7-year-old Akshay Had Multiple Surgeries Since His Birth And Is Still Struggling To Survive

7-year-old Akshay was born with two terrible illnesses. He has no sensation below his hips and has a condition that has caused excess fluid in his brain. Despite the risk and uncertainty, his parents Santosh and Reena are doing everything to help him live a normal life.He has undergone multiple surgeries since his birthAkshay’s life has not been an easy one. When his mother was 8 months pregnant with him, he was diagnosed with Hydrocephaly, a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain, enlarging the head and sometimes causing brain damage. They were hopeful that it could be corrected after birth but to make matters worse, he was diagnosed with another crippling disease after his birth. He has Meningomyelocele, a malformation of the lower spinal cord.Akshay underwent his first corrective surgery when he was just 3-months-old. The Meningomyelocele was corrected. However, by then the nerve endings were damaged and he is paraplegic for life. As a preschooler, while other kids we
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