Daniel urgently needs brain surgery

Social circumstances:
Daniel is Patience’s only son. He has suffered from hydrocephalus (‘water on the brain’) since he was a newborn.

As if that were not enough, his mother is living with HIV. She is unemployed and is supported by her own mother. As she has very little income and finds it difficult to get about with her son, who has both physical and mental disabilities, she has in the past had problems collecting and taking her HIV medication regularly, as well as undergoing the necessary – but unfortunately chargeable – laboratory tests required during treatment.

Medical information:
Hydrocephalus is an enlargement of the fluid-filled chambers (ventricles) of the brain. The drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is impaired, which can lead to a build-up of CSF and pressure-induced enlargement of the ventricles. It can arise either prenatally due to malformations or cerebral haemorrhages, as in Daniel’s case, or at any age, for example due to infections, accidents or tumours. The effects vary from person to person. They range from minor impairment and specific learning difficulties to epilepsy or severe neurological deficits – as is unfortunately the case with Daniel. The drainage of cerebrospinal fluid can be regulated by implanting a shunt fitted with valves. The most recent CT scan of the skull (funded by a private donor) revealed a malfunction (dislocation and infection) in this cerebral shunt, which is designed to divert the cerebrospinal fluid produced into the bloodstream. The result is now a renewed, damaging rise in intracranial pressure.
To help Daniel and protect him from further damage, he must be seen by a neurosurgeon immediately and will, in all likelihood, need to undergo shunt repair surgery.

Please help protect Daniel from further brain damage! This would be a disaster.