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After we were born in February 1997, the doctors picked up complications in our kidneys and we needed to undergo emergency operations to save our lives. The doctors had given us just three weeks to live and we were meant to go for the operations in South Africa which were taking time to arrange. As part of the medical procedure we had to undergo, the doctors ordered for blood to be transfused to both of us and we spent weeks in hospital thereafter.
Was admitted to hospital on 2 February 2003 Diagnosed with Upper GI Bleeding after years in hospital Has received over 400 units of blood across the past 15 years Admitted in Oshakati State Hospital (ATP), cant be discharged due to her condition. "Thank you to all blood donors, if it weren't for you I honestly wouldn’t be here today"
On the 7th March 2012 I gave birth to my baby girl, her name is Rejoice and she is 5years old now. On that specific day when I came from theatre I found my husband in the room with the little one in his arms and he said to me, “I told you its a girl”. He was teasing me because I wanted a boy, with my shivering hands I hold her in my arms and she was beautiful, a really beautiful princess. I could not hold her for long as my whole body was shivering and I told my husband that it should be because of the cold temperature from theatre. I was getting worried by the consistent shivering and so I told my husband to go call the Doctor. The nurse went to get the Doctor and after the Doctor examined me he told the nurse to immediately take me back to theatre. I went back to theatre and when I came out I heard the nurse tell the other nurse in the room that she lost a lot of blood and she will need blood. The nurse made a phone call and another nurse came with a unit of blood and after a discussion between these two nurses they fixed the blood unit on my arm and did a blood transfusion.
I was in a car accident, along the Omungwelume road on 06 May 2017 and three other occupants lost their lives. I was rushed to hospital after suffering serious injuries: I broke my right leg and hip, had my spleen removed and had liver and intestines damage and a crucial 7 weeks stay in Oshakati Private Ward hospital, where I also received a blood transfusion. I consider myself very lucky to be standing here in front of you. I have had to undergo multiple surgeries after the incident and am proud to say that thanks to the donors who helped save my life. Who knows, one of you sitting in this audience could the ones who helped saved my life?
