Muzna Nafees
Mother of Maryam Fatima and primary caregiver, who provides first-person accounts of her daughter's birth, seizures, and treatment decisions in the episode.
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Dec 30, 2025 • 37min
To save this baby, doctors had to kill part of her brain
Jennifer Yang, a health sciences reporter, narrates the harrowing journey of Maryam Fatima, born with hemimegalencephaly, a condition causing severe seizures. Muzna Nafees, Maryam's mother, shares intimate details of her daughter's struggles, from hitching breaths to relentless seizures. Dr. Prakash Muthusamy, a neurointerventionist, explains the groundbreaking endovascular embolic hemispherectomy procedure that saved Maryam's life. The emotional discussions reveal the critical decisions families face in desperate medical situations.
Aug 29, 2025 • 35min
To save this baby, doctors had to kill part of her brain
Jennifer Yang, a Health Science reporter for The Globe, and Muzna Nafees, mother of baby Maryam Fatima, share an incredible survival story. Maryam was born with hemimegalencephaly, facing life-threatening seizures. The discussion dives into the groundbreaking surgical procedure performed at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the emotional and ethical dilemmas faced by her family, and the innovative neurointervention techniques employed to save her life. Muzna's heartfelt reflections on the journey add a deeply personal touch to this medical miracle.
