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‘The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why’ ~ Mark Twain
I grew up in beautiful South Africa in a happy home surrounded by a loving family. However, at the age of 17 my life was turned upside down when my mum was killed in a fatal car accident… but what was extremely traumatic for me was that I only found out the next day because there was no easy way for the police to link her to me and therefore I was not able to be at her side when she passed away. Then a few short years later, my dad was a victim of violent crime when he was randomly attacked on the street. He subsequently died from his injuries.
I subsequently too experienced many of my own emergencies. As a an adventurer and explorer, I have fractured my back in a cycling accident; twice landed unconscious in the emergency room after being stung by bees while trail running; been scorched from a fall in a forbidden access area of a volcano; washed out in rough seas into the dark of the night while surfing a new location at sunset; and sustained more grazes, bashes and bruises than I care to remember.
Then five years ago, I met my amazing wife, got married and relocated to China. But as fate would have it, she one day collapsed while riding the subway in Shanghai. Thank goodness, I was with her because there is an unwritten “pay-or-die” hospital policy in common use here. In the process, she was diagnosed with a condition known as ITP which basically means that she is a bleeder and therefore any physical trauma could be life threatening to her if she does not receive immediate medical care, and also that her treating doctor should be made aware of this before performing any open surgical procedure on her. This was my moment of acceptance that I was born to create a solution to this very real problem, and so my team and I developed iCE Angel – ID™. I.C.E stands for “in case of emergency” and this is my gift to the world.
I am so blessed that God has used my life circumstances to clearly define my purpose - and so to Him be the glory.
I grew up in beautiful South Africa in a happy home surrounded by a loving family. However, at the age of 17 my life was turned upside down when my mum was killed in a fatal car accident… but what was extremely traumatic for me was that I only found out the next day because there was no easy way for the police to link her to me and therefore I was not able to be at her side when she passed away. Then a few short years later, my dad was a victim of violent crime when he was randomly attacked on the street. He subsequently died from his injuries.
I subsequently too experienced many of my own emergencies. As a an adventurer and explorer, I have fractured my back in a cycling accident; twice landed unconscious in the emergency room after being stung by bees while trail running; been scorched from a fall in a forbidden access area of a volcano; washed out in rough seas into the dark of the night while surfing a new location at sunset; and sustained more grazes, bashes and bruises than I care to remember.
Then five years ago, I met my amazing wife, got married and relocated to China. But as fate would have it, she one day collapsed while riding the subway in Shanghai. Thank goodness, I was with her because there is an unwritten “pay-or-die” hospital policy in common use here. In the process, she was diagnosed with a condition known as ITP which basically means that she is a bleeder and therefore any physical trauma could be life threatening to her if she does not receive immediate medical care, and also that her treating doctor should be made aware of this before performing any open surgical procedure on her. This was my moment of acceptance that I was born to create a solution to this very real problem, and so my team and I developed iCE Angel – ID™. I.C.E stands for “in case of emergency” and this is my gift to the world.
I am so blessed that God has used my life circumstances to clearly define my purpose - and so to Him be the glory.
Overview
Location
China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
Employees
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