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Organ donor ambassador Humbulani Bulala encourages people to donate organs in order to save lives.

Please donate organs to save lives-Bulala.

 

A community leader and councillor of the Thulamela Municipality has urged residents to donate organs to save lives.

In 1996, Humbulani Bulala of Maniini fell very ill of kidney failure and doctors advised that she should get a kidney in order to survive. Her elder sister, Vuledzani Bulala (33), volunteered at the time to donate a kidney to her.

While doctors were doing tests on her, Vuledzani developed complications and passed away. At that stage, Vuledzani was a member of the Limpopo Legislature. Humbulani later received a kidney from an anonymous donor.

She has now been living with a donated kidney for almost 20 years. She has become an ambassador of organ donations and wherever she has time, she seizes the opportunity to emphasise the importance of organ donation. She also visit local hospitals where she motivates those waiting for organs and those on dialysis machines.

She resides at Maniini and is a councillor of Thulamela Municipality. She is worried as many of the residents in the area are against organ donations. "To us black people, organ donations still remain a taboo, while other people have accepted it and embraced it as a way of life. Many people are still alive because of donated organs. Let's stand up and donate organs for others to get life."

Mr Tinus Pretorius, who was present during her presentation, said he was very inspired. "I have never seen a woman with such courage. She is bold and full of love and if all of us could be like her, many lives could be saved," he said.

News - Date: 30 June 2016

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Elmon Tshikhudo

Elmon Tshikhudo started off as a photographer. He developed an interest in writing and started submitting articles to local as well as national publications. He became part of the Limpopo Mirror family in 2005 and was a permanent part of the news team until 2019.

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