Anja's Epileptic Rehabilitation & Recovery

Started 4 months ago

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Anja's Friends and Family
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BaB campaign
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Pretoria and Cape Town
South Africa
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Started 4 months ago
Open end-date

Anja's Story
Anja Duvenhage (19) has lived with epilepsy since infancy, yet she is an active horse rider, loves animals of all sizes, and supports the Springboks Rugby team passionately. She dreams of becoming an equine teacher.
On 24 December 2025, Anja was admitted to ICU, where she has remained under sedation and on a ventilator for over 50 days, enduring constant seizures despite the heavy sedation and repeated treatment adjustments. Doctors have identified the cause of the prolonged seizures but have not been able to calm her brain activity without deeper sedation. 

She was transferred on 8 February from Mediclinic Midstream in Pretoria to Mediclinic Constantiaberg in Cape Town for specialized care in their neurological ward. 

Her parents must also travel and stay in Cape Town now for an extended period of time, adding significant costs for accommodation, transport, and daily living on top of mounting medical bills not cover by Medical the aid, leaving the family under severe financial strain.

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Campaign Updates

A. Friends and Family 24 May '26
Anja’s Back a Buddy Update Anja’s is out of Fair Cape Rehab for a month. She continues to show daily progress amidst challenges getting acquainted with Cape Town. Her physio occupational ther...

A. Friends and Family 27 Apr '26
Anja’s time at Fair Cape Rehab and stepdown has come to an end, and she is improving daily. She is now an outpatient at Fair-Cape and will need continue to receive weekly physio occupational ther...

A. Friends and Family 13 Apr '26
As Anja’s Journey Continues The problem the family is facing is running two households in two different provinces at once, while travelling twice a month to be there for her and support her. The...

A. Friends and Family 12 Apr '26
Anja was admitted to a rehab step down on the 23rd of March, where she received occupational therapy and psychology sessions for trauma for the past three 3weeks. Her vision has been affected, and s...
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