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Ons is dankbaar vir die spoedige herstel van klein Lorato!

Dr. Elmarie Murphy en die kindersaal van die Life Rosepark-hospitaal het uitstekende werk gedoen om toe te sien dat sy mediese sorg van die hoogste gehalte ontvang.

"We are very grateful for an excellent service from day 1 when my daughter was admitted up until the last day. Dr Venter from Family Practice and the rest of the team were very supportive, and they made us feel at home. Dr Venter went extra mile by paying us a visit at the hospital not only once he came regularly to check on the progress of my daughter. We once more appreciate the high level of service. It was really great indeed. Kind regards Mrs M Leeuw"

Dit is vir my 'n voorreg om amptelik 'n "Vriend van die Gideons" te wees, en deel te vorm van hul span wat strek oor sowat 200 lande en die Bybel in 109 tale plaas en versprei.

Ons voel gelei om hul bediening te ondersteun, en toe te sien dat meer mense na Christus tot redding kom.

My oupa (Gawie Otto) was dekades lank deel van hierdie organisasie, en ek voel dit is gepas om voort te gaan met die goeie werk wat hy gedoen het - sy voorbeeld te volg en te verseker dat daar 'n verskil gemaak word, nog lank na sy afsterwe in 2003. Mag my nalatenskap só ryk wees soos joune, Oupa!

Wil graag Mnr. Diek Conradie en Dr. Johan Nortjé bedank vir vandag se funksie en reëlings - die atmosfeer was roerend.

"Die meetsnoere het vir my in lieflike plekke geval, ja, my erfenis is vir my mooi"

Avoiding Errors (4-5min Read Time)

Mistakes. We've all made them; none of us are exempt from the universal truth: "To err is human." We've all contributed to an ocean of errors, mishaps, and missed opportunities that plague our consciousness and keep us awake at night - your little boat being rocked by the waves, or the consequences, of these mistakes, crashing into your vessel, threatening to sink it.

I'm not only referring to the overindulgence of Debonairs' Mexican Pizza resulting in flaming-hot diarrhea (an actual consultation I had this week). Yes, this too constitutes a lapse in good judgment, but we're not focusing on the category mistake that can be soothed (literally) using an over-the-counter ointment. Rather, the mistakes or errors resulting in significant loss of finances, reputation, or health.

The topic of "past and recent mistakes" has been a frequent discussion with a few of my friends, colleagues, and patients over the last two weeks, and I'd like to share my 10 cents on the matter.

Firstly, mistakes are unavoidable. "Is it possible to be free from error? Not by any means..." Epictetus stated this 1900 years ago, but this fact of life has been known to us since the dawn of mankind. Knowing that mistakes are inevitable does not help us much unless we identify the errors and adjust our behavior accordingly - in an attempt to avoid them in the future.

Secondly, errors are prone to occur when we lose focus or let our attention slide. Epictetus continued: "...but it is possible to be a person always stretching to avoid error. For we must be content to at least escape a few mistakes by never letting our attention slide." These are powerful words - errors are bound to happen if we allow our attention to slide, and our focus to be divided.

The media and social networks are doing their level best to grab your attention and steal away your focus. As South Africans, we are guilty of allowing this to happen. A recent report ranks us number one in the world with the highest average screen time per day—a shocking 5 hours and 15 minutes, or 32% of our time daily is spent on our digital devices. We need to guard against such distractions and become a person always stretching to avoid error. (You can read the article here: https://shorturl.at/dqtAN ).

There are many other sources of possible distraction, but our digital devices are a major contributor.

The Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, noted in his Meditations: “Concentrate every minute like a Roman - like a man - on doing what’s in front of you with precise and genuine seriousness, tenderly, willingly, with justice.” His approach was to consider every task "as if it were the last thing you were doing in your life."

This is a challenging habit to develop - to control your attention, defend against distraction, and concentrate on the task at hand with genuine seriousness. When mistakes are made, they need to be recognized and dealt with to prevent future repeats. This is our duty if we wish to live a life with meaning. "The unexamined life is not worth living" - likely the most important message in Socrates' Apology.

What is important is not necessarily the mistake itself, but what we can learn from these mistakes and how we improve because of them. A good start in avoiding mistakes in the first place would be to minimize distractions (such as reducing screen time, social media, etc.). Let's start concentrating like a Roman!

Goeie dag, ek wil graag net met Dr Venter deel dat ons meisiekind Woensdag gebore is met n keiser. As jy dalk net die boodskap by hom sal kry, sal ons dit baie waardeer. Ook net dankie se vir al sy moeite om n wonderlike swangerskap te kon hê. Groete Simoné Fourie

Please take note of our December closure dates!

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Season greetings from The Family Practice.

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Our hearts go out to all the Breast Cancer Fighters!

Our newest member at The Family Practice is barely a day old!

Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines.

When infections can no longer be treated by first-line antibiotics, more expensive medicines must be used. A longer duration of illness and treatment, often in hospitals, increases health care costs.

To prevent and control the spread of antibiotic resistance, individuals can:
*Only use antibiotics when prescribed by a certified health professional.
*Never demand antibiotics if your health worker says you don’t need them.
*Always follow your health worker’s advice when using antibiotics.
*Never share or use leftover antibiotics.
Prevent infections by regularly washing hands, preparing food hygienically, avoiding close contact with sick people, practising safer s*x, and keeping vaccinations up to date.

Dear Soon-To-Be-Mommy!

We assist with pre- and postnatal care, including pregnancy ultrasounds.

Our appointments fill up quickly!

To avoid disappointment, our patients are welcome to book their own appointments online to ensure a spot using the following links:

*Dr. Karien le Roux: https://shorturl.at/ahNT0
*Dr. Marga Oberholzer: https://shorturl.at/gGNOP
*Dr. Dawid Venter: (link temporarily unavailable)

Did you know - Sugar is believed to be 8 times more addictive than co***ne?

We might believe that we're refraining from sugar, but in reality, we often consume hidden sugars without realizing it. Managing our children's sugar consumption becomes increasingly difficult because almost everything we purchase at the grocery store, from items like spaghetti sauce to plain yogurt, contains some level of refined sugar.

Here are some reasons why you do not want your kids to eat large amounts of sugar. When talking about sugar, we are referring to sucrose or refined sugar.

What are the dangers of high salt intake?

An estimated 1.89 million deaths each year are associated with consuming too much sodium, a well-established cause of raised blood pressure and increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Reducing sodium intake is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve health and reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases.

Did you know?
An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 years worldwide have hypertension.

Meet Amaya, one of our newest members at The Family Practice. Congratulations to Hope and Leeroy on the birth of this precious girl. Thank you for trusting us to be part of your special journey.

It is World Contraception Day!

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