"Since the moment I knew I was pregnant, I prayed every day for a healthy baby. It is heart-wrenching to see my little angel suffer. Amerah has already undergone two surgeries and still, she cannot enjoy her childhood like other babies. My husband works hard every day but we are still unable to pay for our baby's treatment. Please help us! Every penny counts."

Amerah Efra Denson is the three-year-old baby girl of Mr. Denson George and Mrs.Anju Joy. The baby's father is a fisherman with a monthly income of only Rs. 3,500/-. Her mother is a homemaker. Amerah has a three-year-old elder sister Grace Maria Denson. The family of four lives in a rented house in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Amerah was born with a Neural Tube Defect involving lumbar Meningomyelocele type 2 Arnold Chiari Malformation and urinary problems in SreeAvittamThirunal Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Normally the cerebrospinal fluid protects the brain, and the spinal cord is present in the tissues of the spine. Meningocele occurs when a fluid sac pushes through the gap between the vertebrae. Chiari malformation causes the brain tissue to extend into the spinal canal. Due to this disorder, when Amerah was born, her legs were numb, and she could not move her legs like a healthy newborn would. She has already undergone two surgeries for the repair of meningomyelocele and ventriculoperitoneal shunting.

Amerah is undergoing physiotherapy for motor development and intermittent catheterization for urinary problems in the KIMS Health Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Physiotherapy is helping her to move her right leg. However, this is not enough. To recover and move like a normal baby, she needs to continue physiotherapy for another two years. The estimated cost is Rs. 2,00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Only).

Update 1: Even though Amerah was discharged and has recently undergone bladder surgery, She is now due for a Cystoscopy Injection of Botox under General Anaesthesia, which would cost the family an additional Rs 75,000/- (Rupees Seventy-five thousand only), according to the doctors at Kims Health in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Update 2: In spite of surgery and six monthly bladder injections, the abnormal flow of urine from the bladder continues and now Amerah requires a bladder augmentation surgery. The parents have also given their consent for vesicostomy as a temporary measure and will then proceed with the augmentation surgery. The cost of the treatment is coming at Rs 8,00,000/- (Rupees Eight Lakhs Only). Please continue to shower love and support upon Amerah by donating for her treatment.

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