Keep Orlando Alive

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Proteus Life
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Location
Cape Town
South Africa
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Started a month ago
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Help Orlando Fight for His Life

At just 40 years old, Orlando is fighting for his life.

In February 2026, Orlando's life changed overnight. Severe headaches and vision problems led to the devastating discovery that his kidneys were failing.

Since then, he has done everything he can to fight back. He stopped smoking, stopped drinking, changed his diet and followed his doctors' advice. Despite all of this, his kidney function has continued to deteriorate.

His kidneys have now virtually stopped functioning, and he urgently needs dialysis to stay alive.

Orlando is a professional chef and a hardworking man who has always worked to support himself. Sadly, as his health deteriorated, he had to stop working.

His application for ongoing public dialysis was unfortunately declined.

There is hope, but we need time.

Orlando has secured medical aid to provide a sustainable long-term treatment plan. However, he is currently in a 12-month waiting period during which his existing cond...

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P. Life • 28 Sep '26
Thank you

P. Life • 28 Sep '26
Orlando receiving dialysis. Big THANK YOU the all who has given him this chance at survival🩷

P. Life • 2 Sep '26
💙 Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! 💙 Thanks to your incredible generosity and support through BackaBuddy, Orlando is having his first treatment today . This is such a huge and emotional...

P. Life • 30 Aug '26
💙 ORLANDO’S CAMPAIGN HAS REACHED 27%! 💙 We are so grateful to everyone who has donated, shared and supported Orlando so far. 🙏🏽 We’ve reached 27% of our goal — but we still have a long way to g...
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