Fighting Young Stephan's Cancer Fund

Started 9 months ago

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Marius van Dyk
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Pretoria
South Africa
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Started 9 months ago
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On the 3rd of January 2026 at 6am, 21 year old Stephan was taken to hospital having suffered severe stomach pain and nausea for 4 days, he not gotten any better. His family admitted him to ICU in high care unit in Pretoria, where doctors had performed a gastroscopy, conducted blood tests, and it was at this point that our family received the heartbreaking news of his shocking diagnosis: He was diagnosed with Aggressive/Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a rare form of blood cancer where his bone marrow is being attacked by rapidly multiplying white blood cells and bad stem cells are produced therefore. 

Chemotherapy is thus the first inline treatment but chemo will cost 450 000 per annum minimally, with special medication being added costs it might reach R2000000 annually, thus crippling the medical aid completely. Stephan will have his 22nd birthday on the 14th of January 2026 whilst in hospital receiving treatment, please help us to keep Stephan's young dreams alive! 

He is a young man that loves playing golf and many other sports, and he simply loves life. We a...

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M. van Dyk • 25 Sep '26
It is with immense sadness that we have to share the news with you all but Stephan passed this morning at 7:00, we know that he is with Jesus his savior and is no longer in severe pain, we thank God...

M. van Dyk • 23 Sep '26
Urgent Update Stephan's condition is critical, he has been moved to SICU, he doesn't have a immune system at the moment to fight off bacterial infection, his oxygen levels are low and he has be...

w. van Dyk • 6 Sep '26
Good day all We had hopes that it will all be over by October 2026 for his last week of Chemo . As of last week the 3rd of September Stephan had headaches again and was not eating at all for 3 da...

M. van Dyk • 27 Jan '26
Latest Update: Stephan Had its 22nd birthday in hospital , thanks to all that visited him and prayed for him . We as Family really appreciate it 🙏 Medical schedule so far: Stephan will go home on...
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