18-month-old Roona Begum from northeastern India, was diagnosed with an extreme version of Hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is a disorder which causes cerebral fluid to build up in the brain. Her head ended up growing to 94 centimeters, almost triple the size of a normal baby's head. Roona had 10 liters of fluid in her head, she could barley move. Her family could not afford to pay for her surgery, a journalist came and took pictures of her head, and soon enough people all over the world saw the pictures. Roona's pictures were put on a fundraising website, soon enough they ended up raising more than $60,000, only hoping to raise $1,600. Soon enough after the multiple surgeries her head shrunk to 58 centimeters, which is still larger than the average 38-48 centimeters, but still small enough to allow her to live a normal life.
This is such a terrible thing to have to live with, Roona will always have to live her life She is a fighter, most children die from Hydrocephalus. What those journalist did to help her was a very nice thing, the journalist were moved by her. Now Roona can move around normally, she will always be different, but she will always be thankful for what those people did to help her.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/28/world/asia/india-child-hydrocephalus/index.html?hpt=wo_t3
It's terrible that children have to go through something like that! it sounds awful. It makes you feel thankful for what you have and what you don't. It's so moving what those doctors did for her! It takes a strong person to do that!
ReplyDeleteIt's so awful that innocent kids have to go through something that no one deserves, it really reminds me of how lucky I am
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