Elizabeth is the only child to her mother who is a single parent. She was born on December 27, 2014. She is a cute little baby. Even though she is unable to sit or stand, she likes holding things with her hands while laying in bed and she also likes to mumble while clapping her hands.
Elizabeth was born with an open lesion on her lower back which was closed when she was still a baby. She later on developed hydrocephalus and a shunt was inserted successfully. So far she has had four shunt revisions and each time relatives, friends and good Samaritans helped with the costs of operations. This time Elizabeth’s mother has no financial support and her daughter needs another shunt to be inserted on the other side of the head.
Elizabeth’s mother is currently staying at her parents’. She used to live in town and was working at a kiosk and renting a room. After conceiving, she lost her job and eventually had to move out of the room because she could no longer afford to pay the rent. Elizabeth’s father abandoned them after seeing that his daughter had medical problems. Elizabeth’s mother has been struggling on her own to raise her baby. She has accepted the fact that she may never be able to walk, but she still hopes that one day she will be able to at least sit.
The surgery will reduce the increased intracranial pressure and prevent Elizabeth from completely losing her eyesight.