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But she was expected to face yet another long road to recovery. Oh, my God. No stranger to adversity, she met the challenge head on. Of course she did, because she's Alison Botha. And she's been exceeding her surgeon's expectations.
But she was expected to face yet another long road to recovery. Oh, my God. No stranger to adversity, she met the challenge head on. Of course she did, because she's Alison Botha. And she's been exceeding her surgeon's expectations.
But her mother, Claire, released a statement in October saying, I'm beside myself that my child, who was afflicted by a second death blow, has exceeded all expectations and has lived, talked, and remembered.
But her mother, Claire, released a statement in October saying, I'm beside myself that my child, who was afflicted by a second death blow, has exceeded all expectations and has lived, talked, and remembered.
And I agree with you that the stress of having them out. Absolutely. I guarantee you had something to do with that. Absolutely. Whoever signed the papers. Because that stress must have been immense. Immense.
And I agree with you that the stress of having them out. Absolutely. I guarantee you had something to do with that. Absolutely. Whoever signed the papers. Because that stress must have been immense. Immense.
The kind of stress I can't even quantify with words.
The kind of stress I can't even quantify with words.
We'll never know, hopefully. Thoughts or creative writing. I can't do it in any space. No. Whoever signed the papers that let them out of prison should be ashamed of themselves.
We'll never know, hopefully. Thoughts or creative writing. I can't do it in any space. No. Whoever signed the papers that let them out of prison should be ashamed of themselves.
I don't know how you lay your head on a pillow at night. But yeah, despite their positive outlook and determination, the medical emergency put a huge financial burden on this small family. Allison doesn't have any medical insurance and has accrued a significant amount of debt since undergoing the surgery.
I don't know how you lay your head on a pillow at night. But yeah, despite their positive outlook and determination, the medical emergency put a huge financial burden on this small family. Allison doesn't have any medical insurance and has accrued a significant amount of debt since undergoing the surgery.
Because that's how the medical system works. And as of now, both the family is relying on the generous support of public donations made to a trust account set up with her name in Ned Bank in South Africa. So there is a fundraiser that you guys can donate to and we're going to donate to as well.
Because that's how the medical system works. And as of now, both the family is relying on the generous support of public donations made to a trust account set up with her name in Ned Bank in South Africa. So there is a fundraiser that you guys can donate to and we're going to donate to as well.
I'm going to share the link, but it's backabuddy.co.za slash campaign slash help dash Allison dash Botha dash in dash her dash time dash of dash need. And I will post that link in the show notes. We'll post it on social media. You go to that and it might look like you can only donate in like a czar South African currency. But if you scroll next to the amount, there's an option for U.S. dollars.
I'm going to share the link, but it's backabuddy.co.za slash campaign slash help dash Allison dash Botha dash in dash her dash time dash of dash need. And I will post that link in the show notes. We'll post it on social media. You go to that and it might look like you can only donate in like a czar South African currency. But if you scroll next to the amount, there's an option for U.S. dollars.