A 13-year-old schoolboy struck with a rare condition which forced him
to live with his head hanging to one side has had his life transformed
following a major operation.
Mahendra Ahirwar's neck muscles are
so weak his head hung at a 180-degree angle, leaving him requiring help
to carry out basic day-to-day tasks.
The world was shocked when images of how his condition have an impact on his life emerged.
His
story compelled a complete stranger, Julie Jones, from Liverpool, to
help raise £12,000 for the operation - and the operation has been a huge
success.
His dad Mukesh said: "It's a miracle. He looks great. His neck is straight; and his life is so very different.
"He’s in a good place. It was heart breaking to see him before. We were on the brink of losing him.
"When
his neck was bent he was too shy to speak but now he feels like a
normal person and we can see his confidence levels growing. He is very
happy now."
Before the operation, his mum Sumitra, 36, said that it would be better if her son died should the operation not be a success.
"I can't see Mahendra suffer anymore," she said.
"Watching his life is devastating. He cannot do anything by himself.
"He just sits in a corner of the room all day. It's no life.
"I
have to carry him like a baby everywhere, how will I carry him when he
grows older? If doctors cannot treat my son it is better that God takes
him."
Thanks to the operation being a success, Mahendra can now go to school -
alongside his siblings Surendra, 11, and 14-year-old Manisha.
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