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My daughter is a senior in college. She wants to volunteer in South Africa
at a nonprofit wildlife reserve. She will be flying alone and needs to fly from Florida to Johannesburg to Howdspruit or PHW airport.
As a mother, I am nervous abut her traveling so far alone. I know she will most likely need to get from the Joh. airport to a hotel and back to the airport the next day for a flight to the small airport. Please offer me some advice--highly suggest that I convince her this is not safe? Relax and let her experience her dream? Can you give me some suggestions for transport back and forth to
airport? Suggestions on where to stay? We are not rich people, but safety is most important. thank you for your help
I am a 23 year old woman living right here on a game reserve in Hoedspruit. I can offer you advice about this area if you would like?
It is very safe here, it is a small town with a lot of friendly people who are all animal orientated. Which non-profit is she thinking of going to?
Travel to/from Hoedspruit is easy - Ashton's Transfer Service. This costs R650 each way, and picks you up from the Johannesburg airport at about 6, 6:30am, and transfers you all the way to the Kruger area. Her non-profit can pick her up from here (usually for free). I use this service often for myself and my clients.
If you need any help r.e further information about this side, please do let me know.
At the time I left, my Mom had the same concerns, but she let me live my dream, and 3 years later, I am surrounded by it :-). Best time of my life.
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Thank you for your quick response. She is looking at SanWild Sanctuary. Do yu have any comments about it? It has been very difficult trying to divide out the "scam" volunteer jobs and legitimate opportunities.
She was looking at Wildlife Act but they do not have any openings until August for volunteers and she will be back for her last year in college. Her dream has been to be a wildlife vet and has wanted to go to Africa as long as I can remember. We are not rich and $2500 for airfare alone is a huge sacrifice. She is not sure about being a vet now and is thinking about research. So she really wants to go to Africa this summer because she has the time to fulfill a dream and perhaps help her in future decisions about "what's next. Any recommendations for other places she could contact? She would like 3-4 weeks. I will forward your contact to her. thank you again
I am travelling to SA on Saturday to do some volunteer work with African Impact they do many different volunteer programs including wildlife ones so definitely worth a look. I am travelling by myself and this will be my first time travelling alone and my parents had the same worries, but African impact have been brilliant, I am getting a flight to Johannesburg and then one to Durban where they pick me up.
SanWild is really, really fantastic - they are massive advocates in the conservation arena. They are about 1 hour away from where I stay. I do know though that they are in dire need of funding, otherwise they may need to shut their predator area down (these hold, among other things, lions that were rescued from pseudo 'cuddle a cub' and canned hunting fates).
Alternatively, I also highly recommend Moholoholo Rehabilitation Center - But book through them direct, it's much easier than doing it through an agent - that way you can hold the center (wherever you book) accountable for everything rather than a 3rd party.
Otherwise, another really fantastic option is the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre. Two thumbs for them too!
If you need any specific, advice, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Where do you work? You can private message me. Do you think as wild will have to close down like this month or next? I would hate to pay for the programme and airfare and have it closed. That is why she is last minute. Another program near Cape Town lost their. reserve
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My mom is 69 and she went into theatre 2 months ago to do a knee replacement. All seemed fine until she complained of pain in the other knee ( the one with a year old replacement). she was rushed to hospital as she showed signs of confusion. After tests, she was diagnosed with sepsis and kidney failure. She has been in ICU for 3 weeks now and I'm not sure if she can even hear us. The bacterial sepsis has cleared and she developed a fungal one, probably from the ICU stay. She was intubated and later had a tracheostomy.
last night I noticed she was bleeding out the mouth and noticed she was grinding her teeth and her eyes are half open.
What is happening?? she is being weaned off the ventilator, the sedatives have been stopped but she is still not awake, its 4 days now.
I'm so sorry to hear about your mum. I was in an induced coma in December last year for 11 days. I also had a Tracheostomy but from what my family told me and reading the dairy that was started by the nurses. Even though your mum has had a Tracheostomy tube, which moves her breathing tube from her mouth to her throat, she will still be sedated but just not as much which is better for her breathing. When i had a Tracheostomy in i was more awake within 24 hours. Have the nurses or doctors not explained to you why your mum is still not awake?
Please keep me informed on your mum's progress and you are both in my thoughts and prayers. I really hope she wakes up soon.
Please keep talking to your Mum it will reassure her.
Hi, my dad is 65 and he also took a long time to wake from his medically induced coma. They ran EEG on him which did not show a lot of activity. They did MRI which showed he was fine and not having seizures. We kept playing his favorite music and talking with him. He has since woken up and become a lot more responsive. He made the nurses cry. He amazed the neurologist. Just give it time. It takes time. After about a week, I saw his eye open a tiny bit. Then a bit more. Then his eyes were just open but not looking and barely responding to light. He did not respond to pain. Nothing. But the second week, he started really looking at us. He nods his head yes and no. He is much more aware. Just give it time. Don’t give up even if the doctors and nurses seem to give up. Prayers for your mom!
I'm interested to know how your dad is doing... Our prayers are being heard, my mom still has blank stares but she's opening her mouth now... I'm desperate to take that as a sign of response.
You are so right. The best advice we were given by a lovely kind consultant was remain hopeful. He was right but so was my Dad who told us to ignore the consultant who told us there may be no recovery for your brother. His youngest child was 6 at the time. Though it was traumatic and difficult for us to witness let alone exhausting for my brother, he has made a full recovery and is back to caring for his lovely children and life is good again. You keep on all your good care and communication with your Dad and he will continue to improve and we wish you and your family all have a similar outcome to ours.
Thank you so much everyone. It is difficult but I remain hopeful and in prayer... She responded to a pinch and her eyes are open but blank stares. There responses are so encouraging. Thank you again
Yes I am sure your Mum will continue to respond and improve. I know what you are going through is so hard. We had the experience with my younger brother. It took weeks for him to be more and more responsive from induced coma after sepsis. Keep talking to your Mum. It will help her and know that we are thinking of you and wishing a good recovery for your Mum.
Hopefully things have got better but always talk to your mum and reassure her I found the only good things I can remember were my families interactions with me.
After 33 days in ICU, sepsis of a bacteria and a fungi, intubation and tracheostomy, kidney failure, CRE pneumonia, one successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest, my mom passed away from a yet another cardiac arrest.
I was very sorry to read about your mum's death. By talking to and reassuring her even while she lay in a coma you will have given her tremendous comfort.
Assume she heard every word you said to her. I was under 31 days and remembered hearing several conversations. My prayers to you and your family
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Mothers might feel the need to do things on their own, but here are ten reasons why it is very important for moms to ask people for help.
When you take on motherhood/parenthood, it can feel hard to ask for help. Generally speaking, we may feel (at times) that it's not appropriate to ask for help when we truly need it. Other times, we don't know that we actually do need help until it's too late.
It's important to check in every day and to recognize signs of when we're feeling a bit overwhelmed. Parenting is not easy, and it takes a few helping hands every once in a while. Because of this, we have collected 10 reasons why it's so important to ask for help when you need it. Read ahead for some additional validation and reassurance.
Motherhood is incredibly humbling. It's a very incredible experience to become an individual responsible for another life and/or lives. Motherhood is a time where we should welcome the help from others.
There's no space to feel pride, now that parenthood is our new norm. It's vital to put pride aside and welcome the help from others. It's important to be reminded of this new found appreciation for how motherhood changes an individual. It's important to ask for help every once in a while to humble us even further.
Motherhood is incredibly difficult. It's not only physically demanding, it's emotionally and mentally. Though everyone's journey will be different, we all collectively struggle with similar issues while raising human beings.
It is not for the faint of heart, we'll tell ya that much. But, it's important to ask for help when things get tough. Whether you haven't slept for a few days or haven't found the time to shower, the last thing a mother needs is to burn herself out. So, ask for help when you need it. We've all been there.
Children pick up on energy more than we like to admit. Whether you've had a stressful day at work and come home in a 'mood' or you are anxious about a personal conversation you had with a friend the day previous, children pick up on stress. It's important to give yourself a mental break if you need one. It's ok to ask for help when you need it, to ensure you do not pass on any negative energy to your young ones.
Speaking of stress, it is a leading cause of many diseases and illnesses. From heart conditions to common colds, stress can manifest itself in many ways. If you're holding in a lot of stress due to the fact you didn't ask for help while raising your children, well- that does not benefit you or your children in the end.
It's important to ask for help when you need it. That way you can live the happiest and healthiest life possible for you and your family.
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