{"id":45265,"date":"2023-12-28T18:58:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T16:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/huldeblyke-stroom-in-vir-elsje-neethling-na-sy-kankerstryd-verloor-20231227-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:04:14","slug":"huldeblyke-stroom-in-vir-elsje-neethling-na-sy-kankerstryd-verloor-20231227-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/huldeblyke-stroom-in-vir-elsje-neethling-na-sy-kankerstryd-verloor-20231227-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Huldeblyke stroom in vir Elsje Neethling n\u00e1 sy kankerstryd verloor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Honderde huldeblyke stroom op sosiale media in nadat dit aan die lig gekom het dat Elsje Neethling haar stryd teen kanker verloor het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsje (43), suster van die swemmer Ryk Neethling, is Saterdag oorlede nadat sy die grootste deel van haar lewe kanker gehad het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haar ouers, Ryk senior en San-Marie \u201cis op die oomblik so stukkend dat hulle te stom is om te praat\u201d n\u00e1 die dood van hul dogter oor die naweek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haar familie het vroe\u00ebr in \u2019n verklaring ges\u00ea hul pragtige en eiesoortige dogter en suster was rustig, maar \u201chet geveg tot die einde soos net sy kon\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsje, \u2019n oudjoernalis van Volksblad, was 13 jaar oud toe breinkanker vir die eerste keer by haar gediagnoseer is. Dokters het toe geglo sy het net \u2019n paar weke om te leef. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owen Kock, oud-kollega en vriend van Elsje, skryf of Facebook: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVandag is my hart in stukke oor die nuus van die afsterwe van my jarelange vriendin Elsje Neethling. Om te dink, met ons laaste gesprek vroe\u00ebr vanjaar, was jy die een wat vir my ges\u00ea het, jy is daar as ek wil praat oor my seuntjie wat kanker het, dis die positiewe mens wat jy was, nie een oomblik het jy aan jouself gedink nie. Dis die goeie herinneringe wat ek van jou sal koester, jy het altyd ander in moeilike situasies eerste gestel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAan jou ouers, Ryk en San-Marie, my innige meegevoel, en so ook aan Rykie (soos jy altyd na jou broer verwys het Elsj), ook Jean-Marie en CJ, julle moet sterk staan. Elsj was \u2018n ongelooflike sterk mens, ten spyte van haar siekte. Haar lus vir lewe is ook iets wat ek bewonder het van die eerste dag toe ek haar doerie tyd in Bloemfontein ontmoet het waar ons eers kollegas by Volksblad was en toe later goeie vriende geword het. Dankie vir al die lekker kuiers en baie geselsies my liefste Elsj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJy is nou op \u2018n beter plek, maar vir die wat haar nie geken het nie, wil ek tog noem, Elsj het nooit dat haar siekte haar onder kry nie, al het dit hoe swaar gegaan. Lank sal sy bly lewe in almal met wie jy in aanraking gekom het, se harte. Daar is nou niemand wat my meer varknek sal noem nie! Sag slaap liefste Elsj, tot ons mekaar weer weer sien!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_026aafea\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10745\/78fa8e08e5f3408cb68eee27ee8508f7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1c83609206dd4fd0ba273b8062c10de1.jpg\" title=\"Elsje Neethling het in 2019, toe sy van \u2018n rolstoel afhanklik en haar linkerbeen verlam was, \u2018n sewende plek behaal by die w\u00eareldbyeenkoms vir aangepaste branderplankry in San Diego in Kaliforni\u00eb. Foto: Verskaf\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Elsje Neethling het in 2019, toe sy van \u2018n rolstoel afhanklik en haar linkerbeen verlam was, \u2018n sewende plek behaal by die w\u00eareldbyeenkoms vir aangepaste branderplankry in San Diego in Kaliforni\u00eb. Foto: Verskaf<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Cassar, oudskoolhoof van die Eunice High School for Girls in Bloemfontein, het in \u2019n boodskap ges\u00ea hy ervaar \u2019n groot gevoel van verlies omdat Elsje \u2019n integrale deel van di\u00e9 skool was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy skryf dat hy haar net ses weke geken het \u201ctoe haar en jul lewe verander het. So, ek het net vir Elsje die vegter geken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy het haarself soveel laat bereik, s\u00ea Cassar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk het haar verhoogde sin van vreugde, haar direktheid, haar detail vir kleur en taal waardeer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSy het woorde, \u2019n kenmerkende stem en haar eie kreatiewe styl gehad om haar lewenslus aan die w\u00eareld uit te druk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_1aec9537\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cHierdie afgelope 30 jaar is deur \u2019n verterende persoonlike stryd oorheers.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie lewe was ingewikkeld, nooit maklik nie, maar daardie vonk en glimlag het altyd deurgeskyn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anena Burger, vriendin en oud-kollega vertel op Facebook, \u201cOns sal altyd die dag met die dolfyne en die sonvis h\u00ea. Ek sal nooit die opwinding van die dag vergeet nie Elsje. Jy het eers gekeer. \u201cMoet asseblief nie soveel moeite vir my doen nie. Moenie julle dag vir my bederf nie.\u201d Ekskuus? Se voet, jy kom saam. En ons dra jou in jou rolstoel op die boot. Die uitdrukking op jou gesig toe jy die dolfyne kon beleef. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk dink aan die aande wat ons gekraai het van die lag as ons jou rolstoel in die motor moes laai \u2013 ek het altyd my gat af gesukkel om hom reg gevou of ingelaai te kry. Ek dink aan hoe hardekwas jy was. Jy sal s\u00e9lf in die motor kom en toe sit jy amper een aand die sitplek mis \u2013 nog \u2018n harder gelag. Hoe jy op jou boude teen die huis se trappe opgegaan het, want ek mag nie gehelp het nie. Nou maar reg, sukkel dan nou maar self. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk dink aan die aand wat ons daardie vuurwarm fajitas aangedurf het en ons omtrent gehuil en gestik het soos ons dit probeer afwurg het. But beggars are never choosers. Jy waardeer net. Jy het nooit geoordeel nie. Jy het mense aanvaar met hul omstandighede \u2013 nes hulle is. Jy het nie gekla nie \u2013 al was daar sere. Dit het altyd \u201cgoed\u201d gegaan \u2013 al het ons geweet dit gaan nie goed nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJy was fiercely independent. Niemand en niks sou jou vryheid inperk nie \u2013 nie eers hierdie ding kanker nie. No ways, nie vir Elsje Neethling nie \u2013 maak nie saak wat die uiteinde sou wees nie. Maar kanker het jou nie gewen nie. Jy het gewen. Jy het die beter stryd geveg. Jy het vir hierdie toestand \u2018n middelvinger gegooi en ges\u00ea: \u201cNot me!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk weet dit was ten spyte van hierdie positiwiteit soms \u2018n vrek swaar kruis om te dra \u2013 meer as soms, al het jy dit nie vir ons gewys nie. Jy wou nie anders behandel word nie. Die weer in Hermanus was Saterdag grou en sopnat, maar die see was plat en kalm. Ek moes toe seker al geweet het. D\u00eammit girl, ons gaan jou so baie mis. Fief gaan seker daai bont skoene eendag nog raam. Jou beskermings pendant hang steeds om die motor se spie\u00ebltjie waar jy hom self nog gehang het. Jy is altyd by ons \u2013 nooit ver nie. Saam met ons \u2013 op die toneel, vriendin, op die toneel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die familie beplan \u2019n diens vir die tweede week in Januarie, maar daar is nog nie finale re\u00eblings getref nie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honderde huldeblyke stroom op sosiale media in nadat dit aan die lig gekom het dat Elsje Neethling haar stryd teen kanker verloor 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