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About Us Hero777 aims to increase awareness about organ and tissue donation in South Africa. Our aim is to use all avenues open to us to raise awareness. These include but are not limited to social media, print media, radio or television, events and campaigns. Find out more… |
Click Here to Find Out How To Become an Organ & Tissue Donor
Becoming an organ donor once you have made the decision is simply 3 steps:
- TALK to your family and tell them of your decision.
- REGISTER as an Organ Donor on the Organ Donor Foundation website www.odf.org.za (click here ) OR contact them on their toll free number during office hours: 0800226611
- SHARE your decision with all your family and friends and start the conversation about organ donation. Help us spread the word and save lives.
Work for a cause, not for applause
Work for a cause, not for applause by Janine Magree Celebrating Youth Day today by being change-makers for tomorrow What are our youth doing to be the change they hope to see in our country? Whilst some individuals are ordered to do community service hours as a...
Beauty’s only skin deep… but a donor’s skin can turn a ruined life around
IF SOMEONE asked you the difference between organ and tissue donation would you be able to answer them? The concept is similar, but there is one major difference. When an organ donor dies, the odds of their death occurring under circumstances which would allow their...
WHY I decided to have that conversation with my children
- Written by Lisa Van Deventer - In February of 2017, I read a headline on the Timeslive website, and couldn’t quite believe what I was reading. The teenage son of my old school friend had apparently suffered a brain aneurysm at the local gym and was declared...
Have a heart, support uncle on life-saving mission
“Picture on the right – Jamie (bottom) and clockwise, Simon Purdon and Noah Speirs (both Jamie’s cousins), Josh Waller (Jamie’s brother), Ellen (cousin and Leon’s daughter) and Leon Oosthuizen, Jamie’s intrepid uncle with itchy feet. “ CONSIDERING her mantra, which...
A biker with secondhand parts
YOU'VE woken up with a crick in the neck, and end up walking around for a couple of days wincing at every turn, wondering how you'll manage to sleep if you can't get into a position that relieves the pain. After a few anti-inflammatories, the ache eases, and you thank...
A family living life with a rare kidney disease : Alta Hoffman
The women in our family are outnumbered by males. Of our four children, Johan (22), Elma (19), Janco (12) and Altus, (10), Elma is the only girl. This is a brief account of how all but one of our children have been directly affected by kidney disease, yet all continue...
Are you too long in the tooth?
Are you too old to donate your organs and tissue? Written by Janine Magree EASTER is just around the corner and this would normally be an opportune time to set up an organ donor awareness table amongst the feel-good fuzzy ducklings, daffodils and bunny decorations at...
“A gift of organ donation from my son” By Liza van der Merwe
I would like to share with you the circumstances around my 20-year-old son's becoming an organ donation two years ago, at Milpark Hospital. My son, Cobus, was involved in a horrific motor vehicle accident on the N12 in Mpumalanga. He suffered a traumatic brain...
“Until I heard I needed a heart Transplant, I didn’t know much about organ and tissue donation” By Collin Reddy
Until I discovered I needed a new heart, our family hardly knew anything about organ donation, apart from what we heard periodically on the radio or read in the print media. We never took the time to really understand it. Of course, we would do the usual blood...
“It’s always hard when someone asks you to tell your story” By Kayl Symons
It’s always hard when someone asks you to tell your story. Where do you begin? How much do you tell? It’s weird to even imagine I have a story worth reading. How do you fit a lifetime in a few pages? My name is Kayl Symons, I am 23 years old and I have cystic fibrosis...
“My life as a grateful transplant recipient” by Tersia
The greatest gift one could ever receive is the gift of life… When a person comes face to face with the prospect of death as I have, you tend to look at life very differently. Before my Transplant: Since childhood, I have suffered from chronic liver...
“Celebrating the extended life of Michelle Michael, business woman, philanthropist, lawyer, mother, daughter and friend to many, which was made possible by an organ donor.” by Janine Magree
Once in a while, we come across that rare being whose approach to life is a dizzying whirlwind of philanthropy, family, industry, and achievement. Michelle Michael is one such person. The eldest of four children, Michelle was born in Osindisweni Hospital in...
“Remaining positive and safe while waiting for a transplant.” By Annatjie Nel
I don’t think anybody was prepared for the curveballs that 2020 has thrown at us! The current situation we are facing is almost surreal – and quite terrifying. Trying to protect a vulnerable child – from both the virus and also any illness or injury that would require...
Twenty years on… by Praveena Vather
I am Praveena Vather and I am from Pietermaritzburg. Twenty years ago, I underwent a complete heart transplant at Entabeni Hospital in Durban, becoming the first female to undergo such a transplant in KwaZulu-Natal. Today I am proud to report that I am also the first...
I hope that my, Adriaan’s, story – no “our” story will inspire you to live a life of purpose, bigger than yourself.
I should have died 18 months ago. lnstead, I was reborn after I received a liver from a young man who passed away, but saved my life. A true hero, he will always be part of me. His legacy will continue through my life. This is my story. A story of undeserved grace...
Ruby’s miracle
Our precious little Ruby Jade Ballack was born on Wednesday, 21st of November, 2001. Her name, Ruby, was chosen by her father, Wayne, before she was born, as rubies are his favourite stone. When Ruby made her entrance into the world at 08h05 that morning, weighing...
SHARE YOUR SPARE
I was diagnosed with Stage 3 focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) in 2012, just a few months after our oldest son was born. This came as a massive shock to us because I had never felt sick. It was during my pregnancy (around the 32-week mark) when the doctor...
Being a related kidney transplant recipient – This is Chris’s story
Some of my earliest memories revolve around hospitals and doctors, since they have always been an integral part of my life. Without a miraculous intervention by doctors when I was about 10 months old, a viral infection might have killed me. From that time on, I...
Being a related living donor by Heidi Taylor
I cannot remember a time when my brother was well. That is, not until he received my kidney 30 years ago. I was born in 1964, and Christopher was born in 1967. We have no other siblings. When Chris was 8 months old, and I was just turning three, he contracted a...
A heart of a Stranger – by Sanjay Maharaj
Growing up, medical aid and visits to doctors was not part of our family budget. We were nursed at home, by mum or grandma with traditional medicines. It worked and we lived healthy lives. In mid 2007 I was doing my last delivery of the day in the area I live, I run...
Life as we know it came to a complete standstill! by Annatjie Nel
Life as we know it came to a complete standstill in June 2018 when our oldest daughter, Tanya was diagnosed with end stage renal failure. We are a close family living in a log cabin build by my husband’s great grandfather. We live at Tugela Beach on the KZN North...
Now I’ll be able to walk my daughters down the aisle! by Charles Ferguson
I have always been a sporty person who has been conscious of health and fitness. At any opportunity I would involve myself in some sort of sporting activity. In August 1991 while playing a rugby match, I collapsed on the field. Fortunately one of the club doctors who...
Tina B: – from Struggle to Strength to Succeeding
Born with 3 holes in her heart, a missing tricuspid valve, an irregular & fast heart beat and narrowed arteries between the heart and lungs, Tina B’s chance of survival was minimal. As a child she would get tired and out of breath very quickly, especially when...
Transplant saves Youth from Biliary Atresia
Our son, Aidan, was born on 24 December 2003. He was a healthy 3,040kg at birth. He became jaundice a few hours after birth and like all new-borns was put under the phototherapy lights. When we were discharged he was still jaundice but his doctor told us that his...
A Tribute to Triven – He lived his Second Chance at Life to the Full!
Triven Moonsamy was one of the recipients who participated in our Fireworx/Hero777 Bravissimo event last year. We first met him in 2013 when both he and Matthew, as awaiting transplant patients, got to meet Chad Le Chlos in the run up to the 2013 World Transplant...
My Donor gave me back the most important parts of my life – by Penni Purcell
In about 1990 while living in Cape Town I was diagnosed with an enlarged heart and faulty left value. I was put on medication for my heart and the water retention I was experiencing and I went for regular check-ups. Thirteen years later, in 2003 my husband and I moved...
Health is Wealth – Never take it for granted! by Jordan Barber
As I sat down to write this article, I was in Medi Clinic Bloemfontein in bed 25 in the Urology ward. I was admitted with a bladder infection as infections are very common post-transplant. If there is one message, I can give to people, it is that health is wealth and...
We remember – this Valentine’s Day
When I spent a year in America in the 1980’s, I was exposed to Valentine’s Day being used to express love, gratefulness, thankfulness and appreciation of others. This included friends, family members and distant relatives and not just romantically towards a husband,...
The greatest gift – By Nikki Milich
WITH MY HAND on his chest I felt the last few faltering beats of his heart. I felt desperately sad, with the pain of the loss of my partner barely starting to register. But along with the sadness I felt an overwhelming sense of awe and gratitude to a family that had,...
I don’t have to fight for Every Breath anymore! – by Anchen van Dyk
This joyful piece by lung recipient, Anchen van Dyk, shows just how much we healthy folks take for granted each day. It also gives insight into how the recipient feels about their incredible gift of life. (Janine Magree) When asked if she would mind Hero777 sharing...
Hero777 aims to increase awareness about organ and tissue donation in South Africa. Our aim is to use all avenues open to us to raise awareness. These include but are not limited to social media, print media, radio or television, events and campaigns. Find out more…
Click Here to Find Out How To Become an Organ & Tissue Donor
Becoming an organ donor once you have made the decision is simply 3 steps:
- TALK to your family and tell them of your decision.
- REGISTER as an Organ Donor on the Organ Donor Foundation website www.odf.org.za (click here ) OR contact them on their toll free number during office hours: 0800226611
- SHARE your decision with all your family and friends and start the conversation about organ donation. Help us spread the word and save lives.
Work for a cause, not for applause
Work for a cause, not for applause by Janine Magree Celebrating Youth Day today by being change-makers for tomorrow What are our youth doing to be the change they hope to see in our country? Whilst some individuals are ordered to do community service hours as a...
Beauty’s only skin deep… but a donor’s skin can turn a ruined life around
IF SOMEONE asked you the difference between organ and tissue donation would you be able to answer them? The concept is similar, but there is one major difference. When an organ donor dies, the odds of their death occurring under circumstances which would allow their...
WHY I decided to have that conversation with my children
- Written by Lisa Van Deventer - In February of 2017, I read a headline on the Timeslive website, and couldn’t quite believe what I was reading. The teenage son of my old school friend had apparently suffered a brain aneurysm at the local gym and was declared...
Have a heart, support uncle on life-saving mission
“Picture on the right – Jamie (bottom) and clockwise, Simon Purdon and Noah Speirs (both Jamie’s cousins), Josh Waller (Jamie’s brother), Ellen (cousin and Leon’s daughter) and Leon Oosthuizen, Jamie’s intrepid uncle with itchy feet. “ CONSIDERING her mantra, which...
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