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News 2014-03-02 Geraldine - Pencil Sketch Artist, her story.... From: pencilsketchartist@gmail.com [mailto:pencilsketchartist@gmail.com]
Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! From: Geraldine Swan <pencilsketchartist@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 04:58:14 -0800 To: Geraldine Swan<pencilsketchartist@gmail.com> Subject: for cat and dog breeders
Hello, my name is Geraldine and I would like to know if there is any chance you can help me and my grandson out. I do have an article from the newspaper that you can google to see that I am speaking the truth. Also I have give the reporter, Teresa Holloway (073 9266 998) to confirm my story. The article to google is Titled “Gestremde dowe en blinde Triston se nood
For a few years now, I am looking after my grandson who was born deaf, blind, and has a heart condition. As a grandmother, I have taken my time to look after him 24/7 for crèches find it difficult to communicate with him (as he has certain cries that I have got to know over time and realize when he is thirsty, hungry, or in pain) He cries, and I do understand him. Other people don’t know how to handle a child in his condition, in the crèches that we have tried out, and little Triston(going to 6yrs) screams when he is in a place he is not comfortable with or unknown to him.
He has been put through all the tests that they can give him for his eyes and ears, but unfortunately there is nothing they can do for him. I am looking after him and making sure he is happy, with a lot of love and attention. Unfortunately I cant go out to work now. Because I have to stay at home and keep him indoors and in his room where he feels safe and secure.
I am an artist and I am battling to get some work in, as I cant drive around to much, as Triston does not like the bright light and gets very frustrated if kept too long in a car chair. I don’t have the money to spend to make adverts or to advertise in the newspaper, as I am battling to make ends meet. I was wondering if you would be kind enough to let me send you some of my work. I was wondering if you would be interested in a pencil portrait of yourself, or family. I am doing it at a reasonable price, I have dropped in my prices to try and get people interested, at least for one portrait to be done
I work from a clear photo given by the person who would like a portrait done for their home, friends, or family members. It is a nice gift to give to someone else. Or have a family portraits done for a certain wall in their home Please if you would like to see some photos of my grandson and some of my work. I am only asking, R200 per person on a A4 and I will include postage so it will be a bargain. Trying to keep it as cheap as possible, as everyone says I am too expensive( but don’t realize the time I put into my art- lots of detail) Please I ask kindly as I cant get around, but everyone says I do have the talent and I really want to show you, my work, please can you pass it on to family, friends or members. If you want to see my facebook where some of my work is on. Facebook: Geraldine’s Art PencilArt
I don’t ask for charity, only to sketch a portrait of anything like : family, pets, horses, cars, motorbike etc. Only the portraits of people are R200 if anything else like a motorbike, it will be a little more as it takes a bit longer to sketch. Please give me the opportunity to do a portrait for you
Thanks for taking the time to read my email.
I look forward to your reply
Kind Regards
Grandmother Geraldine
Gestremde dowe en blinde Triston se nood
GESTREMDE DOWE EN BLINDE TRISTON SE NOOD By Teresa Holloway 2013-11-18 00:00 Triston van Zyl (5). VANDERBIJLPARK. - Mense wat kan loop, sien, praat, hoor en ‘n gewone lewe het, kan hulself nie indink hoe dit moet wees om net een van hul sintuie nie te kan gebruik nie. Wat nog as jy ‘n kind is en nie een van die dinge kan doen nie. Irene van Zyl (24), ma en enkelouer, en ‘n vrou met baie drome en groot wense vir haar seun Triston Diego van Zyl (5) sukkel om kop bo water te hou om alles vir haar gestremde seun te doen. Hy is gestremd, doof, blind, kan nie praat nie en het ‘n hartprobleem. Triston (TD) ly aan ‘n seldsame toestand wat sy hele klein lyfie van geboorte af oorgeneem het. Irene het in ’n laat stadium van haar swangerskap uitgevind sy dra die Rubella-virus, ook bekend as Duitse masels. Toe sy dit deur bloedtoetse uitgevind het, kon die swangerskap nie beëindig word nie. As ‘n swanger vrou in die eerste drie maande van haar swangerskap die siekte kry, al is dit hoe lig, kan dit haar fetus ernstig benadeel. Die baba kan gebore word met katarakte, doofheid, hartgebreke en/of ‘n klein hofie. “Dit was vir my vreeslik om my baba net so te sien lê en ek kon niks daaraan doen nie maar dit gaan nou baie beter,” vertel Irene. Triston kan glad nie loop nie en word oral rondgedra deur sy ma en sy ouma Gina, wat gereeld na hom kyk. “Soms wonder ek net hoe gaan my seun se lewe wees,” sê Irene. TD moet egter ook ‘n hartoperasie ondergaan om ‘n hartlek te herstel. “Ek het geen medies vir hom nie en as ouer en ma laat dit my met slapelose nagte,” sê Irene met trane in haar oë. TD is ‘n wondelike seuntjie en hou baie van sy speelgoed, om te bad en in sy rolstoel rondgestoot te word. Hy kan partykeer kwaad word omdat hy nie kan sien en hoor nie en hy weet sy oë en ore is daar vir iets maar hy kan hulle nie gebruik nie. Dit frustreer hom vreeslik. Sy kos bestaan uit sagte kosse en hy geniet elke maaltyd. Soos enige ouer het Irene ook haar eie drome en wens om werk te kan kry waar sy langer ure aan haar seun kan spandeer. Al weeg TD ‘n skamele 18 kg en is sy lewe donker en klankloos, is hy ‘n groot vegtertjie want ten spyte van sy ingeperkte lewe kan elke mens ‘n groot les leer oor die lewe en die waarde daarvan. Irene se omstandighede laat haar elke maand haar sente twee keer omdraai om al TD se daaglikse benodigdhede aan te koop. TD het op 11 November ingegaan vir sy operasie maar is weggewys weens die feit dat die dokter eers ‘n hartspesialis se mening wil hê oor of TD sterk genoeg sal wees vir die operasie aan sy tande op 2 Desember. TD se tande pla hom verskriklik en hy het baie pyn. Irene het egter nie die geld beskikbaar vir ‘n hartdokter nie en sal dit waardeer as iemand kan help. Enigiemand wat kan help met die aankoop van XL weggooidoeke, “spring light” ball, Gemini-oogdruppels, lakseerstroop, Pronutro-pap, langlewe melk, warm sjokolade, Horlicks en groente (verkieslik gevries) sal baie waardeer word. Daar is ook ‘n groot behoefte aan ‘n karstoeltjie met gordels vir Triston aangesien hy nie regop kan sit nie en dit moeilik is om hom te vervoer. Vir finansiële hulp kan lesers Teresa Holloway by 0739266998 skakel.
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