'Insane' to 'deaf and dumb', my son got so many labels before diagnosis

Pediatrician examining a child. [iStockphoto]

At the age of two, my son was too weak to balance or walk on his own. I was very worried about his late response to every stage of walking and talking.

One day, he started having frequent fevers and refusing to eat. During a visit to a clinic, the doctor tested his blood sample and concluded that my son had acute malaria. I ensured he took all the medicine prescribed but after some days, his condition regressed prompting me to stay home full-time to take care of him.