Yesterday we were truly embraced by the community of Thohoyandou. We started the day with a media briefing held at the Khoroni Hotel where we were staying. We were joined by Mrs Kate Booi, Head of the Oncology ward at Donald Fraser Hospital, as well as a number of nurses and representatives from the Department of Health. We all travelled together to Mvusuludzo Mall where a community event had been arranged for the Journey of Hope riders to share their stories. A number of NGO’s , ten local breast cancer survivors and nurses from Univen (University of Venda) joined the group and one of the local breast cancer survivor, Mrs Joyce Gavhi, shared her story with the audience too. Thohoyandou ward councillor, Ms Joyce Bulala, was present and read a speech on behalf of the Mayor. Heavy-T from Univen FM co-hosted the event with our MC Karl and together they got the crowd going. Two mobile clinics, one from the Department of Health and one from Univen, were made available offering free checkups to the audience. After the event the guests and riders enjoyed refreshments sponsored by Thohoyandou Pick n Pay.
It was gratifying to see the efforts being put in by the government and NGO’s to spread awareness about breast cancer and we greatly appreciated their support.
From Thohoyandou our group kitted up and rode to Polokwane via Makhado where we stopped for the night to rest, refresh, and prepare for the next leg of our Journey of Hope.
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