Boy who was found lifeless on the street defeats death, finally resumes school after receiving help
- A young boy simply identified as Victory fought a good fight and won the battle after he was found lifeless on the street
- He was rescued by Land of Hope and taken to the hospital where he would spend 10 months to battle for his life
- Victory is well and back on his feet and he has finally started school
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A young Nigerian boy simply identified as Victory has finally started school after fighting for his life in the hospital for months.
According to Anja Ringgren Lovén, 10 months ago, the young boy was found lifeless on the street "in the most critical and horrible situation imaginable".
In her words:
"For 10 months you have all followed the boy fight to survive. For months he was only able to breathe with the help from an oxygen machine.
"For 10 months he was cared for by Land of Hope nurse Itoro Gregory and Land of Hope male carers that stayed in the hospital with him 24/7 every day."
According to the humanitarian, after months in the hospital Victory was strong enough to be taken to Land of Hope where he learned how to walk again with the help of other children.
Expressing satisfaction that Victory has started school, Ringgren shared adorable photos of the boy on social media and people flooded the comment section to say one or two things.
Source: UGC
Jo Parslow wrote:
"Jo Parslow py for Victory! He has a new life, a new home and a new family who loves him. Thank you Land of Hope."
Wendi Emmerson
"God Bless you Victory! It’s wonderful to see sparkle in those eyes, beef in those cheeks! What a beautiful soul."
Linea Patricia Svendsen said:
"This is truly heartwarming. It amazes me how strong children are! The world is in utter bliss to have all these wonderful and strong souls among us. Thank you Victory for your greatness and inspiration to others. May you have an awesome day at school."
Leeanne A Akinlabi reacted:
"It's so amazing how far her has come. Bless you Victory!"
In previous news by YEN.com.gh, a young boy identified as Hope who was abandoned on the streets of Eket in Nigeria and found by Anja Ringgren Loven had his whole life transformed four years after.
When the boy’s photo showing his malnourished body surfaced in 2016, the whole world was disgusted by his suffering.
Anja said the boy was in a very bad state when he was rescued by her organisation, but his story has changed.
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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.
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