John Matjilla celebrated his 50th birthday party two months after his kidney transplant with his son Xenios.
The party was held at Southgate Hockey Club on saturday Seltember the 9th 2018 where close frirnda and family attended.
In less than two months after the kidney transplant, Xenios and his Dad John Matjilla have made virtually a full recovery.
John spoke and thanked everyone for coming and said the party was a big thank you to family and friends for supporting him and his son Xenios through this ordeal.
Instead of presents John said “just being able to spend my birthday with family & friends is enough for me.
If you did want to do something, I have set up a justgiving page for The Royal Free Hospital Kidney Patients Association where you could Donate if you so wish ”
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/John-matjilla1
John Matjilla is well known within the community and has been an Omonia Youth committee member for several years, also serving as a General Secretary. John has two sons Xenios and Nikolas and a daughter Christina.
20-year-old Xenios is also well known in the community, not just from his youth playing days at Omonia Youth, but as a member of NEPOMAK, which is a global organisation dedicated to the needs of young Cypriots between the ages of 18 and 30 in the UK. Xenios is a student at Birmingham University.