Give Ejaz the chance to thrive

During my pregnancy, I dreamed of holding a healthy baby in my arms, but our journey began with an outcome we was not prepared for. Due to medical negligence, my son Ejaz was born with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), arriving far smaller and more fragile than he should have been. His start to life was unfairly hard, and every milestone since has been a struggle to achieve.

Despite this, Ejaz has shown incredible courage. He has a smile that lights up every room, and a spirit that refuses to give up. The effects of his early life struggles remain — he faces global developmental delays that limit his ability to grow, move, and experience the world like other children his age. He is unable to walk without support, balance, talk and even finds simple tasks difficult.

He has been having ongoing physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy however we have not seen any improvement. We are grateful for all the support we have received for Ejaz however it is not enough.

We have discovered hope in stem cell therapy, a treatment that could give him the chance to thrive, to play more freely, and to reach milestones that once seemed out of reach. And also potentially turn to private health care so we can try give him the best we can.

Unfortunately this treatment is not government funded and comes at a cost far beyond what we can manage alone.

We highly appreciate all the donations, sharing and support. Thank you