Late Joost Van Der Westhuizen’s Wife Ecstatic as Son Takes Her Out for Dinner, SA Hails Him

• Amor Vittone, widow of the late Joost van der Westhuizen, shares heartwarming moment with her son
• Amor's son, Jordan, treats her to a special dinner date in South Africa, much to the excitement of his mother
• The pictures shared by Amor on social media sparked several reactions from netizens who've shared their opinions
• Briefly News spoke with psychologist and relationship expert Penny Holburn to discuss the importance of emotional support from family members

Late Joost van der Westhuizen's wife, Amor Vittone, was excited after her son, Jordan, took her out on a dinner date in South Africa.

Jordan clocked 21 last month which was eight years after the South African rugby legend passed on in 2017.

Van der Westhuizen died after years of battling with a motor neurone disease, but his years with the national team didn't go unnoticed as he was once the captain of the Springboks.

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Jordan did continue with Sports just like Joost but took a different career path as he was interested in football compared to his late father.

The 21-year-old has played for Valencia and Reading youth academy as a goalkeeper. He is a lifelong supporter of English Premier League giants, Liverpool FC, and hopes to represent the Merseyside Reds in the future.

Late Joost’s wife ecstatic as son takes her out for dinner

Amor Vittone, in her recent post on Facebook, expressed her gratitude after her eldest son Jordan took her out on a lovely dinner date at Wakame Poke Bar in South Africa.

Vittone posted a picture they took when they were at the restaurant and added a lovely caption.

"Jordan took me out for an early dinner, Wakame Poke Bar," she captioned the picture.

Briefly News sat down with psychologist and relationship expert Penny Holburn to explore how important it is for family members, especially children, to provide emotional support during times of grief or transition. She explained:

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"Young children should not be providing support to adults. The adults need to support children. However, if the children are adults, then it is very helpful for them to all support one another and be there for one another.

Despite loss and heartache, it brings families together and helps to create good memories for the future. Families can grow closer in this way."

The picture and lovely moment between the mother and son sparked reactions from netizens on social media.

Reactions as Jordan van Der Westhuizen takes his mum out for dinner

Marion Marnitz said:

"Beautiful photo.. enjoy 💕"

Ceciel Potgieter wrote on Amor's post:

"Handsome just like his dad."

Bernie Menezes Da Silva joked:

"U looking so young I thought it was his girlfriend.."

Celeste Hutchinson reacted:

"Good evening to the both of you. May you have a lovely supper. Enjoy and just relax."

Sandra Allnutt commented:

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"Enjoy. Nice that your son takes you out. 💕💕"

Henda Du Plessis-Schutte shared:

"Enjoy every moment of your time together."

Tony Almeida responded:

"Wonderful ...Amor you have an awesome son and he is blessed with such a wonderful MOM."

Hilary Hartley implied:

"When your son grows up and takes you out to dinner ;that's when you know he growen up and great young man lol you can be proud of your kidds."

Valerie Mansfield said:

"Mother son time. Precious."

Bernadette Eksteen hails Jordan:

"Awesome pictures! That's so sweet of him. Enjoy."

Lucy Rodrigues Marques commended Amor and Jordan:

"That's so nice Amor, it means is grounded and he knows his roots. Enjoy every moment, lovely memories."

Maureen Reed wrote:

"Jordan looks soo much like his Dad, make him proud."

Joost van der Westhuizen and Amor Vittone's marriage

Joost van der Westhuizen got married to Amor Vittone in 2002 a year after he divorced his first wife, Marlene.

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They had two children - Jordan and Kylie before the former Springboks star passed on February 6, 2017.

Joost van der Westhuizen passes on

The South African rugby legend died after a long battle with motor neuron disease (MND).

He made 89 appearances in test matches for the Boks before his death.

His 89 caps for the Springboks came between 1993 and 2003 as he starred in the 15-12 World Cup final win over New Zealand in 1995 at Ellis Park.

Joost scored what was then a Springbok record of 38 tries. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in rugby history.

Joost's record-breaking career

Joost Van der Westhuizen made his Springboks debut the year after the team were readmitted to international rugby and was their record try-scorer until Bryan Habana surpassed him in 2011.

After winning the Tri-Nations Championship in 1998, he was named captain for the 1999 World Cup - at which South Africa finished third - before retiring after defeat by New Zealand in the quarter-finals of the 2003 tournament.

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At the time of his retirement, his 89 Tests made him the most-capped South African of all time, though more players have since won more caps.

Late Joost’s wife pays tribute 8 years after his passing

Briefly News also reported that Amor Vittone paid tribute eight years after the death of late husband, Joost van der Westhuizen.

Vittone's post on social media sparked different reactions from South Africans as they remember the Boks legend.

Nomso Obiajuru was a contributing writer in this article

Source: Briefly News