Help Ricardo Live — Urgent Surgery Needed

 💜 A Mother’s Plea to Save My Son’s Life – Ricardo Van Eck, Age 23

My name is Elizabeth Van Eck, and I am the mother of a brave and hardworking young man, Ricardo Van Eck, aged 23. Ricardo is a devoted father to a beautiful little girl who is just under two years old and a newly qualified Red Seal International Boilermaker who takes pride in providing for his family.

Our world was shattered when Ricardo was diagnosed with chronic osteomyelitis of the humerus — a severe, life-threatening bone infection. This condition causes the bone to deteriorate from within and can become fatal without urgent surgical intervention.

Yesterday, we consulted with a highly experienced orthopaedic surgeon at Rosebank Netcare Hospital who specializes in bone infections. He explained that this is a chronic and complex condition that will not heal without surgery. The operation, expected to last 6–7 hours, is extremely delicate...