Araya lives in Richards Bay. For the past 4 years she has traveled monthly to Durban for a blood transfusion. Thus far Wings & Wishes funded 46 return trips! She suffers from thalassemia – an inherited blood disorder characterised by less oxygen-carrying...
We would like to introduce you to an incredibly special boy, 14-year-old Kyle. As his mom does not have a medical aid, she attended the local clinic during her pregnancy, but she did not have a scan done. When Kyle was born the doctors noted some abnormalities but was...
Oreokame lives in Kuruman in the Northern Cape. In 2016 he was diagnosed with Fanconi Anaemia – a rare disease that mainly affects the bone marrow. Oreokame’s health condition is impacting his family. Emotionally his mom is drained, but she keeps strong for his sake. ...
In December 2006 Gaylene was one of the first children transported by Wings and Wishes. At the time she was only 11 months old and was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma. As there was no paediatric oncology unit in Port Elizabeth, she travelled to Red Cross Hospital for...
At the age of 4 JP was diagnosed with renal failure. For the next 9 years, JP had to travel to Red Cross Hospital 4 to 5 times a year to monitor his renal function. The biggest challenge for the family was getting to these appointments as only one parent was employed....
Trinisha was born on the 30th of July 2008 and after her birth, she struggled to breathe on her own. At 2 weeks old she was diagnosed with bilateral vocal cord palsy and the doctors did a tracheostomy to bypass the vocal cord palsy in order to allow air to pass...
