Joburg, we got a letter from Rechelle: 

''Dear Anele and the Club, 

Today I am writing this to you with so much faith that it would reach your team.

One of my closest friends Jermaine Naidoo (M), 36 years old was diagnosed with Cerebellar ataxia 4 years ago and was medically boarded off from work, a very rare disease with unfortunately no cure, and unlike many other dreaded diseases this isn’t a disease that has a high mortality rate, but instead drastically impacts ones quality of life in terms of walking, movement and speech basically causing them to be almost like a vegetable. 

This disease is hereditary, and Jermaine’s dad was also diagnosed many years ago and was medically boarded off from work too. Jermaine’s mom works 2 days a week and his sister is the only one with a stable average income however she is a single mom to a 3 year old. 

Jermaine has always been the clown of the friend group, the one making us all laugh and honestly the one friend who would do anything to help anyone, and it has broken my heart to see how much this disease has taken from him, his confidence, his jovial spirit and his faith. 

Today I am asking if the city can help me make Jermaine and his dads life a little easier by renovating their 2 bathrooms to be more disabled friendly, also the main entrance of their home has stairs which ideally would need to be a ramp.

I know this a long shot, but I know I had to try."

 

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