Standerton baby diagnosed with a blood condition
Haemophilia is a condition wherein someone does not stop bleeding for a long time after being wounded.
Hancko Strydom is awaiting corrective surgery to correct his scaphocephaly. This condition has been threatening the child’s life since birth, and he must receive corrective surgery to create space for his brain to continue growing undeterred.
According to the latest update, Hancko is struggling with a blood condition that will plague him for the rest of his life.
Haemophilia is a condition wherein someone does not stop bleeding for a long time after being wounded.
This condition puzzled doctors, as they would now have to figure out how to go ahead with the surgery without posing a threat to Hancko’s life.
According to Liesie van der Merwe, Hancko’s grandmother, the Red Cross Children’s Hospital is ensuring Hancko will have enough blood readily available during his surgery.
They also took extra measures to ensure Hancko would not bleed out during the surgery. At this stage, his surgery will be on December 3.
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