OFM Family Focus

The staging of cancer plays a vital role in treatment and treatment outcome. Early stages of diagnosis often has a positive outcomes vs late stage diagnosis which is often associated with poor outcome and high mortality. Clinical Nursing Specialist at the Cancer Association of SA, Vlooi Venter, joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Family Focus to explain the importance of early detection and to unpack the different stages of cancer. You can get detailed information online www.cansa.org.za or email [email protected]

At only 18 her life changed, forever and 32 years later Nthabiseng Molongoana still reflects on that day with pain but equal amounts of hope. Today, as Provincial Director of APD Free State, Nthabiseng isn’t just running programs—she’s transforming lives across the entire province. Every day, she oversees services for hundreds of people, from residential care at the Jean Webber Home to skills training at Kopano Workshop. But what makes her leadership special isn’t just what she does—it’s how she does it. She joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Family Focus to challenge you to live life without limits.

The bond between humans and canines isn’t just a source of joy; it’s a lifeline. Director and Founder of Honey’s Garden Medical Service Dogs, Lucy Breytenbach has turned her lifelong passion for animals into a mission to help those living with epilepsy. Lucy and the team from Honey’s Garden Medical Service Dogs aim to bridge the gap between South Africans in need and the life-changing support of a service dog.

Epilepsie is 'n toestand wat mense nie verstaan nie. Wat is van die taboos van Epilepsie? Dr. Ben van Niekerk ontmasker sommige van die wanpersepsies, veral vir kinders wat met epilepsie saamleef.

OFM Family Focus is your daily appointment discussing your family’s needs on Mid-Morning Magic, weekdays, 09:00 - 12:00. Yolanda Maartens discuss education and learning, family health and nutrition, babies and toddlers, parenting and marriage advice, as well as teenagers and planning for the future with various experts in the respective fields. Read more: https://www.ofm.co.za/Blogs?page=1&blog=135

OFM Family Focus is your daily appointment discussing your family’s needs on Mid-Morning Magic, weekdays, 09:00 - 12:00. Yolanda Maartens discuss education and learning, family health and nutrition, babies and toddlers, parenting and marriage advice, as well as teenagers and planning for the future with various experts in the respective fields. Read more: https://www.ofm.co.za/Blogs?page=1&blog=135

This year Epilepsy South Africa is launching a bold new national campaign – Epilepsy Pledge: Epilepsy In Action – calling on all South Africans to take one meaningful step to support persons with epilepsy. Epilepsy SA calls all South Africans to take one meaningful action today to support persons with epilepsy. National Director of Epilepsy SA, Sharelene Cassel joins Kayla Barker in the OFM Family Focus to dive into the importance of awreness moving into action.

Menopouse gaan nie net oor warm gloede en breinbeneweldheid nie. Dit is ook ‘n tyd wanneer hormonale veranderinge die risiko van borskanker kan beïnvloed. Kliniese Verpleeg Spesialis by KANSA, Vlooi Venter, sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan om te verduidelik hoe hormone, menopouse en kanker jou risiko kan beïnvloed. Besoek gerus www.cansa.org.za vir meer inligting.

The Deputy Director at the Disability Unit based at the Central University of Technology Bloemfontein, Mohau Manyarela, joins Yolanda Maartens to challenge you to live life without limits. He highlights the importance of accessibility for students and also the lengths they go to for the individual needs of students. The Disability Unit has various programs that they implement across faculties. For more information you can visit: https://www.cut.ac.za/disability-unit

The Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Council (GYLC) was established to evolve Special Olympics youth work from being for the youth to by the youth. The Council aims to position young leaders to play an active role in the execution of Special Olympics programming at the Global, Regional, National, and local levels. For the next two year term, two young South Africans have been chosen as members to represent Africa. Lumka Gogela joins Yolanda Maartens to challenge you to live life without limits and to share her journey within the Special Olympics team and GYLC.