New 'legs' for Pieter Botha living without his own legs or sight
Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels and Valterra Platinum – Mogalakwena Mine have come together to assist 37-year-old Pieter Botha with R100,000 for his prosthetic leg upgrades and other medical costs.
Pieter Botha from Mokopane is the kind of person whose glass is always half-full.
Born with club feet and glaucoma in both eyes, Pieter's legs were amputated below the knees at age 18, and by 19 he had lost his sight completely. He now lives with his parents, who are SASSA pensioners.
Although Pieter does not have a job, he refuses to wait for others to help him or feel sorry for him. He walks up to 7 kilometres a day, does Park Runs with his sister, and joins in any activity that comes his way, whether on his prosthetic limbs or his stumps.
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"If you have legs, you have to use them," says Pieter.
Recently, Pieter began raising funds to upgrade his prosthetic legs.
The upgrades cost R57,000—an amount far beyond his and his parents’ means. With determination, Pieter sold raffle tickets and koeksisters, managing to raise an impressive R40,000 towards the goal.
Inspired by Pieter's resilience, someone in the Mokopane community reached out to Good Morning Angels to support this everyday hero who never gives up.
REQUEST FOR: Pieter Botha from Mokopane
ANGEL: Kobus van den Berg, Senior General Manager of Valterra Platinum – Mogalakwena Mine, host of the annual Bushveld Classic Golf Day
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SPONSORING: Valterra Platinum – Mogalakwena Mine, host of the annual Bushveld Classic Golf Day, together with business partners, will donate the full R57,000 needed for Pieter's prosthetic leg upgrades.
In addition, they will round their donation up to R100,000 to further assist Pieter with medical needs and other essentials for himself and his pensioner parents.
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Images: Pieter Botha