Faizel Jacobs – Running For Nurses

LU4C Chairperson Faizel Jacobs plans on running the 2022 Cape Town Marathon as a #CancerSurvivor & an #Ostomate

In May of 2016, Faizel was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and after surgery, he was left with a permanent stoma.

What is a Stoma?

A stoma is an opening on the abdomen that can be connected to either your digestive or urinary system to allow waste (urine or faeces) to be diverted out of your body. It looks like a small, pinkish, circular piece of flesh that is sewn to your body.

Why is he running the Cape Town Marathon?

Faizel aims to document his journey towards the Cape Town Marathon and highlighting the struggles faced by Ostomates across the country. These range from pouching systems shortages, leaks, skin irritations, limited access to qualified stoma nurses to name but a few.

On his journey he hopes to educate and advocate for Ostomates across the country.

Did you know that there are less than 100 qualified stoma nurses in South Africa?

With an estimated 60 000 stoma patients in the country, there are less than 100 qualified stoma nurses to care for ostomates. This has led to patients being incorrectly scripted and cared for often resulting in the ostomate isolating him / herself from society.

Getting Nurses Qualified

Between now and 16^th October 2022 (Marathon Day) Faizel hopes to raise R50 000 which will be donated to The South African Society Of Ostomates. These funds will be used to send nurses in the public healthcare sector on the Stomaltherapy Course. This in turn, would make a HUGE difference to the ostomates quality of life that are seen by these now QUALIFIED STOMA THERAPISTS

Faizel Needs Your Help

You can support Faizel on the mammoth challenge by donating towards this project by processing your donation on this online platform or via direct deposit to:

Bank: FNB

Acc Name: Lace Up For Change

Acc Number: 6266 386 7003

Branch Code: 210528

Reference: Faizel-Stoma

Swift Code: FIRNZAJJ0a1

Follow his journey on his social media pages FaceBook and Instagram.

Your support is greatly appreciated.