RIP: Angie Oeh’s leaves behind a hefty hospital debt [photos]
A fundraising party will be held to raise profits that will go towards the late Afrikaans singer, Angie Oeh’s medical bills.
Afrikaans singer Angie Oeh—real name Angelique Greeff passed away just days after she revealed that she was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. She had pleaded with her fans to help her raise R200 000 towards her surgery and treatment and they did. However, following her death, fans and supporters were invited to help raise more profits towards her medical debt.
RIP: AFRIKAANS SINGER ANGIE OEH’S DEATH
The 24-year-old Sex In Afrikaans hitmaker was admitted to Life Wilgers hospital in Pretoria on Sunday, 13 August, and was pronounced dead on Saturday, 19 August at 17: 24. Before her death, Angie Oeh had expressed her fears and said she cried every time she thought about her situation.
“Every time I have just a little time to think I cry like a pu**y. How the hell does something like this happen without you knowing if you feel it,” she penned on her feed.
Oeh then begged her fans to help her with donations. A Back A Buddy campaign was started in her honour.
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MORE ABOUT THE AFRIKAANS SINGER’S DONATIONS
According to her social media managers, Angie Oeh had an emergency operation on Tuesday 15 August. The singer’s fans and supporters managed to raise R278 478 towards her cancer treatment and surgery in less than a week, The Citizen reported. A new goal set by the Back A Buddy campaign was to raise R300 000 for the singer in which it fell short by just R21 500.
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Since Oeh’s death, a fundraising party will be held on 30 August at Railways Café in Pretoria to raise profits towards the late singer’s medical debt.
“All profits from the show will go to cover Angie’s medical costs. Unfortunately, she had no medical cover and was cared for in private practice until the end,” her social media managers explained.
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