A Prosthetic leg for my father
Fundraising campaign by
Shaun Jonker
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US$595.00raised of $10,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
The story starts with my father having been sequestrated and due to the financial struggles my Father and Mother have been trying everything to keep the family head above water. They were selling offal to the local locations around the Cape Town area (Dec 14th 2017) and whilst they were packing up three armed men had approached them and request that they give the money which my father had provided them with with no delay, but after he had provided them everything each of them had proceeded to shoot him in the legs as my mother stood witness to it. They had followed to aim the gun at my father's head, my mother had climbed over my father and begged to please not shoot him again and to which one of the armed men said "We dont want to hurt you" and then the proceeded to flee.
From then on it was a struggle to get my father to the hospital as he is a big and heavy man, 1 of the three bullets had gone through his vascular artery and he was loosing a lot of blood. By the time they had gotten him to the hospital he had lost a lot of blood and was unconscious. They had to rush to get blood into him and get him stabilized which thank god they did (Thank you to Da Noon Hospital for all your hard work). After they had stabilized him he was then transferred to Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town for scans on how to continue with surgery to remove the bullets but due to the process having take longer than 6 hours the calf muscles in his right leg had started deteriorating and the end result his leg had to be amputated from the knee downwards.
now this is where my plea comes in, we dont have the funds, for medical bills, as well as to try and get my father a prosthetic. My father has always been an active man working on cars, building things and just having a good time and I would really love to see my father walk again. So if you could find the kindness in your heart to help us it would be greatly appreciated.
Please follow the group for my father on Facebook, all updates are posted there regularly: https://www.facebook.com/JohanJonkerMedicalFund/?h...
Rewards
A thank you photo from our family.
Organizer
- Shaun Jonker
- Campaign Owner
- Pearly Beach, ZA
Donors
- Guest
- Donated on Jan 15, 2018
- Johan Steenkamp
- Donated on Jan 15, 2018
Sterkte julle
- Shaun Jonker
- Posted On Dec 21, 2017
Thank you so much Blikkies
At home and making a slow recovery
Update posted by Shaun Jonker at 12:08 pmHi everyone,Sorry we have been so quiet over the past 2 weeks. We have been spending a lot of time together as a family. Johan has been making a good recovery and we are facing each challenge one day at a time. We have been overwhelmed by the love and. . . . .
Another 4 Hour Surgery
Update posted by Shaun Jonker at 08:02 pmMy father just came out of another 4 hour surgery due to an infection in his left leg from one of the bullet wounds. Luckily they pick up the infection quickly. Sorry that I am only posting this now my father didn't want anyone from the family to stress. My
Second Surgery
Update posted by Shaun Jonker at 03:04 pmOn Tuesday the 19 December my Father will go in for his second surgery to finish up the amputation surgery. It was supposed to have happened today but the irons in his body was to low and his sugar was a bit high. The doctors are so far happy with
Donors & Comments
- Guest
- Donated on Jan 15, 2018
- Johan Steenkamp
- Donated on Jan 15, 2018
Sterkte julle
- Shaun Jonker
- Posted On Dec 21, 2017
Thank you so much Blikkies
- hilton hibbins
- Donated on Dec 21, 2017
- Anonymous
- Donated on Dec 21, 2017
All the best !
- Guest
- Donated on Dec 20, 2017
Hey Surge
- Shaun Jonker
- Posted On Dec 20, 2017
Eileen thank you so much for your kind donation.
- Eileen Koskosian
- Donated on Dec 20, 2017
My husband and I pray for your speedy and complete recovery. Until then you will remain in our prayers.
- Shaun Jonker
- Posted On Dec 19, 2017
thank you so much
- Anonymous
- Donated on Dec 19, 2017