The Germiston City Sports Club, in conjunction with the Football Section and The Weedwackers Social Golf, are putting together a fund-raiser to be held at the Germiston Country Club on November 12.<\/p>\n
The aim of the fundraiser is to help Claudia Gouws raise funds for the treatment she requires, a stem cell therapy being performed only by a specialist in Brazil.<\/p>
Claudia Gouws is a young woman who lives in Edenvale and studied both graphic design and photography, only to be told that she is slowly going blind.<\/p>\n
Essentially Claudia has been diagnosed with Stargardt Macular Dystrophy, an eye disease for which there is no cure.<\/p>
Diagnosed at 22, Claudia has lived with this disease for two years. Firstly, she had to stop driving and, secondly, after landing a job at an international signage company in 2012, Claudia had to give up work in February, this year, as the flashes of colour disrupted her work.<\/p>\n
Now 24, Claudia struggles to read, write, type and work, things most of us take for granted.<\/p>\n
There is hope on the horizon, however: the stem cell therapy being performed in Brazil.<\/p>\n
It could be a while before Claudia can go to Brazil, but,for the time being, she will be able to go for a local treatment which will prolong her sight until such time that she can afford to fly to Brazil for the necessary treatment.<\/p>\n
After the success of their fund-raising efforts,last year, The Germiston City Sports Club, Football Section and The Weedwackers Social Golf, have decided to host the second annual Fund-Raiser for a Cause.<\/p>\n
Sponsorship will be appreciated.<\/p>\n
For more information, contact Peter Oliver (organiser), on 076 431 2391.<\/p>\n