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| Dominique |
She LOVES the colour PINK!
She loves to wear pink clothes.
She loves to eat pink biscuits and ice-cream.
She loves to do ballet in her pink tutu...
and she LOVES to PLAY with her friends on the jungle gym at school...
But in February this year, Dominique had a seizure after which she developed weakness of her left arm and leg. MRI scan revealed two large tumours in her brain.
Dominique came to surgery on 15 Feb 2011 where one of the tumours was removed but the other was left in-situ because of its critical position in her brain. Post-operatively Dominique’s left sided weakness resolved, and a long discussion ensued about further treatment. Eventually it was decided that further surgery would not be of benefit and that Dominique would receive chemo-radiation followed by chemotherapy at GVI Oncology in George.
Dominique completed her chemo-radiation on 22 June 2011 and continued with chemotherapy alone. A post treatment MRI scan was done just after it was noted that she had begun to develop worsening left sided weakness in early August 2011. The scan showed that the remaining tumour had grown considerably and was now infiltrating into her brain.
Dominique will not benefit from further surgery. Further radiotherapy is not possible and further chemotherapy is inappropriate as her disease progression has occurred on chemotherapy. Her brain tumour is therefore incurable.
Dominique is now receiving palliative care only and her condition is deteriorating rapidly. We anticipate that her survival will only be a few weeks to months. Her physical condition is also such that she is no longer able to attend day-care and she needs to be cared for at home.
Dominique’s parents, Marieta and Johan, are devastated at the thought of losing their daughter. But not only do they need to cope with their emotions, they are also buckling under the financial pressure of the mounting medical bills. The family only has very limited hospital cover.
Marieta would love to be able to take some time off work to spend with her daughter – caring for her at home – but she has exhausted all her paid leave and is the main bread-winner for the family.
We would love to be able to assist this family by raising funds to:
• Allow Marieta to take unpaid leave
• Cover the cost of home-based palliative care
If you would like to support the Du Toit family during this tragic time, please be so kind to make a donation into the following account:
Name of account: Kruger & Co Trust Account 2 (Dominique)
Bank: ABSA Bank, Knysna
Branch Code: 632005
Account Number: 405 566 8437
Swift Code and Iban number: absazajj 632005
Telephone: +27 (0)44 302 4000
For further questions you are welcome to contact us at jennifer.zeinecker[at]cancercare.co.za
