Ethan Macharia, the five year-old boy who penned an emotional
letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta asking for financial support to undergo
medical treatment in India, has finally received the much-needed help.
letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta asking for financial support to undergo
medical treatment in India, has finally received the much-needed help.
The boy and his mother had asked President Kenyatta and other well-wishers
to help them raise Ksh.3.5 million required for him to undergo a Vagus Nerve
Simulator surgery at the Forties Hospital India on Tuesday March 3, 2020.
to help them raise Ksh.3.5 million required for him to undergo a Vagus Nerve
Simulator surgery at the Forties Hospital India on Tuesday March 3, 2020.
Kenya’s Ambassador to India Willy Bett on Friday revealed that
President Kenyatta has footed the boy’s full bill, which will now see him
undergo the surgery.
President Kenyatta has footed the boy’s full bill, which will now see him
undergo the surgery.
“No words can explain my emotions right now and no words can
express my gratitude to the President for his kind gesture. The last 16 months
have been nothing but emotional turmoil for us and we are glad that with this
surgery, Ethan will be able to lead a normal life like he was before and become
who he wants to be,’’ said Ethan’s mother Veronica Njeri.
express my gratitude to the President for his kind gesture. The last 16 months
have been nothing but emotional turmoil for us and we are glad that with this
surgery, Ethan will be able to lead a normal life like he was before and become
who he wants to be,’’ said Ethan’s mother Veronica Njeri.
Ethan is said to have fallen in November 2018 from a flight of
stairs while playing, sustaining serious head injuries.
stairs while playing, sustaining serious head injuries.
He would soon later develop violent seizures that further
worsened his situation resulting in grave bodily harm.
worsened his situation resulting in grave bodily harm.
His life was completely altered and he has never been able to
resume school owing to the frequent number of violent seizures he gets in a
day. He had also lost most of his cognitive abilities
resume school owing to the frequent number of violent seizures he gets in a
day. He had also lost most of his cognitive abilities
