9-year-old Pakistani boy lives with a 90-degree crooked neck

The girl has a muscular disorder, cannot hold her head straight and has lived in constant pain for many years.

Her head is always tilted at a 90 degree angle. Photo: Mirror.

Afsheen Qumbar cannot walk or function normally. The girl from Mithi, Sindh province, southern Pakistan, has to rely on others to help her eat and go to the toilet, according to Mirror.

His father, Allah Jurio, 55, and mother, Jameeelan, 50, said they had taken him to many doctors but they said there was no cure.

"I felt so hopeless seeing my child in such pain. No doctor could diagnose his illness. They advised us to take him to a big hospital in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, but we had neither the money nor the resources to treat him there."

Afsheen was born normally like her 6 siblings. Her life changed at 8 months old.

"When she was eight months old, she fell to the ground while playing outside the house and injured her neck. We didn't take her to the hospital because we didn't have money, but took her to the village shaman, but her condition did not improve," said Ms. Jameeelan.

"As she grew older, her illness became more severe. She could not keep her head straight and often complained of neck pain. She could not do anything by herself and had to ask for help. She just sat in a corner and occasionally played with her siblings."

Afsheen's siblings are her only friends. Photo: Mirror.

Jameelan and Jurio are both farmers and have no regular jobs. Their eldest son, Mohmad Yaqoob, 25, works in a private shop and earns $260 a month, which he sends home to support his family.

"We have to take her with us everywhere we go like she is a baby, but now she is 9 years old, how can we take her with us when she grows up?" the poor mother worried.

The unusual illness made it so that no one dared to come near her. Children were afraid, and adults thought she was sick because of sin. She was not allowed to go to school, and her only friends were her siblings.

"People spoke ill of my daughter and laughed at her, which hurt us very much. We could not bear the attitude and discrimination of the villagers. We wanted to send our daughter to school, but no one would accept her."

Dr Dilip Kumar, who runs a private hospital in Mithi, examined Afsheen and said she "could be suffering from a rare muscular disorder or spinal deformity, but only a complete examination can determine the cause".

"We don't have enough facilities in Mithi, so I asked her parents to take her to Karachi, where the surgery can be performed."

Afsheen needs help with all her activities. Photo: Mirror.

Afsheen's parents are desperately begging the government for help.

"If the government helps, my daughter can have a normal life. I have a lot of hopes and dreams for Afsheen. I want her to go to school, play with other children. I want her to live a normal life and hope that one day this wish will come true," Mr. Jurio said.

According to VNE