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PAARL \u2013<\/strong> Die bekende Kaapse dokter dr. Sassa Botha, wat diep wortels in die Paarl het, is verlede Vrydag (17 April) op 72-jarige ouderdom in Vredehoek oorlede n\u00e1 ‘n uitdagende kankestryd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Monique Ziervogel, dogter van Botha, is sy \u201c04:55 Vrydagoggend\u201d oorlede, met haar kinders, Jean-Pierre Ziervogel en Monique, en haar eggenoot, Emile Kruger, by haar sy. \u201cKort daarna het die storms gekom en harde re\u00ebn gebring\u2026 ek s\u00ea die natuur het saam met ons gehuil,\u201d het Monique ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Botha se geboortenaam was Jane Elizabeth Christie, maar haar bynaam was “Sassa” nadat haar ouer broer, Dawie, haar “Skilpad\u2019”of \u2018”Skillie” genoem het waarna sy Saskia geword en toe uiteindelik as Sassa bekengestaan het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoewel sy later in Kaapstad gewoon en gewerk het en verbonde was aan Tygerberg- en Groote Schuur-hospitaal, het Botha se storie in die Paarl begin. Sy het aan die Ho\u00ebr Meisieskool La Rochelle gematrikuleer, terwyl haar kinders ook in die Paarl op skool was en hul vormingsjare hier deurgebring het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jean-Pierre het skoolgegaan by die Ho\u00ebr Jongenskool Paarl, maar het uiteindelik aan die DF Akademie gematrikuleer, terwyl Monique aan die Ho\u00ebr Meisieskool Paarl gematrikuleer het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monique vertel haar ma het as algemene praktisyn begin werk en later in gastro\u00ebnterologie gespesialiseer het, met \u2019n meestersgraad wat sy eers op 63-jarige ouderdom behaal het. \u201cMy ma was \u2019n besige vroutjie,\u201d het sy vertel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sassa
Dr. Sassa Botha saam met haar gesin. Van links is dit Monique Ziervogel (dogter), Emile Kruger (haar man en kinders se stiefpa) en Jean-Pierre Ziervogel (seun). Foto: Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Botha het uit \u2019n bekende Paarlse familie gekom. Haar pa, David Botha, was \u2019n gerespekteerde plaaslike kunstenaar wat veral vir sy kenmerkende \u201cnat straat\u201d-skilderye bekend was en dikwels as die \u201cskilder in die re\u00ebn\u201d beskryf is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy en sy vrou, Jane wat \u2019n Skot was, het op Kleinplaas teen die berg gewoon, waar Botha en haar broer ook grootgeword het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haar ma het ook haar huis in die dorp as \u2019n kunsgalery vir minderbevoorregte kunstenaars oopgestel. Hulle was kleurvolle mense en baie lief vir onthaal, het Ziervogel ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Botha se pa is in Augustus 1995 op die ouderdom van 74 oorlede terwyl har ma in 2014 op die ouderdom van 84 haar laaste asem uitgeblaas het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Monique, het haar ma “vele stryde” in haar lewe gehad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As skooldogter is sy met skoliose gediagnoseer en het sy \u2019n groot rugoperasie in graad 11 ondergaan wat haar vir ses maande aan die bed gekluister het, en waarna sy weer moes leer loop. Later, in haar 40s, het sy borskanker oorwin, terwyl sy in Augustus 2023 met ongeneesbare fase 4-kolonkanker gediagnoseer is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Botha is in ‘n agterkamer van \u2019n winkel in Onrus gebore terwyl haar ouers gaan kamp het. Haar ma het drie weke te vroeg in kraam gegaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monique het ges\u00ea haar ma het aanvanklik chemoterapie ondergaan, maar besluit om eerder op lewensgehalte te fokus. \u201cSy wou nog lekker eet en haar borrels [vonkelwyn] geniet. Die chemo het gemaak dat sy nie voel sy leef voluit nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Monique sal haar ma veral onthou word vir haar sprankelende persoonlikheid en liefde vir die lewe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSy was borrelend, liefdevol en vrygewig, met \u2019n besondere waardering vir mooi dinge, maak nie saak hoe klein nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sassa
Dr. Sassa Botha gedurende haar jonger dae op 18-jarige ouderdom. Foto: Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Botha se kinders woon tans in Londen, waar Jean-Pierre in die wynbedryf werk en Monique as hoof-sommelier by die bekroonde Spring restaurant in Somerset House in Londen werksaam is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die sibbe het op 18 Februarie na Suid-Afrika gereis om hul ma in haar laaste maande by te staan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit was die mees kosbare en pynlike tyd van ons lewens,\u201d het Monique vertel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2019n Viering van Botha se lewe sal op 3 Mei op \u2019n wynplaas gehou word waar vriende en familie ‘n glasie vonkelwyn op haar sal klink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwaalfuur, wanneer die noon gun afgaan, was altyd vir haar borreltyd.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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