Help fight for this boy’s sight.

Little Altus was diagnosed with retinoblastoma in one eye when he was three months old. Unfortunately, the growth was already too large and he lost his eye (enucleation) and received a prosthesis.

A mere few months later they received the news that there were two cancer spots developing in the other eye as well. Cryotherapy and laser treatments were unsuccessful. He recently had the first of six chemotherapy treatments in order to save his eyesight. Just think how important sight is for a developing brain at such a young age!

The hospital bills are partially paid for by a medical aid, but for rural people traveling to and from Johannesburg every two weeks for treatments, only the fuel costs add up to more than R3000 per trip. The road ahead includes frequent visits to the eye specialists and the oncologists for chemotherapy.

This funding initiative was started by concerned family members to support the parents of Altus to give him the treatment he deserves to save his eyesight.

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Kleine Altus is op drie maande gediagnoseer met retinoblastoma in sy een ogie. Ongelukkig was dit al so ver gevorder dat die ogie nie gered kon word nie. Sy ogie is verwyder en hy het ‘n prostese ontvang. Groot was die teleurstelling ‘n paar maande later toe die nuus kom dat die ander ogie ook kanker in het. Gelukkig was dit nog nie ver gevorder nie. Herhaalde krioterapie en laserbehandeling het egter net een kol laat krimp, maar nie die ander een nie. Hy het pas sy eerste (in ‘n reeks van ses) chemoterapie behandelings ondergaan in n poging om sy sig te red. Vir ‘n ontwikkelende brein is sig op hierdie stadium baie belangrik. Dink maar net hoe ‘n kleurvolle speeding hom motiveer om te kruip of te loop!

Hospitaalkostes word gedeeltelik deur medies gedek, maar nie die volle bedrag nie. Brandstofkostes vir die plattelanders wat elke twee weke na Johannesburg toe moet reis vir die behandeling, beloop in die omgewing van R3000. Die paadjie vorentoe dui op steeds herhalende ondersoeke en behandelings.

Go Get Funding vir Altus is ‘n familie inisiatief in ‘n poging om die ouers van Altus by te staan.

Indien u in u hart voel om deel te wees van hierdie hulpfonds, sal enige bydrae, hoe gering ookal, opreg waardeer word.

Weens internet sekuriteits-doeleindes word ‘n getekende weergawe van Altus geplaas.