Well-known and loved Hartbeespoort resident Andries Hills (42) urgently needs the community’s help.

Andries and his service dog Udo.

Andries has been diagnosed with numerous large brain tumours and is currently very ill. The family’s medical aid funds have been exhausted, and they are facing huge expenses to cover Andries’ treatment.
Andries has through the years been an inspiration to all in Hartbeespoort who knew him. Andries, who used to be a familiar sight riding his bicycle in Hartbeespoort’s streets, suffers from Muscular Dystrophy, an illness where muscular wasting causes the body to absorb its own mass, as well as Fibrosis in areas of the brain. He has recently been diagnosed with a second large brain tumour and is going blind.
At the age of nine, he was diagnosed with a massive brain tumour in the upper left part of his motor area of the brain. The tumour was removed. Since then, more brain tumours have had to be removed.
Despite all these life-threatening setbacks, Andries persevered. He started cycling and has taken part in numerous cycling challenges, such as the Xtreme Cycle Tour over 1 800 km to the Cape to raise funds for a charity against child abuse. He also competed in the Cape Argus Cycle Tour.A BackaBuddy account has been opened to raise funds for Andries’ treatment. Please help this remarkable man who has inspired so many people throughout his life.
Donate at https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/hulp-vir-andries-hills.