Mar 5, 2012 | Blog, Soulgardeners
Labels In February of 2012 I celebrated fourteen years of marriage with my best friend Lollie, in a hospital. We organised for our children to stay with their grandparents and planned to spend a few days relaxing, eating and doing those things people do when they...
Feb 28, 2012 | Blog, Soulgardeners
On the Thursday after Ash Wednesday 2012 I was in an Intensive Care Unit at the Saint Augustine hospital in Durban. I waited for test results that would determine whether I would need another heart surgery. It was like being in a wilderness of sorts. Earlier in the...
Apr 5, 2011 | Blog, Soulgardeners
These days I am thinking about two fields. On these fields, I learnt how to play rugby Scrumming and practicing for hours I scored my first try to the absolute delight of my dad. I can still remember the exact place I scored on these fields We played any and all...
Apr 4, 2011 | Blog, Soulgardeners
In the aftermath of my heart attack I am learning a lot of new skills. The toughest so far has been being vulnerable and dependent. Since being hospitalized I have depended on doctors, nurses, friends and my family for almost everything. I am not allowed to carry...
Mar 30, 2011 | Blog, Soulgardeners
The night before my open heart surgery the nurses explained to me that I would be on a ventilator when I woke up from the anaesthetics. They said that many patients freak out and sit up in bed. The nurse explained that I would be totally drugged and that I must listen...
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