Baby Medrine battling with spina bifida

Baby Medrine is only 6 weeks old and already a fighter — but needs our prayers 🙏. She has meningocele (spina bifida), a condition of a spinal cord not forming properly during the child’s early development.

There is a risk of not being able to walk or stand properly, and also of the hydrocephalus condition. She has already had surgery on her lower back because of the swelling you see in the photo.

She was developing complications again after the surgery and that’s how we stepped in to help the mother get Medrine to CURE hospital in Mbale where the case is being managed now. It’s the best hospital for children with such conditions.

Tests and scans are being done and we will know soon. Please keep Baby Medrine and her mother in your prayers.

It’s a tough time for the mother — all the stuff she is learning about her baby’s condition is no good news. She has four children and the husband abandoned her when she was two months pregnant with Medrine. We are grateful to friends who have stepped in assist.