In July 2025, Halo Botha’s long awaited beach trip was interrupted when sudden illness led to a CT scan revealing cancerous masses on her pancreas and kidneys. Within days, doctors confirmed she had Non-Hodgkin’s Large B-Cell Lymphoma, an aggressive form of cancer that had already spread. The diagnosis brought emotional shock to her family and meant stepping away from volleyball, a passion she’s held since childhood. Halo has since undergone multiple rounds of chemotherapy, with more treatments and likely blood transfusions still ahead in her fight against the disease.