Optimism fills sails of heart op veteran Aron Hyman | 04 April, 2016 00:19 UPBEAT: Bertish in his dinghy The Little Optimist Image by: RUVAN BOSHOFF After two open-heart operations Greg Bertish was told he would never surf or do extreme sports again. Little did his surgeons know that Bertish is an enormous optimist. Which

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The Little Optimist Written by: Sithandwa Ngwetsheni 10 March 2016 4:44 PM Between 2001 and 2007, Bertish spent a total of 200 days in hospital fighting an undiagnosed and incurable tropical bacteria that attacked his heart valves on three separate occasions. Nine years later Greg’s infection remains in remission and he now dedicates his time

His own life story inspired him to help children fighting dread diseases While travelling in the tropics Greg Bertish picked up an incurable tropical bacteria between 2001 and 2007 that was hard to diagnose. He spent a total of 200 days in hospital fighting for his life and the bacteria attacked his heart valves on

PRESS RELEASE:  THE LITTLE OPTIMIST LITTLE OPTIMIST DOES IT FOR THE SICK KIDS Optimist Greg Bertish survives 24 hours in overnight stunt to fundraise for the Children’s Hospital Trust Raising R24 361.15, Greg Bertish, big wave surfer and previous Stand Up Paddle Board and Lifesaving National Surf Ski champion, lasted 24 hours in his little Opi