Sosok.ID – Mother Zanziman Ellie, the young man nicknamed ” Mowgli real world “in Rwanda, Africa, claiming to make a request to God.
The statement was delivered after Zanziman experiencing bullying because of a medical condition called microcephaly.
To the local media Zolex, mother Zanziman revealed that it all started with the disappointment of those who lost five children at birth.
Because of this, the 21-year-old’s parents knelt down, “asking God to have a son”, were quoted The Sun Tuesday (12/1/2020).
Even in his prayer, Zanziman Ellie’s parents said they had no problem having an abnormal child, as long as they managed to live.
The prayer was immediately answered by God, where nine months later Zanziman was born where he suffered from microcephaly.
It was reported that Afrimax Rwanda, because of his condition Zanziman is often bullied by villagers every day, where he was ridiculed for being “different”.
Because of that, every day, the young man would go to the forest as far as 32 kilometers from his house to avoid cursing the villagers.
Often bullied, Zanziman began to learn to run faster, even when he was shrewd when climbing tall trees so as not to be ridiculed by the locals.
What’s amazing about Zanziman is that he can survive in the forest for hours, and makes his parents have to look for him at night.
Mrs. Zanziman Ellie said that her son had been exploring the forest up to 230 km in a week, where he only ate grass.
What is microcephaly?
Zanziman Ellie is said to have microcephaly, a condition in which a newborn’s head is smaller than normal.
Babies with this condition will have difficulty learning things, or have physical deficiencies as they grow older.
Until now, no tests have been found to detect it, which is sometimes found in late pregnancy.
After birth, the baby’s head will then be measured 24 hours later, where this patient is often found in mothers infected with the Zika virus.
Zanziman’s mother continued, she loves her son so much.
However, due to her difficult condition, she is now unable to feed.
Therefore, Afrimax then raised donations on the website GoFundMe to help provide daily food for the “real world Mowgli.”
This article has been published on Kompas.com with the title
– “Before Zanziman Ellie Was Born, His Mother Asked This To God”
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