Following a near-drowning experience at two-years-old and medical staff informing the family to brace themselves for the worst case-scenario, Abdul has miraculously managed to overcome the challenges he has faced Cape {town} Etc reports.
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The now seven-year-old has began attending school and is doing incredibly well, the boy is even in preparations to star in his first school concert.
In 2018, Abdul fell into the pool at their family home in Parow which resulted in him entering a vegetative state after he suffered from partial brain damage.
Doctors were convinced that he would not survive the ordeal.
Despite their worst fears, next month Abdul will celebrate his eighth birthday.
Tasneem Swartz, the 36-year-old mother of the boy, confirmed that her son currently attends Alta Du Toit School for children with special needs. The school is located in Kraaifontein.
Though the boy remains wheelchair bound, he is excited to take the stage, in celebration of the school turning sixty-years-old.
‘When the incident happened, Abdul Hakim was not responsive and literally a vegetable. Doctors told us to give it time, but we knew God had bigger and better plans for him,’ commented Tasneem.
‘Everyday I cry tears of gratitude and I am constantly inspired when I look at him because we can predict, but God always has a plan.’
She concluded with saying that everything the doctors had said was impossible, God made possible through him, reports the DailyVoice.
Abdul’s foundation phase teacher commented that the child is doing very well and referred to him as ‘a little champ.’
Tasneem encourages parents who have children with special-needs to never give up, ‘don’t let a disability stop you from an ability’ she says.
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Picture: Alta Du Toit School