Victoria is a ten-month-old baby girl from Kenya with hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is a condition where the brain retains the cerebral spinal fluid leading to progressive increase of the head circumference.
When Victoria was two months old, her head rapidly began increasing in size. Her grandmother sought for answers in a local clinic and was told that Victoria has hydrocephalus, which would require a shunt to drain the excess fluid and prevent further increase of the head size. If left untreated, the obstruction of the cerebral spinal fluid flow may cause brain damage. Increased intracranial pressure inside the skull may cause progressive enlargement of the head and potentially cause mental disability and tunnel vision. They were referred to Bethany Kids but due to financial constraints they opted to stay at home. During the Bethany Kids mobile clinic visit, they were advised to find funds for their transport to hospital because they could get help.
For $685, Victoria will undergo the treatment she needs to get healthy. Let’s help her raise the funds!
“I want to see my daughter well and thriving and any help we get towards her treatment will make a great difference to us,” shared Victoria’s mother.