NOVEMBER 2017

DEAR FRIENDS

YOU COMMITTED IN NOVEMBER 2016 TO SUPPORT ME FOR ONE YEAR SO THAT I COULD MOVE TO A NEW HOME – AND YOU HAVE KEPT YOUR PROMISE! WITH THIS LETTER, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE KEPT ME FINANCIALLY ABLE TO LIVE HERE.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME BACK TO CAPE TOWN – NEAR MY BROTHER & FRIENDS!

IT WAS CRUCIAL FOR ME TO BE CLOSE TO MY BROTHER IN APRIL. HE HAD ANOTHER 5 CANCEROUS GROWTHS CUT OUT OF HIS HEAD & NECK. IN AUGUST I HAD 4 GROWTHS ON MY NOSE, 3 MORE INSIDE MY NOSE, 2 ON MY CHEEK & 1 BELOW MY SHOULDER REMOVED. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO BE CLOSE TO MY BROTHER AND TO GIVE & RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM EACH OTHER.

I WON’T SAY MUCH ABOUT THE PREVIOUS HOME – SUFFICE TO SAY IT ALMOST BROKE ME – BUT MY NAME IS NOT “TROUBLE 01” FOR NOTHING!

THE OTHER HOME HAD 90-ODD RESIDENTS – THIS ONE HAS 40-ODD RESIDENTS. THERE’S A NURSING SISTER ON DUTY 24-HOURS – DAY & NIGHT, AND HIGHLY-TRAINED, COMPETENT CARERS. THERE ARE NO VISITING HOURS – PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME & GO FREELY.

LET ME TRY TO GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE INTO MY LIFE: I SHARE A BEDROOM WITH AN ELDERLY LADY. FORMALLY AN OFFICE, THE COUNTER-TOP HAS MY COMPUTER, PRINTER, WHEELCHAIR CHARGER – AND I STILL HAVE SPACE. PHOTO’S ON THE WALL. HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

DURING MY YEAR HERE, I HAVE MET A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE AND MADE NEW FRIENDS. I’VE TAKEN PART IN A WHEEL CHAIR RACE – AND HAVE PRACTICED DANCING WITH MY WHEELCHAIR AND EVEN STANDING UP WHEN A MUSICIAN (WHO IS NOW MY FRIEND) CAME TO PLAY HERE.

I’D BE LYING IF I SAY FINANCES DON’T WORRY ME – OF COURSE THEY DO. AS WE ALL KNOW, EVERYTHING GETS MORE & MORE EXPENSIVE. I KNOW THERE WILL BE THE YEARLY INCREASE OF THE HOME IN JANUARY. BUT IT DOESN’T HELP TO PANIC – SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO KEEP ME HERE! IT BETTER – AS I’VE GOT NOWHERE ELSE TO GO!!!

BUT THERE’S ONE THING I REALLY WANT TO TELL YOU ALL: NEVER FEEL YOUR DONATION IS TOO SMALL – IT ALL ADDS UP. YES, MY BUDGET IS TIGHT, BUT EACH MONTH I SAVE WHAT I CAN & WHEN I HAVE ENOUGH I BUY NEW CLOTHING AND A LUXUARY COOL DRINK IN SUMMER & SOMETIMES EVEN AN ICE-CREAM!

ALL BAD FOR THE FIGURE!

WORDS CAN NEVER EXPRESS MY GRATTITUDE TO YOU ALL.

GOD BLESS YOU.

JENNY

(BETTER KNOWN AS “TROUBLE 01”

– AND PROUD OF IT!)

Ps. Click on the link below to watch me dance in my wheelchair. Abraham Darlow is singing – we’ve become good friends this year!

Jenny dancing wheelchair small