‘Boer Soek ’n Vrou’ couple celebrates first anniversary in hospital

The six-week-old daughter of Boer Soek ’n Vrou couple Gerrit and Anchen Genis was released from hospital on Tuesday, after spending five days there after having contracted Covid-19 and pneumonia.

Farmer Gerrit Genis and his wife, Anchen, who took part in the matchmaker series, Boer Soek ’n Vrou’s 12^th season, have been celebrating momentous events lately. These include the birth of their daughter and their first wedding anniversary. But anniversary celebrations had to be halted when their then five-week-old daughter Ellie started coughing uncontrollably during a weekend away in Jacobsbaai.

Gerrit, who stayed with Ellie during the day whilst she was in hospital, told Netwerk24: “We were in Jacobsbaai when it happened. The nearest hospital was in Vredenburg. It was full and there were really many sick children, many with the same symptoms.” Anchen stayed with Ellie at night.

Both Gerrit and Anchen’s Covid-19 tests came back negative, and they are uncertain where Ellie contracted the virus. Gerrit says that she is much better now and that they are so grateful. The farmer, who works for the du Toit Group in Ceres, says it was a very stressful time for them.

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Anchen shared a carousel of photos on Instagram, including photos of their wedding day, as well as images of their time in hospital. She captioned it, saying their anniversary weekend had turned into time spent in hospital instead, with their dearest Ellie who had been admitted for Covid-19 and pneumonia.