{"id":54442,"date":"2022-02-22T06:03:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T04:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/a-year-later-and-on-the-up-20220221\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:04:09","slug":"a-year-later-and-on-the-up-20220221","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/a-year-later-and-on-the-up-20220221\/","title":{"rendered":"A year later and on the up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A year after her successful heart transplant, Parusia Muhigirwa (14), is full of smiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parusia had dilated cardiomyopathy which causes the heart muscle to become incredibly weak, floppy and enlarged. This is one of many reasons children develop end-stage heart failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so grateful for my more energy, I can actually climb stairs now!\u201d beams Parusia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI also don\u2019t have to spend so much time in hospital, which is great. I can go to school and see my friends,\u201d she continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parusia received her transplant during the second wave of Covid-19 in February last year thanks to a collaborative effort by the Red Cross War Memorial Children\u2019s Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about how she felt, knowing that she had to undergo immunosuppression during the time of Covid-19, Parusia admits she was nervous at first. \u201cI spoke to my doctors about the risks of Covid-19, especially knowing that I am vulnerable after my transplant,\u201d says Parusia. \u201cThat\u2019s why I chose to get my vaccine when it was my turn, and my mother got hers: to ensure I am safe and we don\u2019t need to worry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof Mignon McCulloch, who heads up the paediatric Transplantation Service at the Red Cross War Memorial Children\u2019s Hospital, says they are delighted with how well Parusia is doing after her transplant. \u201cIt really highlights fantastic teamwork between the Red Cross Children\u2019s Hospital and Groote Schuur transplant teams. 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