Kidney Beanz and the 100’s Club:
Kidney Beanz and the 100’s Club, 1st September 2017
What is The Kidney Beanz Trust?
Children with life-threatening kidney disease often experience great difficulty in living normal lives due to the tremendous impact that their illness has on them and their close relatives. The Kidney Beanz Trust was established to provide comprehensive care by means of psychological support and financial advise as well as providing the children and their families with the skills needed to cope with the heavy demands of chronic dialysis. General preparation for transplantation and post transplantation information is also provided.
Situated at Medi-Clinic Morningside in Sandton, South Africa, The Kidney Beanz Trust was started in 2007 when Dr Errol Gottlich noticed that although his patients were receiving the best medical care possible they needed much more, there were other areas were being affected and the only way this would change was by treating the child in a holistic way. The children started receiving occupational therapy, dietetics, physiotherapy, psychology, education, transport and medical levies for their treatment to change and in a significant way, these children and their families were responding in a way they never had before
“It is vital that children are dialysed in a dedicated child friendly hospital environment,” says Kidney Beanz founder and specialist paediatric nephrologist, Dr Errol Gottlich. The Trust at Morningside Children’s Kidney Treatment Centre supports children with severe and life threatening kidney disease, undergoing acute and chronic dialysis and subsequent transplantation by providing a range of therapies and practical support.
Children were eating properly with help the of the dietitian and could attend their dialysis treatments, as transport costs were being covered by the trust. Psychologists kept the children as positive and motivated as they possibly could and children were able to mainstream again after their transplants resulting in their families not being left in huge financial debts.
In March 2015, the Kidney Beanz Trust opened its second support structure at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Gauteng, something they have dreamed about since starting the Trust over 8 years ago. They have moved in slowly by providing transport costs to those in need, employing two nursing staff and a social worker. An interior design firm has also come on board and has started decorating Unit 296, starting with the consultation rooms, waiting rooms and dialysis centre.
The dialysis unit is managed by Fresenius Medical Care South Africa and provides both haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis services for those patients who develop kidney failure and has its rooms adjacent to those of the trust. Children receive specific therapies during and after chronic dialysis sessions.
Since the inception of the trust in 2007, 67 children have successfully been transplanted and many more have been beneficiaries of the trust. Of the 67, one child has had a combined kidney and pancreas transplant and 9 children have had combined kidney and liver transplants.
The 100’ s Club
Kidney Beanz has had phenomenal success over the past 10 years however as we know, sponsorship comes in as quickly as it goes out and are never guaranteed that sponsors will keep donating regardless of all their efforts. In the interim, a project by the trust has been created – the 100’s Club. With a target of R100,000 and with as little as R100,00 donated per month / per member, sustainability for the trust can be created as all that is required is as many people as possible signing up and donating to this worthy cause
The Sign-Up Process
The 3-step sign-up process is so simple, simply:
1. Visit http://kidneybeanz.co.za/
2. Click on “Causes”
3. Choose 100’s Club
4. Click on “Donate Now”
5. Choose an amount you would like to donate (or your own amount)
6. Enter your e-mail address
7. Add a message of support (optional)
8. Choose if you would like to make this a monthly donation
9. Choose if you would like to make it an anonymous donation (your details will be hidden from the public and the cause)
10. Click Next
11. Enter Your Personal Details (First Name, Last Name, Address, City/Town)
12. Choose if you would like to donate by card or South African Bank account transfer
13. Click Submit
We would love your photo added to the 100’s wall as a donor of this project. For Further Information, please visit: http://kidneybeanz.co.za/causes/100s-club/
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