Helping entertainer Bibi du Preez after brutal injury
The Good Morning Angels Fund assisted Bibi du Preez with R100 000,00 towards her essential knee surgery, to help her on her way to recovery and the ability to earn a living as an entertainer.
Bibi du Preez is a well-known Afrikaans entertainer and singer.
"To make people laugh is my life," she says, describing her sense of purpose.
At the end of June, Bibi had a serious accident at home when she slipped on water and fell on a tiled floor. The impact completely dislocated her right knee, tearing all the ligaments. She describes the appearance of her leg as looking like a "hula hoop."
She was rushed by ambulance to a state hospital and underwent surgery the following day to stabilise the leg. Bibi remained in hospital for six weeks—just the beginning of a long recovery journey.
She now requires two additional operations to repair the torn ligaments. However, due to limitations in the public health system, these procedures can only be performed next year. In the meantime, Bibi is unable to walk or work, leaving her without a source of income.
Concerned fans reached out to Good Morning Angels for assistance on her behalf.
We referred her case to our partners at Operation Healing Hands. Bibi has since consulted with a knee specialist, who confirmed that the two surgeries are essential for her to walk again. While the medical team has offered to perform the procedures pro bono, the cost of the first operation—covering theatre, hospital fees, and necessary materials—is estimated at R150,000.
REQUEST FOR: Bibi du Preez
ANGEL 1: Dr. Phillip de Lange, on behalf of Operation Healing Hands
SPONSORING: Dr Phillip has already assessed Bibi’s condition and the procedures required to restore function to her dislocated right knee, enabling her to walk and return to work. As part of Operation Healing Hands, Dr Phillip and his colleagues have generously offered to perform both operations free of charge.
ANGEL 2: The Good Morning Angels Fund NPC
SPONSORING: The Good Morning Angels Fund will contribute R100,000 towards Bibi's essential knee surgery, helping her on the road to recovery and regaining her ability to earn a living as an entertainer.
BACKGROUND:
Op 25 Junie 2025, omstreeks 03:00 of 04:00 die oggend, het ek badkamer toe geloop en in water gegly. Ek het onmiddellik en hard geval. Ek was nog half aan die slaap, maar binne 'n sekonde volledig by my volle bewussyn – en in ondraaglike pyn. My regterbeen het soos ’n "hoola-hoop" voor my gelê.
Ek het dadelik geskree, uit 'n plek in my wat ek self nie eers ken nie. My kêrel, Connor, was onmiddellik by my en kon sien iets is ernstig verkeerd. Ek het so hard geskree dat my buurvrou bo en die een langs my binne sekondes by my voordeur was. Hulle het probeer om my te kalmeer, want ek was buite myself van die pyn.
Die ambulans het my kom haal en dadelik na Steve Biko-hospitaal geneem. Ek het 'n hele dag daar gelê voordat ek vir operasie opgeneem is. Die dokter het verduidelik dat hulle penne in my been gaan sit. Ek het gedink: "Penne binne-in my been?" Toe ek in die teater kom, was die dokter bekommerd oor my gewig en het besluit om nie narkose toe te dien nie. In plaas daarvan het hulle 'n epiduraal gegee – ek was dus lewendig tydens die operasie. Die trauma van om bewus daar te lê sal my altyd bybly. Die vrees van alles wat ek kon hoor en sien, was ongelooflik moeilik. Ek kon net bid.
Toe ek weer by my volle positiewe was, het ek gesien die penne steek uit my been. Van my enkel tot bo in my bobeen het ’n verskriklike kontrapsie uitgesteek – en die pyn was onmenslik. Die dokters is baie besig in 'n staatshospitaal, so meeste van my vrae moes wag. Uiteindelik is verduidelik dat die "external fixator" (x-fix) my been stabiliseer sodat my knie weer kan groei waar dit hoort.
My ligamente is geskeur, en ek moet die x-fix vir ses weke dra. Daarna kan ek eers 'n MRI doen om vas te stel watter ligamente beskadig is. Die MRI is vir 20 Januarie 2026 geboek – my hart het gesink. Trouman (Adrian) op TikTok het my gehelp om vroeër privaat 'n MRI te kry. Die volgende stap is 'n ligament-operasie, maar my dokter by Steve Biko het gesê dit kan tot ’n jaar neem.
Ek is 'n sanger en komediant – ek kan nie so werk nie. Om mense te laat lag is my lewe. Ek is bang ek sal nie weer kan werk totdat ek terug op 'n verhoog kan staan nie. Om mense te laat lag is belangrike werk. Help my asseblief om weer te kan doen waarvoor ek geroep is.
Groete,
Bibi
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