UPDATE: Heartbreak for baby Mienke’s parents
Mulder family vows not to lose hope, despite MRI scan showing their daughter sustained severe brain damage.
MBOMBELA – “Today was the day we hoped for good news and in one second it felt like our world is falling apart,” Verna Mulder announced early Friday morning on the Facebook group “Please pray for Mienke.”
She and her husband Ryno received the results of their seven-month-old daughter’s MRI scans late on Thursday.
It showed she has suffered severe brain damage after choking on a bottle two weeks ago.
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According to Verna, Mienke will never be able to walk, talk or see.
“The most important part of Mienke’s brain was damaged. She has severe brain damage. According to the neurologist and her doctor, Mienke will be disabled for the rest of her life.
“She will not be able to walk, run, see or talk! She is so small and innocent and has her entire life ahead of her.
“I want to hear your laugh again when I tickle you and pull faces, you must still walk downstairs, ride a bike and kick a ball with your sisters, but God has the last word,” she wrote in the post.
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Despite the results, Verna has promised that they will fight.
“Know my love for you is more than ever… I will never let go of your hand. Together we will fight this, because you are Jesus’ warrior and our own Miracle Mienke.
She has thanked everyone for their prayers and support.
