Lemmy is the firstborn son of his parents, who anxiously anticipated his arrival. When they received their newborn son with a leaking mass on his back, they were very concerned. Lemmy was diagnosed with spina bifida, a condition his parents had neither heard of nor ever seen. Spina bifida refers to a leaking mass of cerebrospinal fluid on his lower spinal region.
Coming from the Nairobi suburbs in Kenya, three-week old Lemmy is the only child to his parents. When he was born, his mother was in such a worried state that the health team had to calm her down and reassure her that there is hope for her son. Eventually, she was able to settle down and she sought treatment for her son. The answers were found in the form of surgery, one they cannot afford. Lemmy’s father works as a casual labourer by harvesting macadamia nuts in other people’s farms and struggles to make ends meet, while Lemmy’s mother takes the best care she can of their precious son in their single rental house they call home.
If not treated, Lemmy is likely to develop spine complications such as kyphosis or scoliosis. He is also at a risk of developing infection through the open defect on his back. Fortunately, we can help. $805 will fund the spina bifida closure surgery that he needs.
“Lemmy being our first and only child, I hope that his surgery will be possible and it will be successful so that he can have a chance of living a normal and happy life,” his mother shared.
