MEYERTON. – Brett van der Walt says his mother, Marguerite van der Walt (85), seems to have suffered a stroke in September last year without the family knowing. She has been living with her partner George Greeff (67), who is also of an advanced age and did not realise that she had a stroke.
“Her partner did not realise this. He basically put her to bed and left her there.
“None of the family were made aware of the situation until recently,” explains Van der Walt.
He says because of his mother having been left in the same position without moving she developed bed sores.
“The situation got so bad that she now has stage 4 bed sores. This means that she has three bed sores approximately 3-5cm in diameter and two smaller ones,” says Van der Walt.
