Father battling infection after fishing trip injury

A Kameeldrift father is fighting for his life in the Zuid-Afrikaans hospital after sustaining a cut on his leg two weeks ago, which resulted in a dangerous blood infection. Frederick Nel (39), a father of six and husband was out fishing at the Hartbeespoort dam when he sustained a lethal cut to his leg which may cost him his life now.

The family is in a desperate bid to sell a motorcycle in an attempt to raise funds to pay for his medical expenses so that the doctors can continue with his treatment.

He was admitted to hospital with a dangerous infection due to the cut on Sunday, 14 March. “The cut to his leg is actually really small. But he refused to go to the doctor to have it checked out. Originally, he was admitted to a state hospital but due to a shortage of beds he was admitted to Zuid-Afrikaans.

We now have to come up with money really fast in order to pay his medical bill and for the doctors to continue treating him,” said Roelien Steenberg, Frederick’s wife.

The couple’s friends donated a motorcycle to them to have it sold in order to collect the right amount of money required by the hospital.

“We are running out of time, so we are desperately looking for someone to purchase this motorcycle from us. We have all the details and necessary paperwork.”

“We also have all the relevant hospital documentation to prove that we are collecting the money for his treatment.”

Frederick is also diabetic, which makes the timeline in his treatment that much more pressing.

If you would like to get a hold of the family, contact Roelien on 072-930-1002.

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