The family of a 15-year-old boy, Emmanuel Adelaja, who was diagnosed with a spine condition, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, have sought the help of Nigerians for surgery.
gathered that the deformity, which started a year ago, was first detected when his parents noticed that his walking posture was abnormal.
His father, Gbenga, who spoke to our correspondent, said the family was later informed by doctors that the problem had got worse and Emmanuel needed surgery. He said, “Initially, we saw him bending but we didn’t understand it. I thought it was a walking style for him and I even corrected him about it. However, after a few months, we discovered that it was actually a deformity and we began to take necessary steps.
“We first took him to those who traditionally work on bones because we thought he fell and all that was needed was to straighten the bone. But for months he kept complaining of acute pain and couldn’t walk straight anymore. In the process of going here and there, we later discovered that it was a medical condition, we then visited a hospital.
“We found out that it was scoliosis; a doctor told us that his condition was 90 per cent worse and could only be corrected by spinal surgery.”
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