One of Sherika Harris greatest wishes is for her only child, Rafael Lee, to have a normal life. However, a rare medical condition called tibial hemimelia (TH) is standing in his way.
As a result, Harris is seeking the public s assistance to raise the estimated US$250,000 (approximately J$35.6 million) needed to do corrective surgery in the United States. He is my first and only child and I just want him to live a normal life like any five-year-old, Harris said.
TH, also known as tibial deficiency, is a condition in which a child is born with a tibia that is shorter than normal or missing altogether. This creates a difference in the length of the child s legs. The condition is extremely rare, occurring in only about one out of every one million births.