Little Miané needs assistance
Claudette is struggling to make ends meet and is desperate for any assistance from the community.
Little Miané Ainslie was just 19-months-old when her life took a drastic turn. In November 2015, she fell into a portable pool. When she was taken to hospital, doctors fought to get her heart beating again and after 23 minutes they finally got a heartbeat. “Every second felt like hours while we had to sit there waiting, we could hear the machines inside as she fought for her life. Through our tears we all started praying for God to spare Mianè and give her another chance to live,” said her mother, Claudette. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and chronic venous insufficiency.
“The doctors had no hope of her getting any better. When we took her home Mianè couldn’t do anything, not walk, talk, see, make noises, sit, or eat. She had to learn everything again with the help of therapy and prayers. At the moment Mianè is doing all the therapy possible to help her gain back a normal life again. With lots of therapy, her brain is building new pathways to help make connections in her brain and bring everything back to normal. She is currently doing Moms and Babes classes, chiropractor sessions, occupational therapy, cortical vision impairment sessions, physiotherapy and Anat Baniel Method therapy. She is making fantastic progress in her therapy and every day is still a miracle from God.”
Claudette is struggling to make ends meet and is desperate for any assistance from the community. Previously she would sell baked goods at flea markets, however, since lockdown, she took a major financial strain. She now sells items online to assist them. Miané will celebrate her seventh birthday on Saturday, 27 March and they have put together a wish list. “After a rough couple of months, she is currently facing big battles. She had a severe Lung Infection and a middle ear infection. After fighting for two weeks, she is now facing complications as a result of it.
Doctors confirmed she has central obstruction sleep apnea. She also urgently needs foot and hand splints and positioning aids to help her body. Her body has taken a big knock and her muscles are sore as her body are pulling inwards.
“Miané needs R38 801.56 to help her get the above done, above her monthly medical and therapy expenses and outstanding accounts. As a single mom who wants to do everything I can to make these things possible for her by selling goods and services on our online shop, Warrior Miané’s Little Shop. We can still not do it without help from the public. We are grateful for all the donations so far that made it possible for Mianè to do her therapy sessions. She has come a long way and every day is a blessing from above and God has already done so many miracles in her life and there is more to come.”
To assist Miané use the following banking details: Standard Bank, current account, Mianè Ainslie, account number, 10099474121, branch code, 051001.
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