Assisting a family as they grieve the loss of their brave little fighter
Roman's Pizza and Good Morning Angels assisted Louise and Pieter Cornelius as they grieve the loss of their brave little fighter, Pieter Jr.
Five-year-old Pieter Cornelius from Hartbeespoort just wanted to get better to go home to play with his puppy, Chase, but that was not to be.
Pieter was a little fighter from birth. He was a prem-baby, who spent some time in neonatal ICU, before going home with his adoring parents, Louise and Pieter. His big health battle began in November 2021, when he was diagnosed with Leukaemia. The brave little boy and his parents took this head-on and earlier this year, Pieter was in remission.
In August, the family were looking forward to a well-deserved break, when Pieter experienced flu symptoms.
Initially, his doctor wanted to keep him in hospital for two nights to assist his lungs, however, this became weeks as Pieter’s lung function deteriorated.
His parents drove from Hartebeespoort to Alberton every day to visit their son, while doctors tried to find an answer and treatment.
Even though the family has a medical aid, not all the treatment was covered in full and some not at all.
Friends and family came together to assist this family and reached out to Good Morning Angels.
Sadly, Pieter passed away on the evening of 26 November.
REQUEST FOR: Louise Cornelius and her husband, Pieter, parents of five-year-old Pieter Jnr
REQUEST FROM: Sr. Nolene van der Walt
ANGEL 1: Our Good Morning Angels Festive Edition Sponsors, Roman’s Pizza represented by Bonnie Copper/André le Roux
SPONSORING: Roman’s Pizza will assist Louise and Pieter in their time of grief to ease their financial burden with R30,000 towards the outstanding medical bills for little Pieter.
ANGEL 2: The Good Morning Angels Fund NPC
SPONSORING: The GMA Fund will add another R20,000 to cover expenses and bills for Pieter's medical treatment.
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ORIGINAL REQUEST:
Middag GMA,
Dankie vir die wonderlike werk wat julle doen in ons land en talle gemeenskappe!
Help asb ‘n klein vegtertjie, Pieter, net 5 jaar oud.
Pieter is al van kleins af ‘n vegter. Hy was te vroeg gebore en moes ‘n ruk lank tyd deurbring in die neonatale ICU. Hy is op 13 November 2021 gediagnoseer met Leukemia. Na talle hospitaal besoeke en chemo is boeta in remissie ( Dankie Jesus). Augustus 2023, net voordat die gesin op ‘n welverdiende vakansie vertrek word Pieter siek met ‘n gewone verkoue. Sy longe word aangetas en spandeer hy dae om in die hospitaal op hoë-vloei suurstof en op duursame medikasie, waarvan die fonds nie alles betaal nie. Ongelukkig raak hy nie beter nie en word hy oorgeplaas Alberton toe, om ‘n pulmonoloog te sien. Hulle kon nogsteeds nie agterkom waarom boeta nie gesond raak nie, die enigste manier is vir Dr om Bronchoskopie te doen en hom vir (die plan was) 2 dae te ventileer sodat sy longetjies kan rus. Voor die prosedure sê die groot seun vir sy mamma – hy wil nie sterf nie en wil terug na sy hondje, Chase…
Sy longe het vreeslik skade opgedoen en die 2 ventilator dae word toe weke. Boeta se longe raak nie beter nie en moet hulle hom op ‘n Echmo masjien plaas (waar bloed verwyder word uit liggaam om skoon gemaak te word deur masjien en weer terug te sit). Dit gaan nie goed met hom nie, dr het nou laat weet dat hy nie sonder die echmo masjien sal kan oorleef nie – die laaste hoop is medisyne wat R30 000 ‘n maand kos, sou dit ‘n verskil maak in boeta se kondisie.
Pieter se mamma Louise is ‘n mede suster by ons hospitaal ( sy het al soveel mense se lewens aangeraak). Louise en haar man ry elke dag van Hartebeespoort af na Alberton om by boeta te wees.
Die klein mannetjie het al so ‘n groot verskil gemaak in soveel se lewens. ( Sy Facebook page: Pieter Jnr Leukaemia Warrior)
Asb help sou julle kan!
Groete,
Sr. Nolene van der Walt
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