Adrian Selfe - Huntingtons care

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Greg Eden
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Cape Town
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Started 2 yrs ago
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Hi everyone

I am raising funds for my friend Adrian Selfe who is living with advanced stage Huntingtons Disease.

Huntingtons is a rare genetic disorder that affects the brain, and that gradually leads to loss of motor, cognitive and psychiatric functions. It affects approximately 5-10 people per 100,000 of European decent.

Ady and I have been friends since birth and we shared many adventures together before the disease took hold.

That was about 10 years ago.

Today Ady is unable to do the things many of us take for granted, like getting dressed, feeding ourselves and using the bathroom.

He needs full time care, which costs approximately R36,000 per month. His care costs are not covered by medical insurance.

Ady's happy place has always been the sea.

In honour of this I’m looking to raise funds to support Ady’s care by attempting the swim from Robben Island to Big Bay in Jan 2025.

The swim is about 7.5km in cold Atlantic water. I’ll be doing it solo, without a wetsuit and accompanied by a safety boat. The swim is something I've a...

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G. Eden 9 May '25
Dear friends of Ady, I am getting in touch regarding the money you so generously contributed towards his care earlier this year. The fund covered the costs of the memorial and enabled Phil and the ki...

G. Eden 18 Mar '25
Hi everyone, in case you missed the FB post, here is the livestream link to Ady’s memorial being held today at 4pm SA time. https://www.youtube.com/live/GbR9gzxK34U?si=UtWiTdwH9-1EMsLz

G. Eden 16 Jan '25
A message from Phil, Ady’s wife Ady and I travelled a lot together before children and have swum/surfed/kayaked/dived in many of the world’s oceans and seas. When we saw dolphins, we always ag...

G. Eden 16 Jan '25
A message from Jenny, Ady’s mom Words cannot express my gratitude to all who supported the Back a Buddy Freedom swim for Adrian. The swim went off in the most perfect conditions on Monday 13th Ja...
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