Olivia. It means bringer of peace. “She is our miracle baby,” shares Renate, who together with her husband, Raymond, discovered that...

Zander's story. Shared by his mom, Nicolene. I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy, baby boy – or so I thought. When he was just 2 days...

Dear Prof Takawira, Dr Schürmann, Dr Naidoo, Dr Lazarus, Rianie, Sr Karen, all the staff who’s names I never learned or may have...

Andrew Davidson spent the last 22 years of his life knowing that at any point in time, he would be undergoing his second open heart...

Happy women’s month, phenomenal heart mums! You deserve the highest lifetime award. 13 years in my role as a heart mum… I am a Seshma...

The Shongwe family welcomed their baby boy, Enzokuhle, into the world on 3 November 2020. His elevated heart rate was noted at the...

Lana and her twin sister, Isabella, were born on the 12th of September 2020. They were welcomed into their family by their 7 year old...

Twins, Sadie and Trav, arrived 8 weeks earlier than expected in February 2019. The de Jong family’s little boy weighed in at 1.6 kgs at...

Where should I begin? We were waiting for Sion to be born and on the morning of 29 Sept 2022 contractions started. So we showered and ate...

We were expecting our 2nd little girl in January 2020, and even though I am not the glowing pregnant mommy we didn't have any health...

Little Luhan’s Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) was discovered when he was one day old. It was thought that the hole between the two...

Adele’s heart defect journey has been anything but smooth sailing. She was diagnosed with complete AV block, with a systolic murmur and...

Our journey began in October 2020 with a routine checkup with Kenzo`s paediatrician at Garden City Hospital. Kenzo was 6 months old when...

Hello Dr Schuürman, My name is Lily Senior and I was an old patient of yours back when you operated with Professor Kinsley. Lily Senior...

Our Journey began in April 2022 with a routine vaccine and check-up with a new Nursing Sister. This is where our lives changed! We were...

I spent the last year of my life in a constant state of exhaustion. I would sleep through the night, wake up, start my classes for the...

First Surgery – The Ox Patch Raheel was born with a congenital heart defect and at the age of 3 months had to go for his first open heart...

Murray Gush has known about his CHD for as long as he can remember. He was born with Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) - a hole between...

Avumile was 11 months old when his third-time parents discovered that their baby boy was one of the one percent of babies in the world...

Emily’s journey into the world was not exactly what her parents, Melissa and Nigel, were expecting after a very smooth pregnancy and...

This year marks 40 years of experience as a Cardiothoracic Surgeon for Dr Hendrick Mamorare. A man, who despite his successes and...