Little boy's 'Big C' battle
LITTLE FIGHTER: Mu’aadth, 3, is battling liver cancer LITTLE FIGHTER: Mu’aadth, 3, is battling liver cancer
The Kids-Can Cancer Foundation has called on mense to assist their very first cancer fighter, three-year-old Mu’aadth Adams, who is in dire need of funding for special treatment.
The little boy from Muizenberg urgently needs a liver transplant but due to Covid-19, he can’t be helped in Cape Town.
Founder of the foundation, Kaashief Lakay, says that their main purpose is to help kids in impoverished areas who are fighting cancer.
“We help by highlighting their journeys. We document their struggles by highlighting the living conditions and struggles that these kids and families face.
“We focus our energies on uplifting their lifestyles,” says Kaashief.
A cancer survivor of over 20 years himself, Kaashief says they are looking to raise funds for Mu’aadth’s much-needed medical treatment.
“His family is in need of funding to have specialised treatment done in Johannesburg and needs any financial assistance they can get,” he says.
IN NEED: Mu’aadth Adams of Muizenberg with his family
Mu’aadth’s mother, Mumtaaz Adams, says she and her husband were devastated when their son was diagnosed with liver cancer.
“He was diagnosed when he was two years old in November of 2019. We cried and we just wanted answers. We didn’t think that it would be a tumour,” she says.
The family had to keep switching treatment because of how Mu’aadth’s body was responding to medication.
“We started off with a five-day cisplatin treatment, but it affected his kidneys,” says the mom.
“Then we tried a different treatment, and that affected his heart so we went back to the initial treatment.
“But now it’s affecting his hearing so he has to use a hearing aid.
“He is currently using oral medication that’s not affecting his organs.”
The family is gearing up for a liver transplant and Mumtaaz says either she or her husband will be the donor.
“He’s supposed to have a transplant done, but Cape Town isn’t doing transplants because of Covid-19, so they’re trying to see if we can go to Joburg.
“If he gets a transplant, my husband or I will be the donor,” says Mumtaaz.
LITTLE FIGHTER: Mu’aadth, 3, is battling liver cancer
The mom says her son is a little fighter: “Mu’aadth is very chatty and jolly. He grabs his bags and things when it’s time to go to the hospital.
“Before he goes into the procedure room, he says ‘mommy, I need to cry’ and then he feels better afterwards.”
To donate to Kids-Can Cancer Foundation and help Mu’aadth, call 083 352 9842
.