughter Leonie Truter on 076 410 3801.

Cobus and Magriet du Plessis. Magriet urgently needs to undergo a hip replacement if she ever hopes to walk again.