Pippie

A New Year's Eve celebration with the family resulted in a terrible nightmare when a bottle of firelighter gel exploded in a father's hands, enveloping his little girl. With third-degree burns across 80% of her body, doctors gave Pippie Kruger (21/2 years old) a 10% chance of survival. Pippie presents the heartrending tale of a mother and her family's courage on the road to recovery. The book shares experiences that have never been made public before: Dad, Erwin opens up and talks candidly about how the tragedy has impacted him and their marriage; Pippie's grandparents share their feelings; Anice's experience of Pippie's ground-breaking surgery using cloned skin - a first in Africa!; Gripping accounts from doctors and specialists who helped treat Pippie; 16 pages of touching photos, some the world has never seen before. Pippie tells the story of a little girl's fighting spirit, a mother's struggle with God and her determination to never give up, making it an inspiring story about extraordinary perseverance, passionate hope and unwavering faith in God.