Christiaan Neethling Barnard, the fourth of Adam and Maria Barnard’s five sons, was born on November 8, 1922 in Beaufort West, a small Karoo Town. He grew up in a happy and secure family which, while poor in material possessions, was rich in love and firm religious values. He lived up to his mother’s [...]
A Fitting Monument To South Africa’s Greatest Moment In Medical History The First Human Heart Transplant “Groote Schuur Estate with its majestic mountain watching gaurd over it creates an imagination in the minds of its people which is an advantage to them throughout life…. you must have imagination in your being if you want to [...]
The culture of the 21st century is toward individuals being more self aware, self efficient and self empowered. One of the vehicles we are using toward this is self help. There has been reports of an increase in self help books and other materials that flood book stores and websites. There seems to be no end to the [...]
It would be safe to say that the average person knows very little about brain states. Indeed, it is doubtful whether many people know that there are four brain states and that all our brains function according to these states – Beta, Alpha, Theta or Delta. Simply put, Beta refers to that state when our [...]
Depression sneaks up on people. You will not see blood or a broken limb. Very gradually, the disease creeps up on you, dragging you down into a dark abyss of hopelessness. The patient is not the only one afflicted with this illness. Family and friends are drawn into the cold grey world of the depressed, [...]
