The gift of hearing

The gift of hearing

by | Oct 29, 2014 | News Media

Mother started to notice that her two-year-old son was not reacting to sounds. The world of a two-year-old Mbongeni Dlamini was rocked when he received a gift he will remember forever; a cochlear implant from the 947 Bidvest Hear for Life Trust during a surgery on...
Ear surgery offers a fresh start

Ear surgery offers a fresh start

by | Aug 5, 2013 | News Media

Pieter Oosthuizen received the first Bonebridge Conduction Implant System. It was during the second half of a rugby match six years ago that Pieter Oosthuizen lost his hearing. “I had gone down for a tackle when I got a knock to my left ear with an elbow, and all of a...
Strange and rare disorder ended my career

Strange and rare disorder ended my career

by | Apr 30, 2012 | News Media

Marlene van Rensburg sufferers from rare disease Mal de Debarquement Marlene van Rensburg, 38, once had it all. She ran a successful business, owned three homes with her husband, enjoyed raising her two young daughters and was very healthy. Life was good, until she...