When Juwan, who was 16 months old at the time, had what his parents first thought was an eye infection in August of last year, his battle began.
The family sought assistance from their general practitioner, who prescribed antibiotics and sent them home.
Michelle Saaiman, Juwan’s Namibian mother, however, recalls the moment she realized it was something more severe. We discovered that there was a major issue with the eye two days later.
She posted on Facebook, “It appeared as though something was growing inside his eyeball.” He actually stuck his finger in his eye and scratched his eyeball without even flinching,
Which is how we knew he had no sensation in his eye. “Looking at your baby and seeing a 4mm open wound in his eye is the most traumatic experience.”
After many tests and inspections, it was determined that Juwan had a cold sore in his eye that was brought on by the herpes simplex virus. Since none of his parents tested positive for the virus,
