OUR LITTLE FIGHTER
HIS bedroom looks like that of a typical six-year-old boy. Blue bedding, sports pictures of cartoon characters, and Springbok rugby-themed pillows bear testament to his adoration for Bok captain Siya Kolisi and teammate Cheslin Kolbe.
The bookcase is loaded with action figures, children’s Bibles and toy cars.
But an oxygen tank, a stand with an IV bag and an oxygen mask in the corner of the room tell another story about Travonne Rhoda’s life.
The little boy was three years old when he was diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare lung disease also referred to as “popcorn lung”.
Bronchiolitis obliterans is an incurable, rare and degenerative condition in
