It’s been more than 40 days since former Cape Town Paralympian Achmat "Sharkboy" Hassiem was admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) at a Melomed hospital.
Achmat has been in an induced coma since 9 September after he experienced complications following surgery on his back and shoulder.
According to the family, doctors advised them that the surgery was a success, but Achmat had gone into cardiac arrest the day after his surgery which left him in a coma since.