Johan van der Mescht

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Evelyn Vos
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Location
boksburg
South Africa
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Started 3 months ago
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Help Little Johan Get His Urgent Tonsillectomy

Johan is a vibrant, loving little boy who is only 2 years old. He is full of life, smiles, and joy — but recently his little body has been fighting a very difficult battle.

Since the beginning of June, Johan has been in and out of hospital after suffering severe epileptic seizures triggered by high fevers caused by ongoing tonsil problems. These episodes have been terrifying and life-threatening.

On the 3rd of June, Johan suffered 6 serious seizures within one hour. During one of these episodes, he stopped breathing. Over the course of that day, he endured a total of 8 severe seizures.

As any parent would, we rushed him to a private emergency room to get immediate medical help. I have used all the funds I had available to make sure Johan received urgent care during these frightening moments. He was stabilised at the private ER, but due to the high cost of admission and no available beds, he was transferred to a government hospital.

Johan stayed there for just over a week. Unfortunately, n...

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E. Vos • 22 Jul '26
Yesterday, Johan was discharged from Hospital, and we were hopeful about seeing a paediatric neurologist who could finally give us answers and a clear treatment plan. Within two hours of being home,...

E. Vos • 18 Jul '26
Johan has been seizure free for 24hrs now. We are hoping for a discharge on Tuesday so that we can take him to the Paediatric Neuroligist on Thursday. He is such a brave little boy that was smiling t...

E. Vos • 15 Jul '26
Today I can't say thank u enough to all you wonderful people. The Lord is great putting u all in our Life. Little Johan is still having continuous seizures. He struggling with his speech now and is...

E. Vos • 14 Jul '26
Johan has had 9 seizures today and they have now put a drip in his head and upped his medication considerably. Please pray for our little boy.
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