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Jannei het toe ook gelaatsverlamming (Bell&#8217;s Palsy) gekry.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy het toe ook begin gewig verloor, sy wou nie meer eet nie en het maagpyn en krampe gekry. Haar neus het ook onverklaarbaar begin bloei en sy was volgens Kitching ook baie bleek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geen diagnose het verband gehou met haar longe nie. Nadat sy aanvanklik deur hul huisdokter behandel is, is sy in die intensiewe sorgeenheid in die Cuyler Kliniek op Kariega opgeneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hierna is sy na die St George-hospitaal in Gqeberha oorgeplaas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jannei het tot onlangs reeds 23 weke periodiek in die hospitaal deurgebring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die longoperasie moes ook as gevolg van inflammasie uitgestel word. Jannei is op 3 Oktober hospitaal toe, maar die probleemlong kon eers op 26 November verwyder word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"294656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/dapper-jannei-12-se-long-is-verwyder-maar-die-gees-is-ontembaar\/2f9d3249-ed9b-44c2-b_28087\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2f9d3249-ed9b-44c2-b_28087-e1764830635566.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1197\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2f9d3249-ed9b-44c2-b_28087\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jannei Schler (12) van Despatch is hier afgeneem&lt;br \/&gt;\nvoordat haar linkerlong op 26 November&lt;br \/&gt;\ntydens &amp;#8216;n  byna vyf-uurlange operasie verwyder moes word.                                     FOTO: VERSKAF&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jannei Schler. Foto: Verskaf&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2f9d3249-ed9b-44c2-b_28087-e1764830635566-1024x1021.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2f9d3249-ed9b-44c2-b_28087-e1764830032128-908x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jannei Schler\" class=\"wp-image-294656\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jannei Schler (12) van Despatch is hier afgeneem voordat haar linkerlong op 26 November tydens &#8216;n  byna vyf-uurlange operasie verwyder moes word.  Foto: Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Kitching gaan dit goed met Jannei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haar eerste woorde na die operasie aan haar ma was: &#8220;Mamma, ons het dit gedoen,&#8221; het Kitching vertel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ek het vir haar ges\u00ea dat s\u00fd die sterk een was. Haar eerste maaltyd was hoenderrepies en aartappelskyfies en melktert vir nagereg.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy s\u00ea dat hulle verstom is oor al die gebede wat w\u00eareldwyd vir Jannei opgegaan het, vanaf so ver as Belgi\u00eb, Australi\u00eb, Oostenryk en die VSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die aanloop na Jannei se operasie was by haar skool, die Laerskool Sonop op Despatch, &#8216;n saamstaanprojek. Tydens &#8216;n civvie-dag vir Jannei, het elke leerder &#8216;n plakker gekry om &#8216;n boodskap van dankbaarheid vir goeie gesondheid oor te dra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Pay it Forward organisasie het haar ook verras met &#8216;n video waarin bekende glanspersoonlikhede vir haar boodskappies van bemoediging gestuur het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reach for a Dream het ook &#8216;n verrassing vir Jannei belowe. Sy moet egter wag tot sy sterker word en gesond is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haar verwyderde long is weggestuur vir analise sodat daar presies bepaal kan word wat die oorsaak van Jannei se ongesteldheid was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haar klasmaats en onderwysers het ook n magdom briewe en geskenkies vir haar laat aflewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haar skoolhoof, Marius Kleyn, het haar ook bederf met &#8216;n ete by die kafeteria in die hospitaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jannei is &#8216;n besonderse presteerder en al kon sy nie die prysuitdeling bywoon nie, het haar 83% gemiddeld en drie vakprestasiepryse almal verbly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Kitching gaan Jannei eers aanstaande jaar weer terug skool toe. Sy is tans nog in die intensiewe eenheid in St George&#8217;s Hospitaal, maar maak  baie goeie vordering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Sonder Jannei se ouma Amelia, haar tweede pappa Christo, ouboet Jayden, haar tannie Bianca en oom Arnold, haar tannie Colleen en oom Charl sou ons twee nie die pad kon stap nie. 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