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Desperate single mother seeks help for baby diagnosed with cerebral palsy

Oct 12th, 2022 | Category: GLEANER PREMIUM | 3:27
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#JamaicaGleaner #DesrineMalcolm #CerebralPalsy #Jamaica #GrangeHill #Westmoreland OCTOBER 12, 2022: “I am still so shocked. I was expecting a healthy child, and it is so devastating. I can’t even go to the supermarket without him being attended to.” That is the emotional distress expressed by 24-year-old Desrine Malcolm, who is desperately seeking a better quality of life for her only child, one-year-old Joshua Cabana, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth. Malcolm, a single mother who lives in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, and is currently unemployed, did her best to control her emotions as she explained to The Gleaner the challenges that come with caring for a child diagnosed with cerebral palsy. If you would like to help Desrine Malcolm and her

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