Good Morning Angels: Assisting matriculant Kevin and his family after a devastating crash
Assisting the Rustenburg community to help matriculant Kevin and his family after a devastating crash.
The Hoërskool Rustenburg community was shaken by a devastating road accident on the weekend on 13 May 2023. Three boys from the school were involved.
One of the boys died on the scene, one sustained slight injuries, and the third, Kevin Jansen van Vuuren, was severely injured.
Since then, the community has been praying, raising funds, and rallying around the families - especially the Jansen van Vuuren family while Kevin fights for his life.
He has been in a coma since the accident while his body slowly recovers. Kevin has a twin brother and a younger brother.
Just before the crash, Kevin was selected to play rugby for the Leopards, his academics were strong, and he was preparing to end his school career on a high.
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Now, he is lying in a Sub-Acute Rehab facility in Pretoria as the state hospital cannot do more for him.
He is breathing on his own, but still has not opened his eyes.
Kevin’s family do not have medical aid and the rehab facility is not covered by the state. His family drive the 130 kilometres between Rustenburg and Pretoria daily to visit and support him.
That’s why several members of the Rustenburg community have been raising funds for this family.
One of these is a 15-year-old aspiring golfer, Ian Bezuidenhout, who asked his parents to, instead of throwing him a 16th birthday party, rather help him to organise a Golf Day for Kevin.
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Several people have also reached out to Good Morning Angels to help this family and community.
REQUEST FOR: Kevin Jansen van Vuuren and his family
REQUEST FROM: Various members of the Rustenburg community, including Anja Venter
ANGEL: The Good Morning Angels Fund NPC
SPONSORING: The GMA Fund will assist Kevin and his family with R60,000 for the costs of his treatment in the rehab facility.
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ORIGINAL REQUESTS:
Dear Good Morning Angels,
We would like to contact you on behalf of our friends.
On 12th of May 2023, one of our children’s friends was in a very serious vehicle accident. He is in matric this year, a student at Rustenburg High School. Kevin Jansen van Vuuren is in a critical condition in the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Pretoria where he first had to be stabilized before doctors could operate on him.
Kevin’s current medical condition: he is in a coma and his injuries are very severe. Bleeding on the brain, 3 fractures on his skull, lung collapsed, chest injury, bladder laceration, stomach and liver laceration, broken pelvis.
Since the accident the community of Rustenburg and people all over has been great in supporting and praying for Kevin and his family.
We have created a fundraiser on Backabuddy, but the family will be needing much more than what we will be able to receive from the fundraiser.
As per the Doctor’s on Friday 19/05/2023, Kevin will be needing a few more operations to help him breath and receive proper feeding. Kevin has not woken up yet and the Doctors informed his parents that his brain injuries are very serious. The Doctors also confirmed that after these operations, Kevin will need to move to a Rehab facility where he will need to continue his recovery.
Therefore, we are in need of Good Morning Angels urgent assistance in regards to Kevin’s Rehab recovery. This will have a very big financial impact on his parents and we need Good Morning Angels to assist us with spreading the word and help Kevin’s parents with the financial assistance.
Good Morning Angels, we urgently need your assistance.
Kindly can you contact us and help us in making Kevin and his family’s road to recovery a bit lighter.
Kind regards,
Anja and Debbie
Good Morning Angels
Ek tik vandag die epos om julle hulp te vra.
My sussie se seun, Kevin Jansen van Vuuren, 18 jaar oud, (hy is deel van n 2-ling en het n jonger boetie ook), was op 13 Mei 2023 in `n grusame ongeluk op die N4 oppad Harties toe, +- tussen 12 en 1uur die oggend.
Hulle was 3 in die motor, die bestuurder is ongelukkig oorlede, sy ander vriend het 'n skraap op sy kop, en Kevin is baie ernstig beseer. Die Ambulans het vir Kevin na Rustenburg se staat hospitaal geneem. Saterdag 16:00 word Kevin oorgeplaas na George Mukhari Hospitaal. Kevin het nie 'n mediesefonds nie, dus vra ons vandag vir julle hulp.
Kevin lê al vir 'n maand in 'n koma, hy was in 'n baie kritieke toestand tydens die ongeluk, hy het bloeding op die brein, skedel is op 3 plekke gekraak, sy een long het skade gehad en sy blaas, maag en lewer was beskadig en het baie inwendige bloeding gehad. Sy pelvis is ook gebreek.
Ons liewe Vader het vir Kevin al so mooi gesond gemaak, hy haal tans self asem, hy word ook deur `n pypie met voeding na sy maag toe gevoer, maar omdat hy nog in 'n koma lê kan George Mukhari hospitaal niks meer vir hom doen nie en moet hy oorgeplaas word na n Rehabilitasie sentrum vir Sub-Acute pasiënte in Lynnwood. Hulle fokus op pasiënte wat nog in 'n koma lê en gee die nodige hulp om ten volle te kan herstel. Maar, soos ons almal weet, is niks verniet in die wêreld nie.. Die Rehabilitasie sentrum gaan ons +- R 60 000.00 kos per maand om vir Kevin daar te hou en dan gaan dit nie daar stop nie, Hy gaan daagliks, weekliks goed benodig soos dit klaar raak, bv. medikasie, verbande, doeke ens.
Ons wil graag my sussie Aurelia, ook finasiëel help omdat hulle daagliks na Kevin toe moet ry van Rustenburg af tot in Lynnwood, 130km elke dag om vir Kevin te gaan ondersteun.
Ons Familie is groot en 'n baie “close” familie en staan by almal deur moeilike tye. Ons sal by Kevin staan tot op die einde wanneer hy ten volle herstel.
Kevin was gekies om vir die Luiperds te gaan speel net voor die ongeluk gebeur het, hy droom al vir jare daaroor, hy was 'n goeie akademiese kind en sportsman in Hoërskool Rustenburg.
Sy toekoms was oop en helder.
Ons geloof is sterk en sal nooit ophou bid vir Kevin nie
Ons vra uit ons harte om vir Kevin te help asb.
Dankie
Charlotte Brits
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