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Sarah's Dream Comes True
Sarah's Dream Comes True
Date: 2015-06-19
The sports tour to Singapore and Malaysia involved thirty hockey, netball and tennis players from Grade 10, 11 and 12 at St Mary's DSG. The tour happens every four years and is a fantastic opportunity and experience for everyone participating.
The Reach for a Dream Foundation was the chosen charity and R1000 was donated by the fundraising committee while a further R2200 was donated by Debbie Cameron Physiotherapy, which included generous contributions from staff and clients.
According to Debbie Cameron, she motivated for Reach for a Dream to be the benefiting charity because she has first-hand experience of the amazing work they do for children with life-threatening illnesses.
Debbie's daughter, Sarah, was diagnosed with Leukaemia, cancer of the blood, when she was eleven. Sarah spent almost a full year in hospital and was successfully treated with chemotherapy. The Reach for a Dream Foundation provided hope and encouragement during this very trying time.
''By God's grace, the support of the community and through her own hard work, Sarah has made a full recovery,'' explains Debbie. ''One of the goals she set for herself was to make the St Mary's DGS international hockey touring team. As a result of her illness, she had lost strength and fitness and scar tissue had formed around her spine from intrathecal chemotherapy. The ambition to make a touring team motivated Sarah to work hard on her physical condition and her selection was symbolical for Sarah of her return to full health. The teddy bear was kindly given to her by her class teacher to celebrate the day that she took her last chemotherapy tablet,'' concludes Debbie.
For more information on Reach for a Dream please visit https://www.reachforadream.org.za.
