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The fever started on a Tuesday. 102 degrees. We went from doctor to doctor, from test to test. Each time we hoped for an answer. Each time we went home with more questions.
“We were told different things by different doctors. We believed each one. We had no choice.”
They Found TB. But That Wasn’t Everything.
On day 20, a TB test came back positive. We treated it aggressively. My son was admitted. Eight days in hospital. He was still getting worse. Nobody could explain why.
“He should have been improving. He wasn’t. Something else was happening inside his brain that we couldn’t see.”
An Ultrasound Changed Everything.
On the twenty-eighth day, an ultrasound showed water on his brain. A brain infection causing hydrocephalus. Nobody had looked for it in a month.
“When the doctor said it, I had no guide, no map, no one who truly understood what came next.”
Seizures. Rehabilitation. And Never Giving Up.
After the diagnosis came seizures. Then months of rehabilitation. His left side badly affected. His hand stayed closed in a fist for months. Today he walks. With support, but he walks.
“Every single step he takes is proof that the fight was worth it. Every one.”
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