Some forms of care are measured in small, repeated acts: helping someone eat, supporting an exercise, travelling across town, and arriving again the next morning. For JW Stemmet and Klaas Mosala Mofoyosi, those acts have built a friendship that has carried them through almost nine years of recovery. JW was 27 when a serious vehicle accident left him with major head injuries and without his sight. His family says doctors gave him only a small chance of survival.
Today, JW can speak, walk, eat and exercise again. His progress has taken time, rehabilitation and extraordinary consistency. Klaas, who once worked with JW on a farm near Bothaville, learned how to support his daily care and rehabilitation. He has remained at JW’s side as caregiver, training partner and trusted friend. JW now lives at a care home in Wolmaransstad. Klaas travels there each day, sometimes by taxi and sometimes by bicycle to help with bathing, meals, physical exercise and cognitive activities. The Stemmet family is raising funds to protect that continuity of care while they wait for clarity on a Road Accident Fund payment.
What people made possible
- Years of consistent care helped JW rebuild everyday abilities.
- Klaas learned the routines and exercises that support JW’s rehabilitation.
- The campaign aims to cover a year of Klaas’s salary and keep this trusted relationship in place.
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