Stem cell treatment could change Ermelo boy’s life
This will be life-changing for Jason, as it will enable him to become verbal and will improve his neurological state
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ERMELO – A local family is asking for the community’s help to better the life of their non-verbal nine-year-old boy, Jason Malherbe, who was diagnosed with autism.
He in desperate need of stem cell therapy.
According to his mother, Yolanda, this will be life-changing for him, as it will enable him to become verbal and will improve his neurological state.
“The treatment will also expand his learning potential and abilities. Our wish for him is that he will finally be able to express himself and take part in social interactions.”
The family is in need of the community’s help to raise the R70 300 needed for Jason to undergo the procedure.
A summer market will take place on September 28 to help raise the funds.
Anyone who would like to contribute to Jason’s treatment can use the following account; Pieter Stoffberg Inc Trust; Trust account, FNB, Ermelo, Branch code: 270344; Account number: 62092150326; Reference: JAS15/1.
Read the complete article in the Highvelder Newspaper.