Shadrack is a five-month-old boy from Kenya. He was born with hydrocephalus, a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain.
Shadrack is the youngest in a family of two children. When he was two months old, his mother noticed that his head was rapidly increasing in size. She notified a medic during a pediatric checkup, and a scan revealed the excess fluid in his head. They were referred to our medical partner’s hospital, Bethany Kids Kijabe Hospital, for specialized treatment.
On December 8, Shadrack underwent a shunt insertion, during which doctors inserted a device to drain the fluid from his brain.
Shadrack lives with his older brother and parents in a one-room rental house. His mother is a housewife, while his father is a fisherman. They cannot afford to pay for healthcare. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $685 to fund this procedure.
Shadrack’s mother is relieved that her son is receiving care. “We love him so much, and it hurts so much to see him cry in anguish,” she says.