{"id":17317,"date":"2021-03-03T12:02:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T12:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/?p=17317"},"modified":"2021-03-03T12:02:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T12:02:43","slug":"fund-raising-for-riley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.hopetoheal.org.za\/staging\/2021\/03\/03\/fund-raising-for-riley\/","title":{"rendered":"Fund Raising for Riley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It is with the\ngreatest hope for help that I tell the heart-breaking story of my twelve year old\nniece, Riley. Riley\u2019s visit to her Granny in January this year changed our\nlives forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking\nbehind Riley we noticed that she was walking with a limp and that her right\nshoulder had dropped and seemed to be jutting out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riley\u2019s\nmother lost her job of nine years\u2019 service and has struggled to find permanent\nemployment since. Unemployed and with no financial means or private healthcare\nshe agreed to the family stepping in. After much investigation and calls, we\nwere blessed to receive an appointment with Dr Koos Louw, a specialist orthopaedic\nsurgeon in Pretoria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Koos Louw informed\nus that a normal spine from a frontal view would show a zero degree curvature.\nRiley had two curvatures of 104 and 100 degrees respectively and was suffering\nfrom a severe scoliosis deformity. The severity of Riley\u2019s scoliosis could\ncontinue to deteriorate by 20-30 degrees within two to three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Louw\ncontinued to explain the various procedures that included fusions and the\nutilisation of instrumentation for a spinal correction such as Riley\u2019s. He mentioned\nthat we would be looking at around a million rand for the procedure. At the\ntime the cost seemed irrelevant. It was just a number. I was still struggling with\nthe enormity of the situation and all I could think of, was the pain that Riley\nwould have to endure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My mind was\nreeling with emotions of helplessness, guilt, shock, and the inconceivable\nreality that Riley had been living with discomfort and pain from this\ndeformity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riley was absolutely\ndistraught\u2026.the severity of her x-rays and report were devastating to say the\nleast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was heartbroken<\/strong>\u2026\u2026and all we could do, was\nhold her as we wiped her tears away<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A brave but self-conscious\nlittle girl that has suffered quietly with the changes in her body, not\nallowing anyone to see her deformity until recently. Riley lives with pain and discomfort\ndaily, unable to sit or stand for too long, she tires quickly. She walks with a\ngait, as the right side of body continues to shorten and the effects of the\nscoliosis increase the pressure on her organs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ncompression from the scoliosis on Riley\u2019s heart and lungs will become life\nthreatening if not operated on, causing heart or respiratory failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaving the\ndoctors room that day, I hugged Riley and told her how much we all loved her\nand that we would do everything possible to raise the money needed for her emergency\noperation and that at the end of this journey, she would stand upright with\nconfidence and feel so much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please help\nme keep the promise I made to my niece. \nShe\u2019s just a baby and has her whole life ahead of her. Riley desperately\nneeds your help and any donations will bring us a step closer to saving her\nlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to everyone\nwho\u2019s sent their love, support and prayers to our family since we received\nRiley\u2019s diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just by\nreading and sharing Riley\u2019s story, you\u2019re helping her\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you and God Bless You for your contribution towards Riley’s medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more details, kindly email us info@hopetoheal.org.za or contact Lorraine on 082 495 0464<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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