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12-year-old Riley with a life-threatening medical condition

Posted on by Hope To Heal

By Seema Naidoo Founder & CEO

Riley, daughter of an unemployed single mother has a life-threatening medical condition and urgently needs surgery. A concerned family member has taken Riley to a specialist doctor in Pretoria and the medical report has left the family devastated.

Doctors Report

“Patient present on the 8 February 2021 with severe Scoliosis deformity. The normal curvature of the spine as seen from the front is 0. This patient demonstrates a curve of 104, which is extremely severe and life threatening. If not operated, the heart and lung will be compressed and eventually the patient will die of respiratory failure and heart failure. Correction of the spinal deformity with a fusion and instrumentation is essential as an emergency procedure”.

The procedure excluding further medical care and two-year rehabilitation will cost 1 Million Rand. Hope to Heal Foundation was contacted for support to source a Doctor who will offer their service pro-bono and to fund-raise for the procedure.

Due to the economic impact resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a challenge to fund-raise. We are reaching out to Corporate SA and the public at large for your kind support to donate towards Riley’s procedure.

Please contact Seema Naidoo on +27 11 78 906 7461 / info@hopetoheal.org.za should you have any queries.

Thank you kindly for giving 12-year-old Riley Hope.

Hope To Heal

Our mission is for women and children to live free from violence and abuse and to provide quality, compassionate, and nonjudgmental services in a manner that fosters self-respect and independence in persons experiencing domestic violence and child abuse and to lead the struggle to end domestic violence through advocacy and community education.