A simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant (spk) saved my life – Nolundi Luthuli
My life before being diagnosed with kidney disease was filled with many challenges and often with sudden bouts of illness brought on by my erratic sugar levels which led to me being hospitalised often. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 12 and after...
Julie Anthony – My Kidney Journey
After finding out I was in kidney failure 6 years ago I embarked on a quest to find out as much as possible about the kidneys, as I didn’t feel ill nor did I have any symptoms accompanied with kidney failure. I sought the opinion of many doctors all telling me...
Lloyd John Towers – A Hero in More Ways Then One
Our son, Lloyd, was born on the 5 February 1993, by caesarian section, at the Glynnwood Nursing Home, Benoni. He was our second child, a brother to his sister Kelly who was two years older. Perhaps the earliest indication that something was amiss was that he didn’t...
Hans’s Story
Written by Yolandi Du Plessis My Dad was born with an extremely rare lung disease called “Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD or AATD)”. This is a genetic disorder which he was unfortunately only diagnosed with at the age of 36. After his diagnosis, he...
