10/30/2025
For many parents, seeing their child with a minor eye infection is nothing out of the ordinary. But for one mother, what began as what seemed to be a small irritation in her son’s eye quickly spiraled into a nightmare that changed their lives forever. Michelle Saaiman, a devoted mother from Namibia, first noticed something strange in her 16-month-old son Juwan’s eye in August. Like any parent, she assumed it was just a simple infection — something that could be cleared up with a quick trip to the doctor and some antibiotic drops. However, when the redness and swelling grew worse instead of better, Michelle felt a deep sense of unease. What the doctors discovered next left her reeling in disbelief. After being referred to a specialist, Michelle was told her baby had contracted herpes simplex virus (HSV) — not in his mouth, but in his cornea. The likely cause? A kiss from someone with an active cold sore. The revelation hit like a thunderbolt. “The doctor was…(check in the first comment 👇)
