I got an email today from Sr. Julie at Nyumbani. I had sent her the suggestions, thoughts etc from Dr. Jim Conway, Pediatric Infectious Disease doc I work with. He thought one of a couple of different viruses were possibly causing the paralysis and other problems and he was right! He tested positive for CMV (cytomegalovirus) long name, but eventually treatable. He will need short term IV antiviral (not anti hiv med, another class of anti viral) and then long term oral therapy. The good news is that the damage is reversible if he gets the right treatment which Nyumbani will see that he does. Hopefully, all this will be done in time. He is not out of the woods, still needs your prayers and your love, but there is a light shining on him now.
I will keep you all informed. It truly takes a village to raise these children. But, they are so worth the effort!
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