This morning I visited Jackie Pretorius in Sunninghill Hospital.
He was dozing and still looks so badly injured that I was reluctant to disturb him, but the staff said it was OK, he would respond.
Although we are not in fact personal friends, he knew of me as I have dropped off emails from UK well wishers and he was very appreciative of them. ‘They say I am making progress but I don’t know why, today I am feeling shit.’ That sounds like progress to me!
He has a tube into his nostrils but it seems that is just to assist his breathing. He says a lot of the guys, Keizan Charlton, De Klerk etc have visited and the staff confirmed he has had a lot of visitors. The Atlas Nostalgia forum has had a number of messages expressing concern and wishing him well and I’ve taken those over as well.
Morning visiting hours seem suitable for outsiders like me and I will visit again and keep website surfers posted.
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