[VIDEO] Tough little guy beats medical horror
Little Blake fought his unknown illnesses relentlessly until he conquered them. This little boy is diagnosed with four different conditions that make life slightly more difficult.
The little boy who came into the world fast asleep and spent the first four months of his life in hospital, is now a stronger 10-month-old baby – but with a neurological disorder and cerebral palsy.
Months after the News published little Blake Liam Lowe’s story, the mystery of his illness has been solved.
Read the initial story here.
For months doctors have searched for the exact cause of then three-month-old Blake’s rare and unusual conditions. Michelle Lowe, Blake’s mother, told the News that he had stopped breathing while she was holding him, had many seizures and panic attacks and even entered a coma-like state for an entire day.
During the four months of intensive testing, two magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, sweat tests, newborn screening and three electroencephalogram (EEG) tests, baby Blake has undergone a series of traumatic experiences with no results as to what exactly is wrong with him.
“But we finally learned that he has epilepsy, cerebral palsy, inborn metabolism errors and an enlarged liver and spleen,” Michelle said.
But Blake has been home for a straight two months and with the help of his mother and very loving sister, Tytania, they will fight for him to survive. While he used to pull away when Michelle wanted to give him attention, he now welcomes it from strangers as well. He already has eight teeth, uses less medication, has strange and funny facial expressions and he’s even moving his legs and trying to pull himself up.
“The doctors told me that Blake will develop slower than his friends. He actually is only at the same development stage as a three-month-old.
“I have accepted that this is now our life, and I am happy with it,” Michelle told the News.
The next step for Blake is speech therapy. Michelle said that as soon as he can breathe through his mouth and eat normally, he can live without the tubes he still needs.
But as it normally does, money has become an obstacle and medical aid schemes are reluctant to pay for the therapy, Michelle said.
If you would like to help Blake in any way, you can contact Michelle on 074 293 4407.
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