A single mum has pleaded for help to get her young son life-changing surgery that will let him walk.
Nasa Tseween moved to Dublin three years ago to give her son, Gan-Ochir, a better life. Gan-Ochir, also lovingly known as Maya, was born in 2014 with suspected Diplegia Cerebral Palsy.
When he was just three months, Nasa was devasted after doctors said her beloved son would never walk on his feet. Nasa told Dublin Live: "I went to hospital because he wasn't sleeping well and then they told me he would never walk again.
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"I couldn't accept it when I was first told about it. I was like, 'what are you talking about? My son is just three months old!' I kept telling myself that it was okay and that my son was okay."
Nasa learnt of a surgery that could help Maya walk again. "It's called 'Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy' and it could be life-changing for him." Time is of the essence as the surgery needs to be done before he turns nine and it can only be done once in his lifetime.
When Maya turned one, Nasa became a single mum and was left struggling to make ends meet. Nasa, who worked as a political journalist back in Mongolia, would often have to be out in the field due to the nature of her job.
But thankfully, her kind-hearted mum offered to look after baby Maya to help take the pressure off her. In 2017, Nasa made the difficult decision of leaving Maya in the care of her mum of moving to Ireland to give her son a better future.
Nasa has since worked as a housekeeper at a hotel, a cleaner, and at a hairdresser's and she sends money home to Maya and her parents every month. Nasa said when she first arrived in Ireland she hoped to buy him an electric wheelchair so he could get around back in her hometown.
Nasa said: "That used to be my biggest goal. I desperately wanted to get my son a wheelchair. But now I don't even think about the wheelchair. All I want is for my son to walk again."
Sadly there are no hospitals in Ireland or Mongolia that offer the treatment so Nasa will have to take Maya to England for the surgery. The costs of the surgery and the travel are enormous.
Nasa said: "If you can spare anything at all, every little bit will help. We would be extremely grateful for every donation which will pay for the surgery, travel and ongoing rehabilitation after the procedure."
Nasa has set up an online fundraiser with the help of her friends to help raise vital funds for the surgery. You can donate here to help Maya be able to walk.
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