Februarie

Interessante maand hierdie.  Ek kuier daar by Charms en ek besef skielik dat daar soveel mense vir wie Feb nie so great is nie.  Ons weet uit statistieke dat Desember die maand is waarin die selfmoordsyfer gevaarlik styg, omdat mense dan alleen en sonder geliefdes voel, juis omdat die hele Kersfees sprokie deur die multi media as ‘n familie geleentheid so erg beklemtoon word dat diegene sonder iemand naby tot sulke uiterstes gedryf word.

Nou begin ek wonder hoe lank dit gaan wees voordat ons dieselfde tendens of dan ‘n verhoging in gevalle van depressie in Februarie gaan sien?

Ek probeer terug dink aan vorige Valentines dae en of daar ‘n tyd was toe dit my gevang het om alleen te wees, eerlikwaar ek kan nie onthou dat dit ooit iets beteken het nie.  Dit was net nog ‘n dag.  Selft toe ek nog getroud was, was dit nie ‘n issue nie.  2007 se dag was ‘n groot verrassing en dalk die eerste keer dat ek notisie van die dag gevat het, iemand het iets onverwags en nice gedoen, maar dit het veroorsaak dat dit so ‘n snaakse wrang smaak aan die dag gelaat het.  2008 het ek eerlik nie eers agter gekom dat die dag gekom en gegaan het nie, ek was vreeslik besig, tussen studeer, kinders groot maak en ‘n event vir Quinton se dagsorg reel, kan ek vandag nie eers onthou of daar ‘n blom of iets in daai dag was nie.  2009 was stil en mooi saam met die belangrikste persoon in my lewe, maar dit was steeds ook gedeel met kinders en dit was in ‘n tyd waar ons elke sent dertig keer moes omdraai net om seker te maak die kinders het wat hulle nodig het vir skool, so daar was nie veel kans om iets spesiaal vir mekaar te doen nie.

Hierdie jaar is anders.  Ons het dinge in plek.  Hannie het ‘n tafel bespreek vir die dertiende, die kinderoppasser is bevestig en vir die veertiende het sy ook iets spesiaals beplan (wat nie geld gaan kos nie, die budget werk soos vir almal baie fyn uit).  Dit sal Amber se eerste Valentine dans by die skool wees die 12de, so daar is nogal opgewondenheid daaroor.

Dis hopeless om te dink dat ek met net drie weke tot Hannie se verjaardag nog ‘n surprise moet organize.  Kyk my kreatiwiteit gaan ook net so ver!  Dan word my aandag nog afgetrek deur ‘n verjaardag op die 21 Maart en in my agterkop is daar iets spesiaals wat beplan word vir ‘n naweek in Augustus, voor dit is dit nog die twee seuns wat oor Paasnaweek verjaar en dan pas Quinton ook nog in die jaarplan, gelukkig is Amber eers in September.  Sjoe, nee, Vaaltyn kan werklik nie ook nog ‘n beurt wil he nie, gelukkig weet ek dis in my vrou se bekwame hande.

Geheimpie, ek ken myself, daar’s nie ‘n manier wat ek nie vir iets kleins sal sorg om haar te laat weet hoe lief ek vir haar is en hoeveel ek haar waardeer nie.

Ek wens net ek kon vir elke persoon wat Sondagoggend alleen en dalk hartseer gaan wakker word, ‘n rooi tjoklit hartjie op jou bedkassie laat le, met die lekkerste vulsel waarvan jy kan droom.

Mooi dag verder.

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Maandag

Hoop jy het ‘n lekker Maandag, sorry julle, my dag was so effe chaoties.  Gaan loer gerus daar by Harvey, hy’t die mooiste Afrika sonsondergang foto daar.  Wys jou weer hoekom ek so lief is vir die kontinent.

Ek het nie tyd vir skryf vandag nie.  Wil net se vir Flintie en Charm, ek het toe darem die virtule rose vervang met regte egte blomme teen Vrydagaand.

Ons atletiek nog een stryk deur, seker hoekom die dag te min ure het, want ek moes nog so tussendeur gaan kyk na verspring en sulke dinge.

Lekker aand vir almal.

Rose vir Hannie

Ek bel vir Hannie om te se:  ek gaan nou ry, dis weer atletiek dag, en ek kan hoor dat sy af is, sy sou so graag wou saam gaan, sy kon nog nie een byeenkoms bywoon nie, haar baas is nie so vrygewig soos myne nie.  Sy is moeg en siekerig en sou veel eerder saam met ons wou wees, so die beste wat ek nou kan doen is om vyf minute later te ry en eers te se:  “My engel , ek stuur vir jou die mooiste bos geel rose nog, gevul met liefde en sonskyn, mag elke blaar in hierdie ruiker jou herinner dat dit ‘n fraksie van my en ons kinders se liefde vir jou verteenwoordig.  Ons kan nie wag vir 17h00 om jou te gaan haal en vir die hele naweek by ons te he nie.  Ons is lief vir jou en waardeer jou so vreeslik baie.”

Vrydag

‘n Posduif het kom land met die een en dis hoe ek oor hierdie hele naweek voel:  Geniet hom ten volle!!!

Its
FRIDAY
So, no inspirational quotes,
no motivation,
no great sayings,
just a single message…
Finish your work fast
go out and
ENJOY !

Have a Great Day and a fabulous

weekend!!!

Cupcake

Ek is seker julle het gesien een van ons geliefdes is baie skaars.  Nadat ek probeer soek en nie gekry het nie, het ek die army se hulp ingeroep en Smurfi en haar boetie het werk gemaak en hierdie posduif het moeg hier aangekom, maar ek het so ‘n vermoede hy’t ‘n lift by ‘n vliegmasjien gekry

Eish my maaikie, ek laat net gou weet ek het geweldige kiputer probleme.  Was vir meer as ‘n week helemal van lyn af.  Probeer dit sort hierdie kant maar kan moontlik nog ‘n week neem.  Ek mis julle so verskriklik baie want ek kan nie eers surf nie, wat nog van tik of comment.
 
Groot seblief se vir almal by die Kombuis ek stuur liefies en mis vir hulle!  Dis haatlik!!

Cup cake

Nou kan ons almal rustig wees en weet ons maat is ok, net erg gefrustreerd daar ver weg van ons af. CC ons mis jou net so erg baie, sterkte, kan nie wag tot ons weer kan kuier nie.
 
Mooi bly en hoop ons chat gou weer om die Kombuistafel!

Masels

Heksie het gevra ek moet meer vertel oor Masels en as ek nou al iets geleer het dan is dit as een mens vra het, is daar nog ‘n paar wat wou vra, maar voorgespring is.  So hier is so ietsie:

Inkubasie tyd (Tyd voor tekens verskyn)

10 tot 14 dae

Aansteeklike tydpers:

2 dae voor en vir die duur van die uitslag. 

Kliniese tekens:

Ooginfeksie, hoes, koors vir 2 tot 5 dae, Koplik kolletjies (rooi kolletjies met wit en blou middelpunt in die mond) die uitslag dop af soos wat dit opklaar.

Komplikasies:

Longontsteking, Oor infeksie, breinvlies ontsteking.  Herstel van Masels lei tot lewenslange immuniteit teen die siekte.

   

Behandeling

Aanvulling met Vit. A voorkom komplikasies.  Die toestand moet simptomaties behandel word, die virus self kan nie deur antibiotika dood gemaak word nie.  Indien daar egter ‘n ander infeksie a.g.v. komplikasies voorkom, bv. longinfeksie word antibiotika aanbeveel.

Hoop dit het so bietjie gehelp. 

Sterkte as jy of jou kind siek word en onthou die goue reel:  volg jou instink, jy is daardie kind se ma en jy weet die beste wat met hom/haar aangaan.

Masels in die Kaap!

Willa2, Liewe Heksie en al die ander maters daar ver, hierdie boodskap is spesiaal vir julle.  Masels het versprei van Gauteng af tot daar by julle ouens.  Een van die dinge wat nie so algemeen bekend is nie, is dat al is jy as kind ingespuit vir bv. Masels jy dit steeds dalk nou kan kry.  Met die nuutste navorsing is bevind dat die immuniteit wat deur inenting verkry is nie lewenslank hou nie, maar so vir gemiddeld 20 jaar, daarom dat ons met die uitbraak in Gauteng gesien het dat volwassenes die siekste geword het en mense wat kon se, maar ek het al my inspuitings gehad het dit steeds gekry.  Beste raad is:  gaan kry nog ‘n inspuiting, gou voor al die spuitstof op is, dit is wat in ‘n stadium hier gebeur het.  Vat sommer die hele gesin.  Hoop nie julle word siek nie.

Cape measles outbreak

Western Cape health authorities say they are on high alert after receiving reports that nearly 250 people around the province have contracted measles in the past 5 months. The provincial department of health on Monday [1 Feb 2010] confirmed that the 236 laboratory confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease reported around the Western Cape since September [2009] warranted describing it as “an outbreak”.

The department has already started implementing measures to address the unusually high number of cases. It has announced that a national mass immunisation programme, which was due to start in April [2010], has been pushed forward and will now begin in February [2010]. Measles is characterised by a high fever and skin rash. It mainly affects young children. In some cases, it can cause brain damage. Flu-like symptoms precede the first appearance of a rash.

Western Cape Health Department spokeswoman Faiza Steyn said that by Friday [29 Jan 2010], 236 laboratory confirmed cases of measles had been reported in the province since September [2009]. No deaths have yet been reported in the Western Cape [province] as a result of the disease. Out of these confirmed cases, only 10 involved people over the age of 40. Steyn was unable to quantify how many adults had been diagnosed with measles. The new cases, however, have been confirmed in cases involving patients as young as 6 months old.

Both Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal [provinces] were hit by measles outbreaks late last year [2009]. More than 1000 children in Gauteng contracted measles in the space of 3 months. The Gauteng outbreak also saw one Joburg [Johannesburg] prison being quarantined because 51 inmates there had been diagnosed with measles. More than 3000 cases at

27 courts had to be postponed in Joburg as a result of the quarantine.

The Eastern Cape [province] has also experienced a surge in measles cases during the past month. A 25-year-old man from Tshezi village outside Mthatha died on 3 Jan 2010 after contracting the virus from a two-year-old who came to visit during Christmas holidays from Gauteng.

By mid-January [2010], there were 50 suspected measles infections reported from villages of Mathojanini, Thwalikulu, Mpaku, Zidindi, Ngcwanguba, Kwaiman and Tshezi.

A team from the Eastern Cape Health Department travelled around the province to vaccinate people against measles. And north of the [South African] border, 22 people died in Zimbabwe during the month of December [2009] because of a measles outbreak there.

Steyn said Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Gugulethu, Athlone, and the Cape Winelands region were hotspots for the current outbreak.

“The department can officially confirm an outbreak of measles in the province. All health facilities have been notified to be on alert,”

Steyn said.

She said the department had first noticed an increase in recorded measles cases in September last year [2009]. The numbers had started climbing after the festive season, when many people were travelling back into Western Cape province after spending time in other parts of the country. Damaries Fritz, the chairwoman of the Cape Metro Health Forum, has meanwhile criticised the department for “downplaying” the outbreak. She said even though the forum was at the coalface of health care, and was supposed to be informed of such outbreaks, it had only learnt about the surge in measles cases on [Fri 29 Jan 2010], during a meeting with an official from the health department. Fritz said the forum was told by a health department official that there was an “outbreak” in some parts of the province, particularly in Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha.

Steyn denied a cover-up, and said the provincial department had fed the information to the national department for dissemination. Steyn said a multi-phased national department of health immunisation project, designed to tackle measles and polio, had been planned to start in April [2010]. The project would now start this month [February 2010], she said, and this was a direct consequence of the Western Cape measles outbreak.

[Byline: Sipokazi Maposa]

Measles alert issued in Cape Town

The city of Cape Town on Monday [1 Feb 2010] issued a warning about a measles outbreak. “A measles outbreak which started in Gauteng [province] last year [2009] has spread to all provinces in the country, including the Western Cape,” said the city’s health department spokesperson Ivan Bromfield. He said more than 100 cases of measles had been reported in Cape Town since October [2009].

Measles is a viral infection and is characterised by a cough, runny nose, fever, and a blotchy red rash that appears several days after the initial symptoms. A person who contracts measles is infectious the day before the symptoms occur, and for about 4 days before and after the rash appears.

“The rash first develops in the facial area, with swelling of the eyes, conjunctiva, and a redness of the mouth. The rash then spreads over the body within 3 to 7 days,” said Bromfield. After the 2nd day of the rash, there is minimal risk for infecting others.

Measles was most severe in children who are malnourished and under the age of one. Measles was also more severe in adults than in children over 2 years old, with potential complications including ear infections, diarrhoea, pneumonia, croup, and convulsions. Health officials recommend that all children routinely receive a measles vaccination at 9 months and a booster injection at 18 months.

“Measles immunisations are available free of charge from all city health clinics,” said Bromfield. “Measles is a preventable disease, and the city urges residents to be aware of the symptoms and to ensure that their children’s vaccinations are up to date,” he said.

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Cupcake voor julle hierheen kom moet jy dalkies net gou hier lees:  Measles appears now to be prevalent throughout South Africa with both adults and children at risk, indicating incomplete vaccine coverage.

Visitors to South Africa should ensure that they have adequate protection. Measles infection, although usually mild, can have serious consequences for non-immunised or partially immunised children and adults.

Is die liefde ooit onvoorwaardelik?

Interressante vraag en ek is seker almal sit nou regop en wonder:  Hoe kan sy so iets vra, sy’s dan net nou die dag getroud!

Dit is juis die punt.  Daar is voorwaardes aan alles.  Daar is ‘n lyn wat nie gekruis mag word nie. Vir elkeen is daar iets anders wat ‘n totale deal breaker is, dalk is dit vir jou; die dag as my man/vrou my klap loop ek uit, die dag as hy/sy my kind iets doen of die dag as hy/sy my verkul, maar vir elkeen is daar iets wat maak dat jy sal se dis nou genoeg, meer as genoeg.

Beteken dit dat jy dan dadelik ophou om vir die persoon lief te wees, nee, nie noodwendig nie, as dit die geval is, was jou liefde lankal dood gewees, moontlik doodgemaak deur dieselfde persoon.  My punt is dat aan alles is daar voorwaardes, as jy nie voorwaardes of ‘n prys op jou liefde stel nie, is jy nie vir jouself lief nie, want dan loop jy die risiko om deur iemand verniel te word.

Iemand het so ‘n rukkie gelede vir my in ‘n mail gese:  jy is die enigste ma wat jou kinders ooit kan he en jy skuld hulle dit om vir jouself lief te wees en vir jouself te sorg.  Die beste manier hoe ek vir myself kan sorg is om saam met iemand te wees wat my so lief het dat dit die naaste aan onvoorwaardelike liefde is wat ek seker ooit in my lewe sal sien.  Vrinne ek’s ernstig ek dink nie daar is iets wat kan maak dat Hannie sal se:  dis nou genoeg nie, ek loop nou nie.  Wat dit tot gevolg het is dat ek sorg dat ek niks doen om haar seer te maak nie, want ek besef watter kosbare geskenk ek gekry het.  Ek is die moeilike een wat speelgoed rondgooi en kan tantrum erger as ‘n twee jarige.

Ek het julle belowe om die roos seremonie wat deel was van ons troue met julle te kom deel en eerlikwaar het ek daarvan vergeet, totdat ek herinner is:  wanneer sien ons die woorde?  Wel hier is dit, dalk kan dit eendag vir jou iets beteken.  Ek wil tog een waarskuwing rig, al is dit baie mooi en ‘n baie mooi idee, mag die gee en ontvang van rose nooit die plek van kommunikasie inneem nie.  Om met ‘n roos te se ek is jammer of ek het seer en dan deur dit te ontvang te se; dis ok, of ek wil jou troos gaan nie ‘n oplossing wees as julle nie ook die probleem oop maak en praat nie, want dalk net volgende week het ek weer seer oor dieselfde ding of het ek weer dieselfde fout gemaak en moet ek weer gaan rose koop om te se:  jammer.

 ROOS SEREMONIE

Die kinders word na vore geroep en Amber lees die volgende woorde terwyl die rose oorhandig word:

 “Die roos is ‘n simbool van liefde en ‘n enkele roos beteken net een ding – dit beteken ek is lief vir jou.  So dit is gepas dat julle eerste geskenk van ons en aan mekaar ‘n roos sal wees.

 Ontvang asseblief hierdie geskenk as getroude paar, dit is ‘n geskenk van liefde.”

 (die rose word aan die paar gegee deur die kinders, een van elke kind)

 “Dit mag voel of julle niks gedoen het nie.  Net ‘n oomblik gelede nog het hulle niks vasgehou nie en nou hou julle vier rose vas.  ‘n Huweliks seremonie is baie soos dit.  More mag niks anders lyk as vandag nie, maar vandag, op hierdie oomblik het julle albei die grootste geskenk ontvang en aanvaar – die geskenk van volgehoue en getroue liefde.

 Waar julle ookal in die toekoms julle tuiste maak – of dit groot of klein is – of ons saam met julle is of die wereld deurkruis, vra ons dat julle saam ‘n baie spesiale plek kies vir rose; sodat op die herdenking van hierdie wonderlike gebeurtenis, julle elkeen ‘n roos sal neem na daardie plek.  Ons belowe dat as ons saam met julle is ons dieselfde sal doen.  Ons almal sal dit doen as ‘n bevestiging dat ons gesin gebou is op liefde.

 In elke huwelik is daar tye wanneer dit moeilik is om die regte woorde te vind.  Dit gebeur maklik dat ons diegene wat ons die liefste het die seerste maak.  Soms is dit moeilik om die regte woorde te vind om te se:  ek is jammer, of, ek vergewe jou, ek het jou nodig of ek het seer.  As dit sou gebeur, wanneer daardie woorde nie gekry kan word nie, laat ‘n roos op daardie spesiale plek, wat julle saam gekies het, want daardie roos sal dan se wat die nodigste is, dit sal alle ander dinge en woorde oorskadu.  Dit sal se:  ek is steeds lief vir jou.  Die ander persoon sal dit aanvaar vir die woorde wat nie gevind kan word nie.  Dit sal dien as ‘n herinnering aan die liefde en hoop wat ons almal vandag deel.”

 Die paar ruil rose uit met ‘n soen.  Die kinders bly by hulle staan as teken dat twee families een geword het deur liefde.

P.S. ek sien die nuwe Vroue keur is op die rakke met ‘n artikel oor Steve.  Smurfi net vir jou, nice pics in.  Ongelukkig is die nuus daarin soortvan ou nuus, dinge wat ons reeds weet, maar tog goed geskryf en nice om te lees.

The biggest honour

Friends today’s posting will be in English as a tribute to one of the biggest if not the biggest humblest man that I’ve had the privilege of spending time with.  It is only fair as one of his tributes are to Afrikaans people and he does this in the very language with a brilliant song:  Dankie.

Today I want to take the time to say thank you to the man:  Jody Brandon Wayne.  I still remember standing in the rain at Loch Logan, in Bloemfontein chatting to him, this must have been somewhere in 1989/1990.  The next time I had this privilege was in Bloemfontein in I think 2004 during the Toeka tour, when Amber insisted having her picture taken with him, she did not care much for all the other big names, but this shining humble star had caught her attention and had stolen her heart, at the age of 5 she had insight and taste that a lot of old people lack

As life goes on and things happen, Jody had remained in my heart and kept on filling my life with music and memories.  Then we almost by accident heard that he will be performing at Hillfox on 31 January 2010 and without hesitation Hannie said that we will be going.  Honestly she is not a big fan of the man, but that’s love, she knew how much I admired him and it was a done deal that we would be there.

The children were left with a minder as it was meant as our time alone, but this time we included some-one special, what an honour.  We had a few precious minutes to talk before the show started and went down memory lane back to Toeka amongst others.  Then the announcement came and the star that had spend so much of his life and time to make others big stepped on stage.

This was a truly memorably experience.  The man is still amongst the best despite the fact that he has been in the industry for over 50 years already!  He has recorded an album with some of the best Smokie songs ever, but this is not a redo of what has been done, this is fresh and new and a must for all Jody and Smokie fans, he truly does them justice, and then some.

What amazed me more than his singing talent was his personality.  Caring to a point that I have not seen any artist before, and I’ve seen a few.  During the show a technical problem called for a delay.  He utilized this time in the most wonderful way.  It was brought to his attention that a couple in the audience were celebrating their 52^nd wedding anniversary on 1 February 2010, he went the extra mile for these two by not only calling them to join him and congratulating them, he did an excellent acapela version of; When I Grow to Old to Dream, at the end of the song Jody stepped back and the audience could pay tribute to lasting love.  Instead of becoming irritated with the sound people and acting like a prima Donna he utilized this time to meet and greet some of his fans.  During this break requests for songs came flooding in and in true mega start style he changed his play list to adhere to these.  This meant that he came back on stage and did a much longer version of the show, and he did it like a real master, what people did not know was that Jody had surgery to his throat, was having a bad post nasal drip for which he is taking treatment and must still go back for further surgery.  There was no way for people to know this by listening to him sing and the genuine smile on his face, not once did it turn into a forced grin, not once was the light of care and love in his eyes an act.

He included in the show:  Any Dream will Do, (a song out of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor dream coat) I have heard many a version of this song before, I have even seen people doing it live on stage, but if I today have to choose the best Joseph I’ve seen it will have to be Jody Wayne (no hard feelings Steve  ). 

This man has overcome life’s obstacles more than once and now when I look at him I see a mega star, he has the qualities of not only a star but a (Sorry Jody, but you know enough Afrikaans swear words to understand) moerse guy.

When we were reminiscing afterwards I said to Hannie that there were only four times in my life that I spontaneously gave a standing applause to an artist, twice it was Ge Korsten, once at the end of Madame Butterfly, done with Mimi Coertse way back in 19voertsek; the second time was the very last show I saw of Ge in 1992, the third was at the end of Toeka 2 when Pampoen was being performed and the fourth was on Sunday afternoon after one of the best shows ever!  I could honestly and from my heart salute a giant and received the honest and humble hug and kiss with open arms and an open heart.  This will rank amongst my diamond memories, the biggest honour that I could ever have received.

Thank you, Jody, in the eyes of your fans and loved ones you are the best and bravest a super hero!