Zinhle Mapumulo
Zinhle Mapumulo
Nhlanhla Nxoko, the toddler born with his heart on the right hand side of his chest, has died.
The two-year-old boy from White City, Soweto, died on Friday night at the Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital because of medical complications arising from his condition.
Nxoko was born with a rare organ reversal condition called dextrocardia.
Sowetan in June published a story detailing how the boy lived a normal life despite his condition.
The boy's grandmother, Jane Nyoka, yesterday said Nxoko's sudden death had left her with a broken heart.
"The little boy was like my own child. I raised him from birth to the end. His mother abandoned him three weeks after his birth.
"People around here adored him because he was such a happy child. I am deeply saddened," said Nyoka.
In addition to the condition, doctors also discovered he had a heart defect. One of his pulmonary arteries was partially closed, affecting the circulation of oxygen-rich blood in his body.
He underwent an operation to open the artery three weeks after birth. It is the same artery that caused his death.
Miracle boy no more
Zinhle Mapumulo
Zinhle Mapumulo
Nhlanhla Nxoko, the toddler born with his heart on the right hand side of his chest, has died.
The two-year-old boy from White City, Soweto, died on Friday night at the Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital because of medical complications arising from his condition.
Nxoko was born with a rare organ reversal condition called dextrocardia.
Sowetan in June published a story detailing how the boy lived a normal life despite his condition.
The boy's grandmother, Jane Nyoka, yesterday said Nxoko's sudden death had left her with a broken heart.
"The little boy was like my own child. I raised him from birth to the end. His mother abandoned him three weeks after his birth.
"People around here adored him because he was such a happy child. I am deeply saddened," said Nyoka.
In addition to the condition, doctors also discovered he had a heart defect. One of his pulmonary arteries was partially closed, affecting the circulation of oxygen-rich blood in his body.
He underwent an operation to open the artery three weeks after birth. It is the same artery that caused his death.