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Overcoming Covid-19

Deborah Meyer, mother of Jordan (2018B), was given less than a 50% chance of beating COVID-19. That did no stop her from beating it. Read the full, inspiring story, by following the link.
For Deborah Meyer, coronavirus meant a ventilator, an induced coma and 31 days in the hospital. But she’s finally come out the other end. What was it like? She told Nanine Steenkamp of My Life Online Magazine. 
Follow the link below to read the full story. 

https://www.thislifeonline.co.za/covid-survivor-debbie/

 

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