Stories From Our Patients, Parents and Staff

Meet some brave patients whose lives have been saved by the impact of the Children’s Hospital Trust and the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, as well as the extraordinary people there who have dedicated their lives to healing children.

2024-08-02T10:54:05+02:00

Little Laticia

It's early on a Saturday morning, and little Laticia is lifting her head over the bars of her hospital cot in Tygerberg Hospital, playing peek-a-boo w [...]

2024-07-22T15:59:03+02:00

Meet Josh

I’m Josh Rinkwest and I am here to talk about my history with Red Cross, Conradie and Maitland Cottage. I was born as a micro-prem at 27 weeks and wei [...]

2024-06-30T19:28:19+02:00

Wineland Woes

Sitting in his hospital cot, little four-year old *Chulumanco’s big eyes and calm demeanour hide the trauma of the painful ordeal he has had to endure [...]

2024-06-19T18:15:16+02:00

Meet Diayana

Diayana is a pretty little girl who loves playing on her own. Her mom, Natalie smiles and says that she “is in her own world”. When speaking to Natali [...]

2024-06-19T18:17:10+02:00

Meet Nokukhanya

“The day I delivered my stillborn baby, I lost my husband in a shack fire.” Take however much time you need to let that sink in... Nokukhanya lost her [...]