“I would like to thank our Saviour for teaching me to walk by faith and not by sight. My darling grandparents, Glad & Paul, for being my whispering wind and gentle wise owl. For my husband Jan, for the stars in his eyes that makes me believe in something beautiful. To my son Danté for being brave beyond measure and his grace under fire. To my incredibly insightful and adopted children, Chane and Arno for inspiring me and proving that miracles do happen. To Leandri for capturing the essence of Lumin and bringing her to life with the words. Lastly, to Erika for believing in my vision and helping it to come alive.” – Zandré Botha
Zandre Botha
Founder & Director
Lumin takes much pride in introducing the founder and director of The Lumin Foundation, Dr. Zandre Botha.
Dr. Zandre Botha, wife to husband Jan Botha and mother of three can be found in her practice, specializing in digestive disorders and autoimmune disease like cancer. She is passionate and committed to discovering the root causes of illness and supporting the body with complementary medicine and lifestyle improvements. She is the creator and co-author of the Lumin book series and the Founder of The Lumin Foundation.
Lumin was born out of her deepest sorrow and devastation when her son, Dante, then only a toddler of 14 months was diagnosed with Leukemia. In the process of fighting for his life for four and a half years, she found herself completely depleted, emotionally, physically, mentally and financially. She felt helpless and hopeless. After a whisper of prayer, she fell asleep and was woken up by an Image of a girl and Lumin was born on canvas two hours later. It became a symbol of hope for her and where words fell short of the horror and devastation cancer brings to every part of a family’s life, Lumin became the words she could not speak.
She started The Lumin Foundation to go back into the nightmare and pain that others are still fighting to bring light and hope in the middle of the storm.
Dr. Zandre Botha
(Ph. D Alt. Med)