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A stitch in time – saving Melanie Stockenstrom’s twin babies
Melanie (32) and her husband Eric (34), met at Stellenbosch University. Three years after their first meeting, they got engaged and married a little while later.
Alive in me
Madimo Mokgosi is a teacher's assistant at a prep school. At age 18, she was diagnosed with hepatitis autoimmune disease, a condition that causes the liver to become inflamed as a result of an attack by the immune system. Last year, she had a liver transplant and is today living a healthy and full life.
From too heavy to Two Oceans
Five years ago Douw Prinsloo woke up one morning and decided to change his life. That day he weighed 133kg; today he is 48kg lighter. This is how he did it.
From health scare to trail running
Two years ago Heather and Warren Perry both had health scares. They decided to live healthier and transformed their couch-potato ways to active weekends filled with trail running. Today, they are much happier and healthier.
A cycle-savvy family
On a holiday last year, Dianne Nel took a swim in the ocean and ended up struggling to breathe and get back to shore. It was then that she and her husband Rudi decided to become a healthier family. They joined gym, and between the two of them they have lost more than 50kgs. Their new passion is cycling, an activity their three-year old daughter can soon become part of!
One step at a time
Brigitte Zoghby always considered herself fit and healthy. "I've always been active, I played sport and competed in sporting events my whole life," she says. Just two months after participating in the Midmar Mile, an open-water swimming event in KZN, when she was 37, Brigitte suffered a stroke.