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A place for Hanna to communicate with family and friends as she learns to live with ALS. 

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October 2025: Money Talk

An update on the money side of Hanna's life and care—a visual snapshot of resources and needs, a picture of inflows and outflows for the last two years, and "the invisible balance sheet." We are running low on cash, but are otherwise enriched. Please donate if you can.

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South Africans: See Hanna’s film at Woordfees through October 19

Live within range of Stellenbosch? Hanna's new writing, read by Erica Wessels and with video created by Marc Rettig, is showing through October 19 at Libertas Farm. Part of "Die Veldhospitaal" at Woordfees 2025, "Choosing to See" is looopin

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Donate to Hanna's care

Hanna’s care, for longer better life, costs $8,000 to $9,000 per month.

A quick pop-up form, if that’s all you need.

Hanna's Care on GiveButter

The main page for the fundraising campaign

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Ways to help

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Hanna's book!

Hanna’s first book, Bedsores and Bliss: Finding fullness of life with a terminal diagnosis, is available in print, as an eBook, and soon as an audiobook. It’s SUCH a good, true, honest, funny, tough read.

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Hanna illustrated a beautiful, charming and funny children’s book called Boppa’s Bald Stories. A man got bald thirteen different ways! His wife wrote a book. Hanna gave it enchanting images.

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