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\u2018n Slangvanger van Worcester wat in \u2018n kritieke toestand in die hospitaal is toon tekens van herstel, hoewel hy steeds aan \u2018n ventilator gekoppel is n\u00e1 \u2018n hartstilstand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daar is aanvanklik berig dat Andr\u00e9 du Preez van Silverfox Snake Rescues<\/a> weens \u2018n spinnekopbyt gehospitaliseer is, maar sy familie s\u00ea dat \u2018n virus vermoedelik sy gesondheid onder druk geplaas het en hy daarna \u2018n hartstilstand gehad het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Du Preez het op Maandag 9 Februarie \u2018n plasing op sy Facebook-blad gemaak waarin hy s\u00ea dat hy nie beskikbaar is om slange te vang nie omdat hy in die hospitaal opgeneem is n\u00e1 ‘n spinnekopbyt. Hy was toe reeds vier dae lank in die hospitaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDink dit het gebeur toe ek \u2018n hok gaan deursoek het vir \u2018n kobra. Dit het begin as amper iets soos waterblase en toe skuif dit na die binnekant van my oor, amper soos rou \u2018mince’<\/em>,\u201d het hy geskryf. Hy was ook van balans af. Dit was vermoedelik \u2018n bruin knopiespinnekop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die selnommer van Andr\u00e9 du Preez, Worcester se slangvanger, is op duisende telefone gestoor vir ingeval ‘n slang sy opwagting maak. Foto: Silverfox Snake Rescues<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Du Preez is \u2018n staatmaker in Worcester en omgewing. Hy verwyder reeds meer as twinting jaar lank kobras, pofadders en watter slang hom ook al op \u2018n plek bevind waar hy nie welkom is nie. Hy het tien jaar gelede onder die naam Silverfox Snake Rescues begin werk. Hy is bekend vir sy groot liefde vir die reptiele en sy passie vir bewaring<\/a>. Hy bied gereeld kursusse aan waar hy mense met kennis oor slange toerus en aanmoedig om hulle nie voor die voet dood te maak nie. Die gemeenskap het met skok van sy hospitalisasie verneem en hul medelye en waardering vir hom wyd op sosiale media gedeel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Du Preez se dogter, Talisa du Preez, het aan Standard ges\u00ea dat hy teen Dinsdagmiddag vir die sesde dag in die waaksaal was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOns het nie voorheen inligting gedeel nie, want daar was baie onsekerheid oor sy toestand en wat dit veroorsaak het,\u201d het sy ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00e1 die spinnekopbyt agter sy oor het daar blase gevorm en hy het gekla van hoofpyn. Di\u00e9 simptome wou nie wyk nie en hy het \u2018n spesialis gaan spreek wat medikasie voorgeskryf het. Hy is n\u00e1 \u2018n paar dae ongevalle toe en is op Saterdag 7 Februarie in die hospitaal opgeneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die familie, wat reeds geskok en hartseer was, het op dieselfde dag ook Du Preez se pa, ook Andr\u00e9 du Preez, aan die dood afgestaan n\u00e1 \u2018n kort en aggressiewe stryd teen kanker. Hy was \u2018n bekende in die gemeenskap en het jare lank by Noordboland (nou Kaap Agri) gewerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andre du Preez tydens een van die gewilde bewusmakingsessies oor slange. Foto: Silverfox Snake Rescues<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Du Preez is die Maandag weer ontslaan. \u201cIn die hospitaal is gordelroos ook by my pa gediagnoseer wat sere veroorsaak het. Sy eetlus was \u2018n paar dae lank weg en hy het net water gedrink en was koorsig en glad nie homself nie. Op Donderdag 13 Februarie was hy weer ongevalle toe en is in die waaksaal opgeneem,\u201d het sy ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy is aanvanklik ligte verdowing gegee en het suurstof deur die neus ontvang om hom gemaklik te maak. Hy het in die vroe\u00eb oggendure \u2018n hartstilstand gekry. Die hospitaalpersoneel het hom bygebring en aan \u2018n ventilator en verdowing gekoppel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die dokters het besef daar is \u2018n virus wat sy gesondheid knou. Hy is op dialise gesit omdat sy lewer en niere gesukkel het. Die vermoede is dat hy die virus opgedoen het deur die wonde wat die gordelroos op sy lyf veroorsaak het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie dokters het vir hom nuwe medikasie gegee. Hy is van Saterdag af tot vandag (Dinsdag 17 Februarie) afhanklik van \u2018n ventilator en is op ligte dialise vir ondersteuning,\u201d het sy dogter ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSy sedasie is verminder en ons wag dat hy self begin asemhaal en reageer op klank en aanraking sodat hulle die ventilator kan aanpas sodat dit hom net help asemhaal en nie alles doen nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talisa, haar ma, Tania, en broer, Jandr\u00e9, het ges\u00ea hulle is baie dankbaar vir die geweldige ondersteuning wat hulle van die gemeenskap ontvang het. \u201cOns weet julle is net so bekommerd. Ons wil dankie s\u00ea aan al die dokters en verpleegsters wat na hom kyk. Elke dag hoop ons vir nog ‘n bietjie goeie nuus,\u201d het Talisa ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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