A family in Vihiga is appealing for support to raise Sh3 million for the treatment in India, of their son diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
Marcus Isabia's mother Beatrice Cherop says they have already talked to medical experts in India and were told he has to undergo three cycles of treatment.
“The doctors have told us the first cycle costs Sh1 million, the second and third about Sh800,000 each. We would also need Sh400,000 for medicine,” she said.
The family is unable to raise the money.
Cherop, who also lost her first child, says Isabia has been in and out of the hospital since his birth in 2012.
“My son developed complications a month after his birth, he was rushed to Siloam Hospital in Kericho where he was admitted.”
Isabia went into a coma on his third day at the hospital. It lasted for almost three weeks.
After coming out of the coma, he developed more complications. He was referred to Kericho District Hospital where he was diagnosed with pneumonia and chest complications.
The boy's health kept deteriorating forcing Cherop to seek medication from various hospitals.
She left Kericho District to Eldoret hospital hoping for the best for her son but the situation worsened.
Cherop later tried to seek medical help in Mbale Referral Hospital.
However, on her arrival with her son, she was referred to Lupe Medical Centre in Kakamega. The medics said they were unable to handle the case.
“It was not easy for me but I had to turn back, head to Kakamega."
It was at Lupe Medical Centre where Isabia was diagnosed by cerebral palsy and referred to India.
“As a young mother, to lose a second child would be devastating,” Cherop says.
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Edited by R.Wamochie