Woensdag 12 November 2008

Colleen is Sondag die 9de ontslaan en sterk tans aan by die huis. Sondag en Maandag was minder aangenaam asgevolg van die antibiotika wat haar vreeslik naar gemaak het. Sy het regtig baie siek gevoel en gevolglik het die dokters aanbeveel dat sy die medikasie stop. Gister en vandag voel sy 'n ander mens!! In haar eie woorde gister " ek voel soos ek gevoel het voor die operasie". Ons is baie dankbaar dat dit so goed verloop het tot dusver.

Sy moet dit maar nog rustig neem en haarself nie te veel vermoei nie. Hoewel sy elke dag opstaan, vang dit haar egter as sy te lank op die been is. Die steke behoort iewers volgende week ook uit te kom. Baie dankie aan almal wat haar so wonderlik ondersteun het, sy waardeer dit opreg !! Hou maar die spasie dop vir verdere nuus !! Baie Groete Dirk !!

Donderdag 6 November 2008

Colleen se operasie was suksesvol en Dr Coetzee is tevrede. Sy is in ICU, lyk natuurlik nou nie op die oomblik so goed nie, maar hopenlik sal dit vinnig verander. Volgens Dr Coetzee mag sal dalk reeds oor die naweek weer by die huis wees. Baie dankie vir almal se belangstelling gedurende hierdie moeilike tyd. Ek sal gereeld nou weer terugvoering gee so hou maar die blog dop. Groete Dirk

Dinsdag 4 November 2008

Die dag het uiteindelik aangebreek !! Colleen gaan more oggend 07h00 in vir haar operasie by die Milnerton Medi-Kliniek. Dr Coetzee, die neurochirurg wat haar die eerste keer geopereer het, gaan die gedeelte van die skedel weer terug plaas. Colleen is redelik angstig vir die operasie so dink maar aan haar more !! Dit blyk nie na 'n te moeilike prosedure te wees nie so ons vertrou dat dit goed sal gaan en dat sy vinnig by die huis gaan terug wees vir herstel. Hou die Blog dop vir verdere inligting na die afloop van die operasie.

Groete Dirk

Maandag 20 Oktober 2008

Dit gaan baie goed met Colleen, sy spandeer nog baie tyd in die bed en sukkel nog maar met die dronk gevoel in die kop. Goeie nuus is dat sy op die 5 November ingaan vir die operasie om die stuk van haar skedel weer terug te plaas. Sy gaan weer na die Milnerton Medi- Clinic waar Dr Coetzee die operasie sal uitvoer.

Op hierdie stadium is sy baie frustreerd en verveeld by die huis aangesien sy nog nie kan bestuur nie. Ons hoop en vertrou dat sy gou na die operasie sal herstel ten einde haar normale lewe weer te kan hervat. Hou maar die blog dop vir verdere inligting.

Groete Dirk

THANK YOU

I hereby would like to thank each and everyone, who has donated time and money to help me through this difficult time. Its wonderful to see how all my friends make effort to help me in every way they can. Nothing is to much for them. I really appreciate all your efforts. Specially your friendship, love, understanding, support, and just being there for me. I am really privileged to have friends like you.

Thank you so much !!
Xx Colleen

PROGRESS REPORT - COLLEEN LOUBSER

Colleen has been home for a little while now, but is still confined to bed rest.
She is still experiencing discomfort and dizziness, but is well on the way to making a good recovery.

There is one last hurdle to cross and that is the replacement of bone that was removed initially from her cranium to relieve the pressure on the brain. She saw the Surgeon last Friday and he showed her photographs that were taken during the surgery and also told her that she was very close to death when he first saw her. The gravity of the situation has only now sunk in, and of course Colleen would like the same surgeon to operate on her again.
He can do this soon, but of course it will cost more than we have raised so far. We have approximately R10 000 left and the total needed will be
around R50 000. It is therefore imperative that we raise another R40 000.

Everyone has been very generous with their donations and organizing the Fund Raiser, but could we please ask if you could spare a little more this week, to help us reach this target.

Any contribution would be appreciated and should now be paid into the following new account, which has been opened solely for the purpose of settling the remaining medical bills. The Trust Account is closed and Johan is now paying the accounts.


J N Loubser

Standard Bank

Malmesbury

Branch Code 05057
Account Number 082391971


Thank you once again for your support.


Dr. Vere Allin.
Master – Cape Hunt.

Sondag 5 Oktober 2008

Colleen was vrydag by Dr Coetzee, die neuroloog. Hy is baie tevrede met haar vordering en het gese hulle kan die been terug plaas in die skedel so gou as moontlik. Sy mag egter vir 'n jaar nie perdry nie. Johann sal Maandag die nodige reelings tref met Dr Coetzee vir die operasie. Ek sal julle so spoedig moontlik in kennis stel sodra ek 'n datum het. Hoewel sy baie goed vorder is daar sekere goed wat sy nie kan onthou nie. Sy sukkel byvoorbeeld met name vir algemene goed soos byvoorbeeld, Lasagne, Jogurt, en Muesli ens ens. Dr Coetzee het voorgestel dat sy die goed waarmee sy sukkel moet neerskryf.

Sy het Vrydag 'n redelike lang dag gehad, het ook die aand op Malmesbury by ons ander suster gaan kuier en eers ongveer 23H00 in die bed gekom. Sy het 'n vreeslike hoofpyn onwikkel en besef sy moet maar rustiger verkeer. Saterdag het sy rustig spandeer en het vandag heelwat beter gevoel. So sy sal dit maar rustiger moet neem.

Hou maar die Blog dop vir verdere brokkies nuus. Ek weet ek skryf nie meer so gereeld nie, maar ek sal die nuuste nuus altyd vertel. Baie dankie vir almal se ondersteuning dit beteken regtig baie. Baie groete van my en Colleen tot volgende keer !! Dirk

29 September 2008 20h50

Net 'n vinnige update oor Colleen. Dit gaan baie goed met haar, hoewel sy steeds nog baie gou moeg raak. Sy kla steeds van hoofpyn, asook dat sy meer gevoel begin terug kry in haar kop. Volgens haar voel dit of dit meer lewendig raak. Die swelling is ook nou bykans heeltemal weg. Die opening inhaar skedel is nou duidelik sigbaar vandat die swelling gesak het. Neurologies dink ek het sy goed gevorder. Haar geheue blyk heel goed te wees en sy kom normaal voor. Sy het begrip vir haar omstandighede en haar beperkinge.

Colleen het 'n afspraak by die Neuroloog eerskomende Vrydag. Ons wag inspanning om te hoor wat hy gaan se oor haar vordering en die moontlikheid van die volgende operasie. Sy hoop dat dit gou sal wees sodat sy, weer vinnig gesond kan raak. Dit sal ons egter eers Vrydag kan verneem. So hou dus maar die blog dop vir verdere nuus!!!!

Sy het 'n koordlose telefoon so julle is welkom om haar te skakel en self 'n bietjie met haar te gesels. Tot Later. Groete Dirk

23 September 2008

Hiermee wil ek graag almal op hoogte bring met Colleen se vordering. Vandat sy by die huis gekom het, het sy sommer vinnig vordering gemaak. Haar neurologiese toestand het ongelooflik verbeter. Sy het egter nog steeds die dronk kop en raak steeds gou moeg. Die meeste mense het seker teen hierdie tyd al met haar gepraat of haar reeds besoek. Ek dink Colleen is baie gelukkig om so spoedig te kon herstel, dit is 'n absolute wonderwerk en 'n genade. Ek het verskeie artikels gelees oor mense wat soort gelyke ongelukke gehad het. Ek het ook mediese artikels gelees oor verskillende brein beserings en die ooreenkomstige prognoses.

Dit kon veel erger gewees het met 'n baie langer herstel proses. Daar is soveel wat kon verkeerd gegaan het. Ons is egter dankbaar dat dit nie gebeur het nie en dat sy so lig van dit afgekom het. Sodra sy genoeg aangesterk het, en die neuroloog tevrede is, sal sy gaan vir die volgende operasie om die opening in die skedel weer toe te maak.

Hou maar die blog dop vir verdere nuus. Groete tot volgende keer!!! Dirk

Sondag 14 September 2008

Ek het Colleen gistermiddag op die plaas besoek. Ek was verras om te sien dat sy aansienlik beter is as die vorige twee dae. Die feit dat sy terug is by die huis dink ek het hiertoe bygedra. Sy gesels baie lekker en verstaan nou vir die eerste keer wat presies met haar gebeur het. Sy kyk terug en verwys na al die snaakshede wat sy aangevang het. Dit wil my voorkom of sy glad nie meer deurmekaar is nie. Ek was heeltemal verstom oor haar vordering. Sy is steeds nog swak en raak baie gou moeg. Sy moet soveel as moontlik rus kry die volgende tyd. Indien mense met haar telefonies praat wil ek asb vra dat hulle dit asb kort moet hou, aangesien dit nog baie uitputtend vir haar is. Sy konsentreer baie hard as sy praat en dit maak haar moeg. Tot volgende keer groete Dirk

COLLEEN IS BY DIE HUIS

Colleen het gistermiddag uit die hospitaal gekom en is tans by die huis Sy lyk al baie beter, en daar is merkbare vordering tov die feit dat sy minder deurmekaar praat. Sy kla konstant van hoofpyn, maar dit sal met die verloop van tyd verbeter. Sy is baie rustiger vandat sy by die huis is. Daar is egter iemand wat haar 24 uur van die dag oppas ter wille van haar eie veiligheid. Van tyd tot tyd is sy nog bietjie dronk in die kop, maar ten spyte daarvan stap sy rond. Dit is merkwaardig om te sien hoe sy herstel het van haar ongeluk. Dit is moeilik om te glo dat dit die selfde persoon is wat onlangs nog aan 'n ventilator gekoppel was.

Sy het vandag weer besoekers gehad en het lekker met hulle gekuier. Sy is tans in die bed baie besig met haar selfoon om SMS'e te stuur. Moet dus nie verbaas wees as sy dalk van haar laat hoor nie. Ek het ook pas verneem dat haar hoofpyn vandag baie beter is.

Tot later
Dirk

Colleen Gaan Huistoe !!

Colleen gaan more huistoe. Die dokter het voorgestel dat Colleen huistoe moet kom en dat Johann liewer iemand moet kry wat na haar kan omsien by die huis. Die dokter is bang dat sy depressief gaan raak in die hospitaal omdat sy nie daar wil bly nie. Sy kan by die huis ook aansterk en rus. Sy het op hierdie stadium nie verpleeging nodig nie, maar wel iemand om haar op te pas. Sy sal steeds arbiedsterapie en spraakterapie ontvang. Ons vertrou dat die bekende omgewing sommer baie gaan bydra tot 'n spoedige herstel. Ek sal steeds elke dag rapporteer op die blog oor haar vordering en hoe dit met haar gaan.

Ek wil weereens almal bedank vir alles wat hulle gedoen het om Colleen te ondersteun in hierdie moeilike tyd. Baie dankie vir alle skenkings aan die Colleen Loubser Trust. Dit word opreg waardeer. Baie dankie ook vir al die sms'e en oproepe en belangstelling dit beteken baie vir ons as familie, Johann en Melt.

Groete tot more

Dirk

Tuesday

Colleen has been moved to intercare in durbanville for the next four weeks ,she is doing well and all she wants to do is GO HOME .

if you go and visit her ,she will want to go home with you and dont be surpised she has her bags packed and waiting ......
it is amazing to she how colleen is recovering and getting stronger everyday .



paulette

Maandag 8 September 2008 10h30

As julle Colleen besoek, gaan sy in alle waarskynlikheid vir julle vra om vir Johann te bel terwyl julle daar is. Moet asb nie bel nie. Sê dat julle nie 'n selfoon by julle het nie. Die rede is dat sy nie daar wil bly nie en aanmekaar wil bel om te vra wanneer ons/Johann haar kom haal.

Groete Dirk

Sondag 7 September 2008 10h30

Ek en Christa was vanoggend by Colleen. Ons het haar gekry in die eetkamer waar sy in 'n stoel gesit en slaap het. Die eerste ding wat sy gevra het is of ons haar nou kom haal. Sy se" Ek kan nie hier bly nie, die mense is nie soos ek nie, ek wil liewer by die huis gaan slaap". Toe ons in die saal kom nadat ons koffie gedrink het, het ons al haar goed gekry in sakke. Skynbaar het sy alles reeds ingepak sodat sy kan huistoe gaan. Hoewel sy ons almal herken, is sy maar baie deurmekaar. Sy wil met alle geweld vir haar 'n nuwe perdrybroek gaan koop asook die vrou gaan sien wat haar, Johann en Barbara se baadjies moet maak vir die UK vakansie. Dit is maar nie maklik nie, veral nie om haar so te sien nie. Sy kla haar kop is baie seer asook haar gesig. Dit is maar baie geswel en gaan nog 'n hele tyd neem voordat dit gaan verbeter.

Foto: Colleen besig om foto's te wys vir een van die verpleegsters

Sy kry medikasie vir die pyn en swellings asook iets om haar meer rustig te hou. Rus sal help om die herstelproses te bespoedig. Sy het steeds geen rekolleksie oor die gebeure nie, sy wil ook niks weet van wat gebeur het nie. Dink asb steeds aan haar en bid asb steeds vir haar, sy het dit baie nodig. Ons kan maar net vertrou dat sy volkome sal herstel. Besoek ure is 15h00 tot 16h00 en saans vanaf 19h00 tot 20h00. Gaan loer gerus in by haar. Groete Dirk

DANKIE ALMAL

Ek was op ‘n fietsry rit toe Colleen die ongeluk gehad het, met my aankoms hier was ek uiters geskok oor wat gebeur het. Ek het nie op daardie stadium geweet hoe ek dit finansieël en emosioneel gaan verwerk of hierdeur gaan kom nie. Ek het geensins verwag dat almal hulle harte en beursies so sou oopmaak teenoor ons nie. Ons waardeer dit regtig baie!!
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Dit is onmoontlik vir my om almal te bedank vir die ongelooflike wyse waarop hulle die Colleen Loubser Trust geondersteun het ten einde te verseker dat Colleen die beste mediese behandeling kan kry. Die afgelope tyd was baie stresvol en dit was net onmoontlik vir my om alle SMS’e en telefoonoproepe te antwoord. Die oproepe en SMS’e het egter ontsettend baie vir my beteken. Ek het berus dat almal besig was om vir haar te bid in hierdie moeilike tyd. Sonder u gebede en positiewe denke sou Colleen nie gewees het waar sy vandag is nie.

Daar is heeltemal te veel mense om almal individueel te bedank, tog is daar egter ‘n paar mense wat ek wil uitsonder. My swaer, Dirk vir die blog wat hy geskep het en Paulette vir die vertaling in engels elke dag. Mike en Paulette vir dit wat hulle gedoen het om haar oorgeplaas te kry na die Milnerton Medi-Kliniek. Hulle het ook die Colleen Loubser Trust gestig met behulp van ‘n prokureur. Dankie ook aan Anton en Felicity wat gereël het vir die Neurochirurg en aan Susan vir al haar liefde en ondersteuning. Ook ‘n spesiale dankie aan al die “Girls” wat die veiling georganiseer het ten bate van die Trust

My seun Melt en Annelize, baie dankie!! Julle was my rots deur hierdie moeilike tyd dankie vir julle liefde en ondersteuning. Aan die res van die familie, julle was wonderlik, dankie vir alles.

Dan laaste, maar nie die minste nie, wil ek graag al die ander bedank. Dankie vir alles wat julle gedoen het en steeds doen. Colleen se pad na herstel is nog lank. Dit is wonderlik om te weet dat ek steeds kan staatmaak op julle ondersteuning, glo my dit beteken baie!

Al wat ek nog kan sê is net “ DANKIE, DANKIE, DANKIE.”

Johann

THANK YOU ALL

I was away on a cycling trip when Colleen had her accident and when I returned and found out what had happened I was stunned and shocked.
I did not know how I was going to cope financially or emotionally. I had no idea that people would be so kind and supportive.

It is impossible for me to thank everyone who has been so generous supporting the Trust Fund to enable Colleen to have the very best treatment and also its been so stressful that I just haven’t been able to reply to all the SMS’s and phone calls. Each one has been a great help and made me feel you are all out there praying and offering your support. I am sure that all these prayers and positive thoughts have brought Colleen to the stage that she is now.

There are far too many of you to thank individually, but some people need special mention. My Brother in law Dirk for setting up the daily blog and keeping it up to date every day and Paulette for translating it into English.
Mike and Paulette for calling the paramedics and getting her transferred to the right Clinic and setting up the Trust Fund. Felicity and Anton for organizing the Neurosurgeon and Susan for her company and love and for the girls who organized the auction.

My son Melt and his girlfriend Annelize who have been rocks and of course the whole family who have been wonderful.

But most off I want to thank you all, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Johann

Kaart/Map Intercare Tygervalley

Vrydag 5 September 2008 16h30

Colleen het vanmiddag die Milnerton Medi-Kliniek verlaat nadat sy daar was vir die afgelope 14 dae. Dit is 'n wonderlike gebeurlikheid en ons kan net dankbaar wees dat haar herstel proses sover gevorder het. Sy is tans in die "INTERCARE SUB ACUTE HOSPITAL" (5de vloer) in Tygervallei. Hulle spesialiseer in versorging asook rehabilitasie. Hier kan sy die nodige hulp soos spraakterapie en fisioterapie ontvang. Sy bly steeds onder behandeling van die neuroloog, Dr Coetzee wat haar in die Medi kliniek behandel het. Sy sal ten minste vir die volgende 4 weke hier bly afhangende van haar vordering.

Op hierdie stadium is sy nie baie gelukkig om hier te bly nie, volgens haar is sy gesond en is dit dus glad nie nodig nie. Haar kop is nog maar baie geswel maar dit sal metertyd verbeter. Sy het nou baie ondersteuning nodig en almal moet maar verdraagsaam wees met haar vir die volgende paar weke.

Die besoektye aan die hospitaal is daagliks tussen 15h00 en 16h00 asook 19h00 tot 20h00 in die aand. Sy is nie meer in 'n privaatkamer nie, maar deel 'n saal met ander pasiente. Naaste familie en vriende is welkom om haar te gaan besoek. Sy het die stimulasie en geselskap nodig. Tog wil ek net 'n vriendelike versoek rig dat ons haar nie te veel vermoei nie. Sy het ook die rustigheid en kalmte nodig vir 'n spoedige herstel.

Tot later !! Groete Dirk

Colleens Recovery .

Colleen is in a private room in e ward in medi clinic milnerton .
I visited her briefly yesterday as she needed certain things which the nurse had asked for so i went off and bought her New pajamas ,body lotion ,toothpaste etc.


I gave colleen everybody"s emails and she was totally overwhelmed and grateful , I told colleen that all her friends are praying for her and waiting for her too recovery .
I meet up with colleen therapist who has been looking after colleen since she came of the ventilator ,she is a wonderful lady called Linda and she Say's colleen is coming on well but it going to take a long time . she needs to be keep quite and calm to that she can heal .

The doctors and nurses have still asked that no visitors" only family " as colleen needs to rest and get much stronger than she is at the moment , this is also an huge shock to her and we need to keep her calm and quite so she can heal .

Johan will be meeting with colleens doctors today so see how she is doing and to plan the next steps of colleens treatment .

We have received more medical bills yesterday so the "Trust fund " will be attending to those today and we will give a detail account of payments made tonight.


Til Later
Paulette

Thursday

Spoke to dirk this morning and colleen is doing well in her new ward a little tried today .
I will visit her quickly this afternoon .
till then
paulette

MONDAY EVENING

Colleen was moved from icu today to a normal surgical ward at medi clinic milnerton ,this is wonderful news but the ROAD TO RECOVERY is still a long a hard road ahead ......
It is wonderful to see colleen recovering but we are not even half way yet !! this is going to take time and funds .

I have spoken with johan and dirk and we are waiting to hear on friday what the next step will be and whether we will move colleen or that she will stay at medi clinic .
Colleen will have to undergo another operation to put back the piece of skull ,which was removed 14 days ago , this will only be able to take place once colleen throat has healed due to the tracheotomy . This will take anything up to 3-4 weeks to heal.
we will keep you posted ...

please keep colleen in your thoughts and prayers .

on the otherside "THE TRUST FUND "

COLLEEN LOUBSER TRUST FUND

We are extremely grateful and amazed at peoples kindness and would like to thank everybody again for all the donations .
Our trust fund lawyer ,keeps me updated twice a day on the funds progress and this is what we have paid out so far to medi clinic and to some of the doctors .


So far we have been able to paid with all the wonderful donatitions
R130.000.00 to milnerton medi clinic -17.08.2008 till 03.09.2008 for icu
R900.00 to west coast physiotherpist -03.09.2008
R2829,52 to Dr owen spalding -anaesthesiologist 03.09.2008

We still have a a cetain amount of funds left over and we will keep you imformed on what we have paid out and when .

Should anyone have any question you are most welcome to contact me on my office line 021-4251873 and i will be ever so happy to answer any questions regarding the trust fund .

till tommorow
paulette oliff

Woensdag 3 September 2008 12h30

Johann het my nou net laat weet dat Colleen uit ICU is en dat sy nou in Saal E lê. Dit is wonderlike nuus vir ons almal. Ek sal moontlik later by haar besoek aflê en dan weer rapporteer hoe dit met haar gaan.

Tot Later Groete Dirk

WONDERFUL NEWS

Just got off the phone with dirk and wonderful news ..Colleen is off everything no more pipes . she is much happier now as she did not like those pipes and kept trying to pull them out .
She is eating and doctors say she will be moving into high care very soon .

This is brilant news .
Thank you all for all youre kind thoughts and prayers .

til later paulette

Dinsdag 2 September " Wonderlike Nuus"

Johann was vanmiddag by Colleen. Alles is afgehaal behalwe vir 'n pypie in die neus wat vir haar nog vog gee. Sy het selfs yogurt gegeeet. Haar tragie is toegeplak so sy kan praat. Sy herken vir Johann en Melt en sy weet dat ek haar broer is. Net gister het ek nog getwyfel of sy my wel herken. Dank die liewe Vader daarvoor!. Daar is 'n moontlikheid dat sy na 'n gewone saal geskuif kan word binnekort. Ons is baie verheug en dankbaar oor hierdie nuus. Dankie vir almal se ondersteuning ons waardeer dit baie. Ek sal more weer rapporteer oor wat intussen gebeur het. Groete Dirk

monday evening

Colleen is finally off the ventilator and sitting up in her chair ,doctors are happy with her lungs but she is still receiving antibiotics .
her blood pressure is back to normal and she is very much awake and quite restless ... she wants to get up and walk ...

Today for the first time in two weeks she was given some jelly to eat .

Please understand that this is a long road , so the family has asked that visitors please wait awhile until she is stronger and moved into high care.

Thank you all for your emails ,i will give them to colleen .

A huge thank you too Lorna Harding who very kindly gave up her saturday evening and her house to host the Tack and Wine auction on Saturday and her clients who baked brownies and raised R300.00 " they didnt even know colleen"
THANK YOU ,THANK YOU ....

TO : Ronel chong who organised everything " YOURE A STAR "

THEY RAISED R13,000.00
This is amazing , too all those happy shoppers" hope you are all happy with your GOODIES... thank you too .

til tommorow .
paulette

Maandag 1 September 2008 11H00

Ek het nou by Colleen gaan inloer, sy was in die stoel en is heeltemal van die ventilator af. Haar hande is steeds vas, hieroor is sy nie baie gelukkig nie. Sy het vir my gese " haal dit af" terwyl sy probeer het om uit die stoel op te staan. Dit is veral vir my verblywend dat sy wel praat, al kan ons haar nie hoor nie. Hoewel sy wakker is, kan ek sien dat sy baie gou moeg raak, veral as sy so 'n bietjie gestoei het om uit die stoel te probeer kom. Elke dag gaan dit beter en dit is die belangrikste. Ons kan maar net dankbaar wees en hoop en vertrou dat sy spoedig sal herstel.

Sondag 31 Augustus 2008 21h25

Ek was vanaf verlede Donderdag baie besig met die MOLFEES wat die naweek plaasgevind het, en kon ongelukkig nie by Colleen uitkom nie. Volgens Paulette is dit 'n wonderwerk hoe sy verbeter het. Ek is van plan om haar more te besoek en sal dan na afloop van my besoek terugvoering gee. Ek kan nie wag om haar te sien nie!!

Tot more !!
Dirk

Sunday evening " Miracles do happen ....

It was this time two weeks ago that colleen had this terrible accident and fell off her beloved horse sam ....finding her was the worst thing that can ever happen to a person as you are helpless and cannnot do a thing to help ... she was then rushed her off to hospital ,where she was not treated correctly and 24 hours later and had not received any medication 24hours later " not even a painkiller " .....

Well its two weeks later and a miracle has happened tonight when i went to see her ,their she was eyes open and she was holding johans hand ... she recognised me and took my hand ... i cannot express the feeling of joy ...

I told her that everybody is praying for her and that everybody sends their love and she smiled .

If you would like to send me a shortmessage i will give them to colleen to read ,please send it to me .
pauletteoliff@knetmail.co.za

address it to : colleen

til tommorow
paulette

Sunday " brilliant news "

Colleen is awake ... i have spoken to the nurses and they say she is restless and wants to get out of the bed.
she also wants to talk and with the ventilator she cant so this is a little frustrating for her but ,the nurses said that she will get better fast now .....
They are putting colleen in a chair everyday .
The doctors are happy with the way her lungs are improving and say she should be off the ventilator by wednesday .

This is brilliant news .

I will be visting her tonight ,so will update you all later on progess ..

til later
paulette

Friday 12h00

I very briefly saw colleen this morning and she is looking much better , she has her colour back and she sort of smiled today ,she moves around and even opened her eyes.

I told her that all her friends are waiting too visit her and that everybody sends their love and she squeezed my hand ......

The nurses and doctors are please with her progess and she has been taken out of bed for the first time and put into a lovely chair for a while this will help with strenghting the lungs .

till later
paulette

Donderdag 28 Augustus 2008 10h25

Ek het Colleen Woensdagmiddag gaan besoek. Sy het haar oe oopgemaak toe ek met haar gepraat het. Ek het gese "Colleen kan jy my sien" en sy het daarop gereageer, deur haar oe oop te maak en vir my te kyk. Ek het ook vir haar gese as sy my kan hoor moet sy my hand probeer druk, en waarlik waar het ek 'n ligte drukkie gevoel. Ek is oortuig daarvan die sy my wel kon hoor. Die longe bly steeds 'n probleem en ons vertrou dat dit vinnig beter sal gaan. Die tragie maak dit darem baie gemakliker vir haar in die sin dat sy nie meer die pyp in haar mond het nie. Asgevolg van die insit van die tragie is sy nou nog onder sedasie. Die herstel gaan 'n lang proses wees en elke dag gaan ons 'n trappie voorentoe. Ons moet geduldig wees en aanhou glo en vertrou.
Daar is soveel mense wat elke dag bel,met bemoedigende woorde of wat net wil se dat hulle aan haar dink. Dit trust is 'n toonbeeld van Colleen se gewildheid en hoeveel mense lief is vir haar, dit is net ongelooflik. Baie dankie aan almal wat Colleen bystaan deur hierdie moeilike tyd.

Thursday evening 20h30

Colleen was taken into theatre this afternoon for the tracheotomy to be done .No complication so ALL WENT WELL ...
she has been sedated following the operation and been given pain medication .

I've heard from melt that colleen is moving around alot and is aware that the family is their " when ask if she can hear them she squeezes their hand s and is opening her eyes to see who is their.
Wonderful news ... doctors are happy with her condition .
her blood pressure does seem to go up and down ,but this is mainly pain related.

This is wonderful news ,now we just have to wait for the lungs to get stronger and the ventilator should be able to come off .

I believe in the near furture colleen will be sitting up in her bed chatting and she will recover fully .
We all miss so much ... and cant wait for that day .
Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers .

til tommorow
paulette .

a big thank you to everybody ....

Whether big or small donation ,thank you for you are making a difference and helping colleen in her recovery .


We have altogether raised R140,000.00

This is wonderfull .

On behalf of johan ,melt and family ,A sincere thank you to everybody for your kindness .

Paulette .

Thursday morning

colleen is having a tracheotomy done this morning .
please keep her in your thoughts and prayers that all goes well .

will let everybody know a little later how it went ...

till then
paulette

WEDNESDAY MORNING

Colleen is still on the ventilator and johan has spoken with the doctors this morning ,colleens lungs are not strong enough so she needs the help of the ventilator .
They might do a tracheotomy tommorow which is normally done ,should a patient require a ventilator for more than 7-10 days . This will be better for colleen and the pipes from ventilator are uncomfortable and can cause sores ect in the throat .
she is opening her eyes now too ....
otherwise colleens blood pressure and temperature is all stable.

We are also Enquiring into getting colleen onto a medical aid ,we know it wont help right now but for the furture it will be helpful for colleen .
Should anybody have access to a medical aid or could help advise me on this please could you contact me on makeup@knetm.co.za or on my office line 0214251873

Thank you all for your support and prayers.
til later ..
paulette

Woensdag 27 Augustus 2008 10h25

Colleen is steeds op die ventilator. Johann het vanoggend met die dokter gepraat en volgens hom is haar longe nou die krises. Dit maak dat sy nie nou van die ventilator kan afkom soos ons gehoop het nie. Ons vertrou dat dit binnekort sal verbeter. Baie dankie vir u ondersteuning ons waardeer dit.

Tuesday night 21h00

just to let everybody know colleen condition is still the same as this morning .

till later
paulette

Dinsdag 26 Augustus 2008 10h10

Dit gaan baie goed met Colleen, sy is besig om baie goeie vordering te maak. Ons is so dankbaar daarvoor. Sy is steeds op die ventilator, maar hulle is besig om haar te speen. Sy haal self asem maar hulle gebruik nog die ventilator om haar te ondersteun. Sy maak haar oe oop en hou selfs Haar kop vas as sy pyn het. Sy kry egter medikasie vir die pyn. Daar is ook 'n sterk moontlikheid dat sy ons dalk mag begin herken. Dit is regtig wonderlike nuus, en ons is baie dankbaar. Baie dankie aan almal vir julle ondersteuning en gebede, hou so aan ons het dit steeds nodig.!

WONDERFUL NEWS - TUESDAY 26TH

WONDERFUL NEWS ....
Colleen is breathing on her own and is only receiving minimal support from the ventilator,she is also holding her head when she feels pain ,they are giving her medication for the pain , it is a very good sign that she is moving her hands and moving her face and opening her one eye.


The nurses say that their is a good possibility that colleen will start recognising people close to her today.
PLEASE NO VISTORS ...

The trust fund has paid an total of one hundred thousand rands so far to medi clinic ,which is wonderful ,we are still needing funds ......and every cent helps .

Thank you once again for all you support and kind wishes , please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

till later
paulette oliff

Maandag 25 Augustus 20h10

Colleen steeds stabiel, volgens Johann lyk sy goed. Sy het kleur in haar gesig. Sy is steeds op die ventilator. Hoewel sy nog nie by haar bewusyn is nie, het sy haar een oog oopgemaak. Ons kan maar net hoop dat sy binnekort dalk van die ventilator gehaal kan word. Dit sal 'n besonderse mylpaal wees as sy weer self kan asemhaal. Dit gaan 'n baie lang pad na herstel wees, so ons moet maar geduldig wees en net hoop en bid.

monday morning ...

Colleen is stable and her temperture is down which is good news and the doctors are happy with her progress ,she will be slowly taken off life support today but this all depends on how she copes with the breathing alone ...this is very important that we dont stress the body as then the blood pressure can go up and this will stress the heart out which can lead to heart failure ......and it will take longer for her to heal .....

She is receiving the best treatment available thanks to all her friends and family who are supporting her trust fund .
This mornining my job was to phone medi clinic to find out how we are doing ....... they got to me first ...
I NEARLLY FELL OFF MY CHAIR ...
THEY NOW ESTIMATE TOTAL COST AT R500.000.00- IF ALL GOES WELL!!!!!
Our costs for one week in ICU are R90,000.00 this is only hospital bills NOT DOCTORS ...

The bad news is that we need R85,000.00 per week to keep COLLEEN IN ICU ...on life support
once off life support the cost will come down ...

We should have funds to keep colleen on life support for the next 4 days after that we will have too look at other avenues of medical treatment .

Please keep Colleen in your thoughts and prayers for a very speedy recovery

till later
Paulette

Monday 25th August 2008 09h40

Colleen is still in ICU and stable, which we are thankful for. The surgeons are very happy with her progress on this stage. Thank you for all your support, donations, and calls, Johann, Melt and we as family really appreciates it. Currently we do not allow visitors till further notice. We also would like to request all friends not to phone the hospital to limit the high number of calls they need to deal with. I created this blog so that everyone can monitor her condition. I will update the blog twice a day with all relevant news.

Maandag 25 Augustus 2008 10h25

Colleen is steeds stabiel, waarvoor ons baie dankbaar is. Haar dokters is steeds baie tevrede met haar vordering op hierdie stadium. Baie dankie vir almal se ondersteuning ons waardeer dit regtig baie Geen verdere besoeke sal toegelaat word tot verdere kennisgewing nie. Ons doen ook 'n beroep op almal om nie die Hospitaal te skakel nie aangesien hulle oorval word met navrae. Kyk gerus na hierdie webblad vir inligting. Dit sal elke dag opgedateer word met die nuuste nuus.

COLLEEN...

colleen on one of her favorite horses

ALPHINE

SUNDAY 24TH

Thank you ronel .....
paulette




Dear All

Just to let you know, we are planning a

Benefit Tack and Wine Auction for the

Colleen Loubser Trust Fund

Were looking to auction any tack, riding accessories or what have you. Clear out your cupboards, send any items you wish to sell, with a reserve price attached. Donations of wine gladly accepted. Profits to be donated to the the Trust Fund. Refreshments available. Viewing between 17h00 and 19h00. Auction starts promptly at Seven.

Come and grab some bargains!!!

Terms:
All items for sale to be delivered prior to the auction.
R5 bidding fee, payable on registration.
Immediate payment required.
Collection of goods not sold by no later than the following day.
We will not be liable for any loss or damage of goods.
Strictly no dogs allowed.

Saturday 30th August @ 17h00
‘Polperro’
Bokmakierie Street
Joostenbergvlakte
Tel: 021 988 4664
Fax: 021 987 3428
Cell: 084 825 3847 (Lorna Hardie)
Cell: 082 022 2274 (Ronel Chong)
Cell: 082 565 3871 (Alan Elston)

Directions:
Take exit number 34 off N1 to Paarl(Lucullus/Maroela steets). Turn left into Joostenbergvlakte, pass Cape Garden Centre on right. At 4 way stop street turn left into Anderson Street. After 700m tar ends-gravel. 4 way stop street. Straight over. First property on corner on right (Saddle up @ Polperro)

SUNDAY 24TH UPDATE

Colleen is still stable and is in icu ,we dicovered this afternoon that she has pneumonia now .. this is due to the life support and doctors are treating her for it .


The family and doctors have asked that she receive NO VISITORS please until further notice as she needs the time to rest ...

The whole family would like to Thank everybody for their kind wishes and donations to the trust fund .
The fund is keeping colleen in milnerton medi clinic icu ,a big sincere thank you for all the kindness .

We will keep you updated everyday on how colleen is .

Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers .
we miss her greatly ....

Regards
Paulette

COLLEEN INJURIES ....

Colleen is undergoing treatment for a very tramatic accident which has left her with a traumatic subdural haemorrage " it normal words a really serious head injury " BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN AND FRACTURES OF THE SKULL........

We have set up a trust fund for her so that she can receive the best treatment and is in icu at medi clinic ,milnerton.

Sondag 24 Augustus 2008 09h30

Colleen het 'n ligte mate van longontsteking. Dit is egter onder beheer op die stadium. Ons is maar bekommerd vir verdere komplikasies. Ons dink dit is beter as minder mense haar op hierdie stadium besoek om verdere blootstelling aan infeksies te vermy. Baie dankie vir almal se ondersteuning dit word opreg waardeer. Dit beteken baie vir Johann, Melt en ons as familie.

Saterdag 23 Augustus 2008

Colleen, is nog steeds baie geswel. Haar toestand is op die oomblik stabiel, maar steeds kritiek. Dr Coetzee is tevrede met haar vordering en dit was nog nie nodig om 'n verdere CT Scan te doen nie. Sy het 'n effe koors onwikkel maar dit word dopgehou.

Friday 22nd August 2008

Colleen, se swelling het redelik verbeter. Hulle het die dreinpyp verwyder aangesien daar niks meer dreinering plaasgevind het nie. Sy is steeds op die ventilator en is nog nie by nie. Hulle het besluit om die sedasie te verminder, om haar neurologiese toestand beter te kan evalueer. Sy beweeg haar bene en hande. Sy kry egter morfien vir die pyn.

Thursday 21 August 2008

Colleen is steeds op 'n ventilator. Sy is baie geswel na die operasie. Dr Coetzee is tevrede met haar vordering. Haar toestand is nog steeds baie kritiek maar haar hoe bloeddruk is onder beheer.

Wednesday 20th August 2008 Afternoon

The surgeon decided he had to operate and he has removed a piece of her skull to reduce the pressure on her brain and she is now back on a ventilator in ICU.

Monday 18th August 2008

Colleen Loubser had a bad fall off her horse on Sunday late afternoon (17 August).She does not have medical aid and so was transported to firstly Malmesbury State Hospital; then Paarl State Hospital; then yesterday afternoon (Monday) they sent her to Tygerberg Trauma Unit where they only did the CT scan at 9 last night.

Between her husband Johann and a number of friends it was felt that something needed to be done urgently as she had not received any treatment yet. It was organised for her to be transferred to Milnerton MediClinic where Colleen is now under the care of a neurosurgeon.

Colleen is now in ICU and has been sedated and placed on a ventilator to stablise her.

A trust fund has been set up for her to help with the costs of the hospital and doctors.