{"id":2037,"date":"2018-11-08T20:38:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T18:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/?p=2037"},"modified":"2018-11-08T20:52:48","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T18:52:48","slug":"i-dont-have-to-fight-for-every-breath-anymore-by-anchen-van-dyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/index.php\/2018\/11\/08\/i-dont-have-to-fight-for-every-breath-anymore-by-anchen-van-dyk\/","title":{"rendered":"I don\u2019t have to fight for Every Breath anymore! &#8211; by Anchen van Dyk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|0px|25px|0px&#8221; module_class=&#8221;blogMod&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Blog Content&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;13&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Lato Light&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.1&#8243; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;font-size: 16px !important;&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>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)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked if she would mind Hero777 sharing her story, Anchen\u2019s response was a spontaneous and very willing, \u201cOf course!!!! Anything to help with organ donor awareness. It would be an honour!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>(<\/strong><strong>Haar Afrikaanse weergawe is hieronder geskryf<\/strong><strong>.)<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>On an unbelievably beautiful Sunday morning like today, when I can see the sun rise over the mountain and am able to draw a deep breath of air, I am reminded anew how great our Lord is. \u00a0Fifteen days ago, I awoke drugged and groggy, in serious pain&#8230; but now, with the greatest gift that anyone could ever receive, I have been given a second chance at a new, improved quality of life where I won\u2019t have to fight for every breath. As my doctor likes to brag, I now have a brand spanking new, \u201cCrystal Clear, Perfect Pair Of Lungs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When I was put on the organ donor list to wait, I prayed, saying that I wasn\u2019t in a hurry and that I just wanted the right pair of lungs that would suit me and that they should come at the right time. But now I have to wonder, would there ever have been a \u201cright time\u201d? \u00a0Honestly, I don\u2019t think there is ever a \u201cright time\u201d in life, which is why you should never put things off till tomorrow &#8211; none of us knows what tomorrow has in store for us.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2039\" src=\"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen2FB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen2FB.jpg 605w, https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen2FB-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><br \/>\nNot for one moment has the journey to this point been an easy one. For the first 10 days after surgery, I was not myself. Pain and various setbacks meant that I could not think straight, but luckily, and I realise this in hindsight, I have had the most incredible people around me, people who have built me up literally every single day and helped me to stand strong. It is you I really want to thank for so many small things which meant the world to me.<\/p>\n<p>There were friends who came and washed my hair, shaved my legs, and painted my nails. Then there are those who took care of other needs like bringing me slippers and personal items. When I could not lift my arms, they even washed my face for me. If things were left lying about, they tidied my room for me, brought me books and supplied me with the prettiest pyjamas so I might feel half human again after the ordeal of ICU and high care, with those stylish green suits they supply.<\/p>\n<p>There were so many people who checked in on me daily to find out if I was still breathing \u2013 it is a feeling I can\u2019t adequately describe. I never ever realised there were so many people who cared about my welfare. It really is incredible.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019d like to single out my parents and Duan\u2019s. There are none who even begin to compare.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2040\" src=\"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen3FB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen3FB.jpg 605w, https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen3FB-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><br \/>\nMarchelle Lake has been not just my physiotherapist, but also a best friend who has had to wipe away many tears and listen to a litany of complaints as she dragged me out of bed to help me toughen up and become stronger each day than the one before.\u00a0 I look at you and am so proud of what you are doing in your Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Cape Town programme and how you empower your patients. You are an unbelievable role model. I love you so much.<\/p>\n<p>And then there\u2019s my love, Duan Dippenaar, You have stood solidly behind me throughout every single day of this process, and not for a moment did you stop believing in me.\u00a0 I\u2019m sorry for all the times things happened which might have left you with your heart in your mouth. But you handled it like a boss and look where we are today \u2013 more in love with one another than ever.<\/p>\n<p>The medical personnel who conducted the procedure, the nursing care of Groote Schuur ICU, High Care UCT and Medical Hall UCT, Groote Schuur and UCT\u2019s dieticians and physios \u2013 nobody could wish for better care and I can\u2019t thank you enough for all you have done.\u00a0 I will not be going home just yet, but am waiting until I have made a reasonable recovery&#8230; all in the good Lord\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFRIKAANS WEERGAWE:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nOp \u2019n ongelooflike mooi Sondagoggend soos vandag wat ek die son oor die berg kan sien opkom en een d\u00edep asemteug neem &#8211; weet ek n\u00f3u hoe groot ons Here is.\u00a0 Vandag 15 dae terug het ek ook my o\u00eb oopgemaak. In baie pyn, lekker gedrug, maar met die grootste geskenk wat enigiemand kan ontvang: \u2019n tweede kans op \u2019n nuwe verbeterde kwaliteit lewe sonder om te baklei vir elke asem &#8211; met splinternuwe \u201ckrystalhelder, perfekte\u201d longe soos my dokter so graag wil brag.<\/p>\n<p>Terwyl ek gelys was het ek altyd net gebid en vir die Here ges\u00ea dat ek nie haastig is nie. Ek wil net h\u00ea dit moet die regte paar longe vir my, asook op die regte tyd wees. Maar nou het ek besef: wanneer sou ooit die regte tyd wees? Dink nie in lewe is daar selfs ooit \u2019n regte tyd nie, daarom moet jy nooit wag tot m\u00f4re nie. Jy weet nie wat m\u00f4re inhou nie.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2039\" src=\"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen2FB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen2FB.jpg 605w, https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen2FB-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><br \/>\nDie pad tot dusver was nie een enkele oomblik maklik nie. Vir die eerste 10 dae seker was ek nie myself. Pyn en terugslae maak dat jy nie reguit kan dink. Maar gelukkig- en dit besef ek ook nou, het ek die mees ongelooflikste mense om my wat my letterlik elke liewe dag opgebou en sterk laat staan het. En dis vir julle wat ek die meeste wil bedank.<\/p>\n<p>Die kleinste goedjies wat vir my die w\u00eareld beteken het!!! Vriende wat my hare kom was het, my beenhare geskeer het, my naels kom verf het. Die\u2019s wat vir my slippertjies en benodighede aangedra het en my gesiggie gewas het toe ek nie eers my arms kon oplig nie.<\/p>\n<p>My kamer vir my reggemaak het as almal net goed laat rondstaan en niks daaromtrent kan doen nie. Vir my boeke en die mooiste nagklere gebring het sodat ek weer soos \u2018n mens kon voel na ICU en ho\u00ebsorg se stylvolle groen pakkies. Asook almal anders wat letterlik daagliks in check en hoor of ek nog asemhaal- dis \u2019n gevoel wat ek nie kan beskryf. Ek het nooit ooit geweet daar is soveel mense wat vir my omgee. Dis iets ongelooflik.\u00a0 Ten laaste wil ek my ouers en Duan se ouers uitsonder- daar\u2019s nie beter as julle nie.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2040\" src=\"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen3FB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen3FB.jpg 605w, https:\/\/hero777.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Anchen3FB-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><br \/>\nVir Marchelle Lake wat nie net my physioterapeut is nie, maar ook \u2019n beste vriendin wat baie trane moes afvee en klagtes na moes luister en my elke dag uit die bed gekry het en sterker as die vorige dag maak. Ek kyk op na jou en is soooo trots op wat jy met jou Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Cape Town program elke dag in ons pasi\u00ebnte se lewens vermag. Jy\u2019s \u2019n rolmodel en ek\u2019s so so sooo lief vir jou! Jy\u2019s ongelooflik.<\/p>\n<p>En dan my sterkste liefieboude Duan Dippenaar. Jy\u2019t solidly agter my gestaan elke liewe dag van hierdie proses en nie een oomblik het jy opgehou in my glo nie. Ek\u2019s jammer vir al die kere wat dinge gebeur het wat jou hart in jou p****** laat sit het, maar jy het dit soos \u2019n baas hanteer en kyk waar is ons vandag. Liewer vir mekaar as ooit.<\/p>\n<p>Die mediese personeel wat my operasie gedoen het, die verpleegsorg van Groote Schuur ICU, Ho\u00ebsorg UCT en Mediese saal UCT, Groote Schuur en UCT se die\u00ebtkundiges en physios &#8211; julle is onverbeterlik en ek kan nie genoeg julle bedank. \u00a0\u00a0Ek gaan nog nie huistoe nie, maar wag geduldig tot ek volkome aangesterk het. 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