“Abdirizak is his mother’s first baby,” our partner, Edna Adan Hospital (EAH), tells us. “She is a home maker and his father does odd jobs.”
Abdirizak has hydrocephalus, a condition in which fluid accumulates in the skull, and spina bifida, in which the spinal cord is not fully formed and developed. Because of the spina bifida, Abdirizak has paralysis in his legs.
“Unfortunately the paralysis is not reversible and Abdirizak will be paralyzed his entire life,” EAH explains, “But removing the lesion will decrease his risk of dying from sepsis through an infection in the lesion.”
“His mother is looking forward to the lesion being removed from Abdirizak’s back,” his doctors add.
Abdirizak’s mother has received educational information about his condition and has been given access to a disability outreach program that will help her provide care for her son. “She has also been commenced on folic acid to decrease the likelihood of having children being born with spina bifida in the future.”
For $1,118, we can fund Abdirizak’s treatment to remove his lesion and reduce his chances of infection.
