Sanelisiwe Nketyana (aka Sane – pronounced ‘Sunny’) is the bravest, most humble 13 year old girl I know, who has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.  She recently underwent sessions of chemo at The Red Cross in Cape Town.  Sane’s dream was to go clothes shopping and eat at a fancy restaurant, something many of us take for granted.  Esna Reineck and Kerry Vercueil,  both volunteers from Reach For A Dream, took Sane shopping around Canal Walk, and the afternoon was followed by lunch, a make-over and a really fun photoshoot at the Protea Colosseum Hotel.  General Manager, Stuart Twine of the hotel, very generously offered us the penthouse to do the fashion shoot in, provided a five star lunch and gave Sane first class treatment.   Make-up artist Gabi Hough did Sane’s make-up and lovingly fussed over her, and the afternoon was spent photographing her blowing large bubblegum bubbles, jumping on the bed and having fun modelling all her funky clothes.   She was stunning to photograph and was a real natural in front of the camera.   Reach For A Dream and Mr Price co-sponsored all her outfits and Sane ended up with an entirely new wardrobe.  For those of you that aren’t familiar with Reach For A Dream, this incredible charity started with sponsoring their 1st dream to a child in 1988.  The organisation has defined their core purpose as “fulfilling the dreams of children of any race, colour and creed between the ages of 3 and 18 faced with a life-threatening illness.”

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