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Mivuyo Tyanese, diagnosed with Arthrogryposis has been with the Sabrina Love Foundation since the age of 3 months. Mivi has limited use of his arms and therefore uses a power chair for mobility and his mouth or an adapted computer for writing and drawing. Mivuyo’s journey in mainstream schooling started when he started attending Footsteps PreSchool at the age of 4 with his assistant. Mivuyo has never let his physical
Lukas Ochsenbein swimming from Robben Island for Sabrina Love
Most of the Garden Route was thrown into a state of disarray when the area was struck by an incredible rain storm on Wednesday, 5 May 2021. Sadly, our daycare centre, Die Sterreweg, was not spared. An incredible downpour that measured around 80mm was received over a very brief 30 minute period and followed by intermittent showers through the night. Our staff were overwhelmed this morning when arriving at work.
Thanks to a generous donation from the Scribante Group* and the team at Freedom Walkers**, we received these 2 beautiful paediatric walkers this term. Our therapists absolutely love how robust but lightweight this design is. The walker is incredibly easy to turn, can navigate easily around objects and can be adjusted in multiply ways to provide different levels of support. We have enjoyed playing around with these walkers for children
Inathi Sobayeni, born on the 20th of April 2009 with no complications – a healthy, bouncing baby boy! With no prior childhood illness or issues, he developed a lung disease at the age of around 3 months. By 6 months of age, he had to have a tracheostomy* to assist with breathing. The hospital told his parents that he would probably not survive – little did they know that Inathi was a fighter, not
Although World Cerebral Palsy* day is celebrated on the 6 October, March is “Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month“. In recognition you may see many people wearing green. Why green? The color was chosen to reflect youthfulness and new growth, as well as hope for advancements in treatment and acceptance. At the age of 4 and unable to walk, young Siphumeze was first referred to the Sabrina Love Foundation by the nursing sister at
A wonderfully well received initiative was started by our staff to encourage our children’s parents to keep on keeping on! Some days we would all just love a little “thank you”. Our “Star Parent Programme” was recently conceptualized and put into place. Shanice, our first star parent is Mikyle’s mom. Mikyle was born with Cerebral Palsy* and is unable to move himself. Shanice works beautifully with Mikyle every day doing
Hello! My name is Lukas Ochsenbein. I’m currently a grade 7 pupil at Somerset House in Somerset West, and I’ve set myself the physical challenge of swimming the Robben Island/Freedom Swim in the month of May (as a relay together with a couple of my classmates) in aid of The Sabrina Love Foundation who supports and cares for children with special needs in the Garden Route. The Freedom Swim is
Mivuyo Tyanase is a little boy who was born with Arthrogryposis*. Mivi has been part of Sabrina Love Foundation since he was 6 months old. He is now 9 years old. Mivi uses a power chair**, which we purchased for him as we were unable to get one through the health department. Mivi, a Grade 4 pupil at Plettenberg Bay Primary School uses his power chair to access his new classroom. His classroom
Our amazing team at Die Sterreweg and Sabrina Love Foundation are so excited to welcome our students back to school. In preparation for our reopening, our staff have been cleaning, santizing and preparing the classrooms to welcome back our children back. Protocols are being put into place to ensure that all of our staff and children will be properly equipped with the correct PPE (personal protective equipment) and to maximise
