Malmesbury se bekende huisdokter, dr. Johannes Brits (78), roep die dorp en sy inwoners vaarwel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy tree n\u00e1 41 jaar as dokter by sy praktyk in die Drie Gewels-sentrum in Malmesbury af. Na regte tree hy op 30 November n\u00e1 47 jaar amptelik uit die mediese sektor n\u00e1 wat hy beskryf as \u201conophoudelike werk\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaar is \u2019n leemte wanneer ek dink aan my aftrede, maar daar is \u2019n einde aan alles, en die tyd het nou aangebreek,\u201d vertel hy met gemengde gevoelens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy sien daarna uit om nou gehaltetyd saam met sy vrou, Irma, deur te bring, maar erken hy gaan sy pasi\u00ebnte baie mis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Brits het vir sy mediese graad aan Tukkies (die Universiteit van Pretoria) studeer. Hy onthou sy koshuisverblyf as kosbare vormingsjare; s\u00f3 ook sy huisdoktersjaar (Zuma-jaar) in Kroonstad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Brits het vir die eerste ses jaar van sy loopbaan in Kroonstad en later in Sasolburg gewerk voordat hy terugkeer het na die Kaap, waar hy gebore is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKroonstad was baie belangrike vormingsjare. Ek het onder ervare mense gewerk en dus \u2019n goeie grondslag gehad,\u201d vertel hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Brits wou nog altyd weer teruggaan na die Wes-Kaap. Geluk was aan sy kant toe \u2019n plaaslike dokter op soek was na \u2019n nuwe vennoot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hulle het in 1981 sak en pak na Malmesbury verhuis, waartydens hy by dr. Wahl, ook \u2019n legendariese inwoner van sy tyd in die dorp, aangesluit het. \u201cOns het nooit weer teruggekyk nie,\u201d vertel hy met \u2019n glimlag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die hoogtepunte van sy loopbaan, is gewis sy pasi\u00ebnte. \u201cEk het goeie pasi\u00ebnte deur die jare ontmoet, en dit was \u2019n voorreg om tot hul diens te kon wees,\u201d vertel hy met groot dankbaarheid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Brits brei verder uit en vertel hoe baie van sy pasi\u00ebnte oor die jare goeie vriende geword het. \u201cDit gaan swaar wees om nie meer tot hul diens te wees nie,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel sy loopbaan lang ure en onophoudelike diens ingehou het, het hy dit geniet. Hy beskryf sy personeel by die praktyk as \u2019n \u201cspul rose\u201d. \u201cDit maak nie saak of ek die dag kwaad hier instap nie, hulle het my altyd laat beter voel. As jy hier inkom, was daar altyd \u2019n vriendelike gesig. Ek was bevoorreg om saam met so \u2019n klomp ho\u00ebgehaltemense te werk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy en Irma trek volgende jaar \u2019n klipgooi verder na die Fairtrees-aftreeoord in Durbanville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Brits s\u00ea dit is belangrik dat mense nie moet vereensaam wanneer hulle hul aftrede bereik nie.\u201d Hy s\u00ea mense moet sosialiseer, lag, gesels en kommunikeer. \u201cOns is kuddediere en ons kan nie alleen funksioneer nie.\u201d Daarom is die aftreeoord die ideale toevlug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar gaan hy sy liefde vir tuinmaak voortsit. Die Brits-woning pronk juis met \u2019n indrukwekkende tuin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lees is sy ander stokperdjie en hy s\u00ea hy is nog nie te oud vir leer nie. Hy sien daarna uit om meer oor die wonders van die natuur te leer. \u201cEk gaan nie stilsit nie,\u201d herinner hy almal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Brits, die pa van drie kinders en oupa van ses, sien uit na sy aftrede. Hy het ook reeds van die inwoners by die aftreeoord ontmoet en sien daarna uit om hulle beter te leer ken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy gaan die dorp self egter baie mis. \u201cEk s\u00ea altyd ons woon in Kana\u00e4n. Hierdie is \u2019n top-dorp en het alles wat jou hart begeer. Al waaroor mense kan kla, is die hitte,\u201d skerts hy en s\u00ea dit gaan lekker wees om tyd saam met sy vrou, met wie hy al 50 jaar getroud is, deur te bring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het baie ure vir my pasi\u00ebnte gegee; nou kry my vrou voorkeur.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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