Tuesday, 31 October 2017

This 2-year-old Might Die Of An Infection If He Does Not Get A Bone Marrow Transplant Immediately


2-year-old Akash has a rare genetic disease that is causing low immunity. His body first stopped making cells that protect him against infections. He has been suffering from constant cold and fever from when he was 2 days old, and soon, without help, he might succumb to an infection. Akash needs a bone marrow transplant, and his parents are unable to afford it. Every day my son is suffering from an infectionHe was 2 days old when this started. It felt normal when Birender and Reena’s newborn baby caught a cold and fever, but soon, he was so sick that they had to take him to the hospital. The doctor diagnosed the baby of serious infection. His platelets were down. For 14 days he was in the ICU getting antibiotics and blood transfusions.“It was a living hell until we brought Akash back home. For 2 weeks, everything seemed fine. We thought the worst was behind us, but he fell sick again. This repeated for weeks, until he was 4 months old, when our doctor at Tata Motors Hospital refe
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This Farmer Braved Poverty and Natural Calamity to Treat his 4-year-old Daughter's Cancer


Puthul is Shivanath Paswan's 4-year-old daughter. She has cancer in her brain which spread to the eye. Due to floods in their village, Shivanath couldn't bring her to Bangalore for treatment. She has already lost one eye to cancer and may lose the second if she doesn't get treatment at the earliest.Shivanath with Puthul at the hospital in Bangalore“All the money I brought from home is over now”Puthul complained of pain in her right eye this July. Shivanath went to the dispensary in his village as well as the hospital in Kishanganj. Both times, he got eye drops for Puthul. The medicine didn't work and Puthul's eyes started swelling. Shivanath decided to go to Siliguri, West Bengal.“At Siliguri, the doctor said it cancer and asked us to go to Bangalore. We were ready to leave right then. Unfortunately, our village and our home was flooded. We lived at a school for weeks. Puthul's treatment was delayed by a whole month because of floods. We could only get to Bangalore in October,
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This 5-year -old Might Die of Cancer if She Does Not Get Treatment Immediately


 5-year-old girl Mosammat Moon had on and off episodes of fever and a very low immunity right from her birth. Her parents were running back and forth to hospitals, every time the doctors said that she has a fever. They traveled all the way from Bangladesh to Bangalore to figure out why she suffers so much. Tests taken in the Bangalore hospital revealed that she has cancer and it can be fatal if not treated early.She could hardly walk and lost weight drasticallyHer condition became worse that she couldn’t even walkMosmammat Moon is the only child of Alangir Kabir and Shanaz Parvin. Even before they could really experience the happiness fully, they began to worry more about her health. She had a high fever. Seven months back her condition deteriorated to the worse. She had terrible knee and stomach pain. Eventually, she could not even walk.Mosammat ‘s parents have been running around the hospitals in Bangladesh looking for the right diagnosis. They had consulted seven different ho
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Farmer’s Newborn Baby may Lose His life if He Does Not Undergo an Open Heart Surgery


New-born baby of Sudha is suffering from a severe heart condition. The baby should undergo an open heart surgery to survive. Without help, parents are struggling to keep their son alive. They cannot afford the treatment and this has put the baby’s life in danger.Newborn baby had breathing trouble within minutes of birthThe little one has to undergo surgery at the earliestAnandan and Sudha have a 7-year-old son Vinayagam. After seven long years of his birth, Sudha became pregnant again. Unfortunately, at the 8-month scan, they were given the news that their little one has some problem.They were also told that it can be cured by taking medications. They were hopeful that their baby will be born healthy but fate had other plans.Within minutes of birth, the baby had difficulty in breathing and found hard to intake milk.  Baby was rushed to neonatal intensive care unit where a number of tests were carried out. It was found that baby has a severe heart condition and urgently needs to un
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I Need Your Help Because There Were No Ventilators At Government Hospitals When My Son Was Dying


2 days from the due date, Chandrakala and I were excited about meeting our child. We went to the hospital for a checkup just to be reassured. Nothing could have prepared us to hear, “We have to do a C-section now, the baby is in distress.” Our baby was born that day, and we have not held him even once because he is fighting to stay alive.What should have been a joyous day for Annaiyya and Chandrakala turned into a nightmare when their baby was delivered in a C-section only to have respiratory distress. The little one has been fighting an infection that caused bleeding from his nose and mouth. Ever since, he has been in the ICU, on the ventilator.He was bleeding from nose and mouth“When we heard that the amniotic fluid was gone, and we had to deliver, we rushed to a government hospital. The C-section was done, and he was not breathing. At the time, he needed a ventilator, but the hospital could not spare any. He was in the ICU under observation. For a day, my son was alright, th
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Sunday, 29 October 2017

This 10-month-old Needs An Urgent Liver Transplant To Stay Alive For His 1st Birthday


My 10-month-old son has been suffering since he was born. He has needed this surgery since when he was 4 months old. His liver function had reduced to 20% at the time. We have been trying to mobilize funds for the surgery. 6 months passed, and now his condition has deteriorated.He needs a liver transplant immediately to stay alive for his 1st birthday. - Radhey Shyam Sharma If we had known before, we could have saved him from all this painKuldeep was just 2 months old when he had a brain hemorrhage. Mamta and I were in shock. We thought we were going to lose him. We rushed him to the hospital in Bikaner. Eventually, he got better. That was just the beginning. He kept falling sick, and even the doctors in Bikaner equipped to understand it. Our friends suggested we take him to Jaipur.Only at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital we were told that his symptoms had to do with liver disease. After a biopsy, they confirmed that Kuldeep’s liver was failing. He was 3.5 months old, and Kasai proce
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Friday, 27 October 2017

An accident Has left 17-year-old Pooja Fighting for her Life


Pooja is a 17-year-old who had an accident last week. She is severely injured and needs extensive treatment to make it. Her family comes from a very poor background and cannot afford the cost of the treatment. Raising funds online is her only hope.Pooja has suffered severe head injuries and needs to be closely monitored for some timePooja has wanted to be an aerospace engineer all her lifePooja comes from a family of farmers. Within her family's limited means, she works as hard as she can to do well at school. She stayed away from village with her uncle in Srinvaspura because the school here was better. She went back home only for the vacations twice a year.This year was an especially important year for her. She was in class 10. If she did well now, she could go to a good college and get a shot at a good engineering college. She woke up at 5 a.m. every morning to study to the surprise of her uncle's family.Pooja with her parents and brother VinodhPooja's mother recently had a surgery,
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This 10-year-old With Dengue Needs Help To Recover From Kidney Failure In The ICU


year-old Vasudev rarely fell sick in all his life. 1 month ago, he came down with a high fever. The parents were not worried. They assumed rest and prescription medicines can get him back in school soon. Unfortunately, it turned out to be dengue. Within days, Vasudev's condition deteriorated and he is now in the ICU suffering from multiorgan failure. With your help, he can get the time and treatment necessary to recover.In a day, dengue put my son in the ICUNaresh and Neetu have two children. Naresh works as a janitor in a jewellery store while Neetu takes on odd jobs to make extra money for the household. These parents do everything possible to send Vasudev and his sister to school. Now, they are struggling to keep one of them alive."Last month, he told me he felt very sick. He wanted a day off. I took him to the doctor for the fever. Everything was alright. Suddenly he started vomiting. A blood test showed normal platelet count, but he had dengue. The vomiting caused his BP to dro
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This Brave Man who Fought the Worst Battles in Life is now Fighting the Last Stage of Chronic Liver Disease


 43-year-old, Ram Chand's life has never been an easy one from his early age. He has lost two dear people in his life. He has always been a support to his family despite all the tragic incidents. Now life has challenged with him a chronic liver disease. He needs to undergo a liver transplantation immediately to survive. His chances of survival are very low without the transplantation He has to undergo an urgent liver transplantation Ram Chand lives in Andhra Pradesh. In January 2016, he had a swelling in his feet. A couple of tests were taken but the reason was not spotted. He again a consulted a doctor on April because he still had the swelling. He had pain in the stomach. Doctor suggested taking an ultrasound. The reports revealed that he has chronic liver disease and it has already progressed to the last stage. He was insisted to undergo a liver transplantation immediately and any delay will cost his life.He has lost his sister and fatherRam Chand has four sisters. One of his sis
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Thursday, 26 October 2017

This Security Guard Is Battling To Save His 1-year-old Son From Eye Cancer


Ansh recently celebrated his 1st birthday. Everyone blessed him to have a long life. Unfortunately, within a few weeks, Ansh ended up in the hospital with cancer in his eye. Now, this baby boy needs aggressive chemotherapy before he goes blind or worse, loses his life.It was all like a dream until cancer stole their happinessBapan and Rupali got married in 2014. He works as a security guard while she cares for the household. They lived happily on the meager Rs. 5000 he made every month. When Ansh was born, these parents could not even express their joy. To them, family means everything. This family is now under the threat of losing a child.“2 months ago, I saw a bulge in Ansh’s eye. At first, I thought it was just the heat. Then, it got bigger. Soon after that he was struggling to see, and his eye was continuously tearing up. So, I held a cotton ball to his eyes, and took him to the eye clinic.”This treatment can help him keep his eyeThe ophthalmologist in Hassan immediately r
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Born After 19 Years Of Marriage, This Father Is Struggling To Save His Extremely Premature Twins


When you are expecting your first baby, there are a lot of thoughts that run through your mind. Even more so, when the arrival of the baby is delayed by 19 years. And we were having twins! Like most of the happy couples, I, Akhilesh (46) and my wife, Sunita (44) could hardly wait to meet our babies for the first time.We have been married for 19 years and have been trying to conceive ever since. When we finally succeeded, we were delighted beyond measure! Anxiety about turning into parents was suddenly replaced by daydreams of first smiles, first words, first steps and more. Until the unexpected happened.Sunita underwent a C-section to avoid complicationsOn October 13, 2017, my wife was rushed to the operating room. She was 7 months along in the pregnancy. The doctors said that if the babies weren't delivered immediately, Sunita's life would be threatened, along with our little ones.Thankfully, the surgery went fine and Sunita was out of danger. But our children, born extremely premat
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Wednesday, 25 October 2017

This Daily Wage Laborer Will Not Survive If He Cannot Afford A Kidney Transplant At The Earliest


Until a year ago, 29-year-old Sanjit Barman's troubles were limited to finding work and feeding his family of three. But soon, another concern joined this list, and it was bigger than he could have ever imagined.29-year-old Sanjit has severe kidney failure for the last nine months and has been on dialysis since then. He has become too weak to work and only a kidney transplant can help him get better at this stage.A damning diagnosis "From as far back as I can remember, I have always seen my family suffering. So when I got to know about my disease, all I could think of was how much more my family will now suffer because of me," said Sanjit.After doctors confirmed kidney failure, Sanjit moved to Bangalore to ensure timely treatment. Married just 2 years ago, he does not want to take any chance with his life. His family's survival dependant on him getting better. But his hope is wavering, as the doctors say that kidney transplant is the only option he has left. He has to arrange for fun
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6-year-old Yogi needs a bone-marrow transplant to fight a debilitating blood disorder


Yogivardhan is a 6-year-old patient with a blood disorder that needs him to get blood transfusions twice a month. Such regular blood transfusions create excess iron in the body and start damaging inner organs. Yogi has a few months left before this process starts. If he gets a bone-marrow transplant, he can beat this condition once and for all. Yogi with his parents Sumitra and PrasannaEvery month, Yogi becomes so weak and dull he needs blood injected into himYogi started school just two years back and quickly became the naughtiest kid in his class. He as been punished for talking, sharpening his pencil too much and for colouring in his classmates' notebooks. His sharpener and colours have been taken away and his parents Sumitra and Prasanna get notes about him talking too much.Yogi is an active, naughty boy in schoolBut every once in two week, Yogi loses his spark. He become dull and loses energy for anything. He doesn't go to school and even doesn't eat food. He cries to his mother
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Lakshmi is struggling all alone to save her 5-year-old from cancer


5-year-old Kalyanram is an active, bright child – until he was diagnosed with blood cancer.  He needs to undergo 3 years of intensive chemotherapy. He will need frequent blood transfusions and intravenous antibiotics.He needs to undergo Chemotherapy for 3 years and needs frequent blood transfusionsKalyanram was born perfectly healthy but it did not last for a very long time. When he was just two years old he stopped eating and with whatever little food he has taken, his stomach became very hard in few minutes. He was taken to a local hospital in Nellore. Medicines did not help him. His condition became worse then he could not walk or run. He stopped playing and found tired always.Eventually Kalyan complained about severe throat pain. He was again taken to a local hospital. After the blood tests, parents were told that his platelet count was very low and he needed to take medications. They continued with the medications and his condition became worse day by day.Kalyan's mother Laksh
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Help 5-Year-Old Kalyanram Fight Blood Cancer And Live


5-year-old Kalyanram is an active child with bright future in front of him and filled with the zest of life ahead of him –until he was diagnosed with blood cancer.  He needs to undergo 3 years of intensive chemotherapy. He will need frequent blood transfusions and intravenous antibiotics.He needs to undergo Chemotherapy for 3 years and needs frequent blood transfusionsKalyanram was born perfectly healthy but it did not last for a very long time. When he was just two years old he stopped eating and with whatever little food he has taken, his stomach became very hard in few minutes. He was taken to a local hospital in Nellore. He was given medications and he was asked to continue it for few months. Medicines did not help him. His condition became worse that he could not walk or run. He stopped playing and found tired always.Kalyanram complained about severe throat pain. He was again taken to a local hospital. After the blood tests, parents were told that his platelets are very low an
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Help This Farmer's 11-Month-Old Baby Get a Liver Transplant


"I would give my life if that helped save my little angel. But what good will I be to my daughter after I am gone, when I cannot even help her when I am alive"11-month-old baby Maryam is a cheerful child. She is quick with giggles, and her big mischievous eyes give her a look any other normal child. But that can't be far from the truth. With her yellow eyes and a bloated stomach, this little one is battling a life-threatening disease -- and may be failing! Not for the lack of her will, but because of poverty. Tragedy struck at an early when she was just 11-months-old Maryam has end-stage liver disease that requires her to undergo an urgent liver transplant. With symptoms of a faulty liver starting since she was 2-months-old (extreme jaundice, bloated tummy), she underwent Kasai procedure on doctors' recommendation.  While the parents finally heaved a sigh of relief at the baby's successful surgery, little did they realize that luck had something else in store for them. "It faile
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Tuesday, 24 October 2017

12-year-old Thanuja has a Severe Bent Spine and Needs an Urgent Surgery


12-year-old Thanuja is an unbelievably happy and brave girl, with the most outgoing personality. Unfortunately a few months back she had severe back pain she could hardly walk. Doctors diagnosed that her spine is bent and she needs to undergo an urgent surgery to make her spine straight.She cannot lift weight or walk for a longer timeHer growth and all activities are hamperedFew months back, Thanuja had a high fever. She became very tired and she often complained of back pain. Her parents thought it was just a mild pain and she’ll be well in few days but her conditions became worse. It was then they noticed that she couldn’t stand straight and pain worsens if she bends down or carries any weight.Thanuja was taken to the hospital and her parents were told that she needs to undergo a spinal surgery to straighten her spine. She is in pain every day and is on regular medication to help her sleep. The condition, without correction, will get progressively worse. Further delay can even m
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This 16-year-old Will Succumb To Severe Malnutrition Without Immediate Medical Help


Shabaz is 16 years old. He loves watching sports on television. Yes, watching not playing, because Shabaz cannot even stand on his feet for long. For 8 years, his life has been far from normal. He even lost his childhood. People now count his bones when they meet him, and this body does not even have the energy to hide away. Shabaz is suffering from severe malnutrition and will succumb to the condition without immediate medical assistance.8 years of malnutrition has cost Shabaz his childhoodArefa Begum and Atta Ulla Khan recall that they had a healthy baby boy 16 years ago. All was well until he began having tummy troubles when he was just 8 years old. He was not eating right, and even if he was force-fed, he would immediately have to poop it out. His body was not digesting food."The doctor said he had acidity. The treatment did not work. We kept shuttling between the clinic and home for months. Shabaz was in his 8th standard when things got worse. We had to stop him from going to
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My 4-year-old son hasn't eaten in 3 months and he needs treatment for 6 more months before he is out of danger


My son Pradyuman has mid-gut syndrome, which means that his small intestines are twisted and in my son's case it stopped the circulation to large parts of his bowel and they went bad. Now he needs intravenous nutrition for the next six months. After three surgeries and 45 days of hospitalisation, I have exhausted my resources and need help continuing my son's treatment and saving him.A bad stomach ache that was a sign of much worse to comeIt was Sunday night and Pradyuman had just finished his meal. He started complaining of a terrible stomach pain. He was crying and it was followed by a lot of vomitting and diarhhea. His body looked like he was having seizures and we took him to a hospital when even painkillers did not ease his condition.We got him admitted in Rainbow hospital and it was there that the doctors said that they would need to cut open his stomach to see what was wrong. Me and my wife Padma were shocked. Our little baby needed an operation just to find out what was wrong
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Ashwanth's Hands And Feet Are Fused Because Of A Rare Genetic Disorder


Ashwath’s family is worried about their son. Ashwanth has a genetic disorder where his hands and feet are fused together.39 year old Sammaiah is married to Rama Devi. The couple has three children- two girls and a boy. Ashwanth is the eldest, and was born in 2009. His sisters Harshini and Harshita are 6 years old. Sammaiah is a lorry driver and the sole earner in the family.“He was our first born child- a son. We were overjoyed. No parent thinks that something like this can happen  to their child.” – Sammaiah.Ashwanth was perfectly healthy until he was two years oldHe was a normal healthy child, playing around the house. Sammaiah and Rama did not notice anything wrong until he was three years old. Then they noticed that his fingers were getting stuck together. Worried, the parents rushed him to the local hospital in Karimnagar. The doctor said that Aswanth suffers from a genetic disorder.Ashwanth suffers from Apert AyndromeApert syndrome caused the hands and feet to become fu
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Saturday, 21 October 2017

This Daily Wager’s Family can’t Afford the Heart Surgery for their 2-year-old. Help save the child!


2-year-old Manogna was a long-awaited angel for Lakshmi and Sathish. She did not run into any problems until she was 1-year-old. She is now suffering from congenital heart disease and she needs to undergo a surgery immediately without any further delay.Manogna has to undergo heart surgery at the earliest, any delay would cost her life.She has to gain weight to undergo a surgery When Manogna was 1-year-old she suddenly began to have breathing trouble. She was rushed to the hospital immediately. She was diagnosed with a congenital heart disease meaning a defect in the heart structure. In her case, she has a hole in the heart.It can be life-threatening if not treated immediately.Manogna’s parents were totally devastated to know about the seriousness of her condition. Doctors said that surgery is the only curative solution available but she has to gain weight to undergo a surgery. They have very little time to do this as any further delay would only make it even more complicated and wo
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Wednesday, 18 October 2017

On Dialysis Since 6 Months, 19-Year-Old Nikita Needs Our Help To Undergo An Urgent Kidney Transplant


"She is a brave girl and it is only because of her will to live and make something positive out of her future are we doing everything in our power to make her better", said 19-year-old Nikita's uncle who is looking after her treatment at present.19-year-old Nikita has been suffering for a while now. Diagnosed with Kidney failure, Nikita is required her to take dialysis three times a week for the last year.A future in questionNikita is a college-going girl but unfortunately, due to her condition, she has been unable to do everything that a college girl her age does and has been spending half her time in the hospital. She had to drop out of her college a year back due to her condition.She now needs to undergo a kidney transplant at the earliest before her condition worsens as she has already become very weak. For her kidney transplant, her mother has agreed to donate one of her kidney's to her daughter in order to save her life.Ever since her condition became critical, her family has mo
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Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Father Who Can Hardly Afford A Meal Is Struggling To Save His 1-year-old From Liver Failure


Garv was sick from birth. The doctor did not tell us. We went back for a checkup about 15 days after he was born because he had turned completely yellow. Even then, they said everything was alright, and we were being silly. Garv kept getting worse. Finally, they said he has jaundice. Now, my 1-year-old son is dying of liver failure and only a liver transplant can kill him.Is it the liver condition or poverty killing my son?I do not know whether I did not understand or whether they neglected my son because we were poor and could not afford to pay expensive bills. All I know is that we saw our son suffering through months, and felt helpless. We kept going back to the hospital in Chandigarh, and they just ignored us.Once, Garv needed to be admitted to the ER. He needed emergency care. That’s when they said his liver was failing. They said there was not much we could do because he needed a liver transplant and we could not afford the surgery.Now Garv’s condition is getting worse an
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2-year-old Arfath's Organs Are Failing From A Deadly Blood Disorder That Is Killing His Brother


What were the chances of both our children getting the same disease? If we cannot consent for the surgery soon, we will end up losing them both.My name is Maqbool. My wife, Jabeen and I have 2 children – Ayaan (5) and Arfath (2). When they were both 11 months old when the symptoms struck. First Ayaan, now Arfath struggling with a rare blood disease that is now affecting their liver. Arfath is younger but the disease has been aggressive. His blood count is dangerously low, and if we do not opt for treatment soon, he will not make it.Until now, the worst thing we knew that could happen to a farmer is dry weatherI am a farmer. I have hardly been to school. My father and brother are farmers. We make about Rs. 300/day on the field. We never knew about such diseases. The worst for us is dry weather. In fact, it was only when my older son fell sick and was diagnosed with Thalassemia did I even discover that body destroys its own blood cells. Ayaan has been getting transfusions since he wa
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Single Mother of an One-year-old Battles all Odds to Save her Baby’s Life


One-year-old Vyga, daughter of a single mother has brought immense happiness to her mother with love and laughter. She was perfectly healthy until 2 months of age. She developed a severe cough and cold and the condition worsened day by day. She was rushed to the hospital to find out she was has a serious condition called Pancreatitis.Vyga is hospitalized for the past 2 months and has excess fluid accumulationShe struggles to breathe and everyday fluid has to be drained from her chestBaby Vyga’s stomach is swollen heavily. A large amount of fluid is accumulated in her chest and abdomen. This interferes her breathing and the fluid has to be repeatedly removed through tubes. She initially showed signs of improvement but very soon she continued to develop repeated episodes of fluid accumulation and was hospitalized repeatedly. For the past eight months, her mother has been running to hospital and home back and forth.She can be fed only via tubes and need to gain weight to undergo a su
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Rice Mill Worker Is Struggling To Afford Rs. 2.5 Lakhs For His 7-year-old’s Chemotherapy


Chandrani and I have not been able to tell Anshu the truth. We said he is getting injections for his fever, to stop his fever from coming back. How can I explain cancer to a 7-year-old?6 months ago, Anshu had a persistent high fever. Even after months, Anshu’s fever showed no signs of subsiding. Today, he is fighting cancer and his family is unable to continue with chemotherapy.He had a fever for over 4 monthsWhen Anshu’s fever showed up, Biswajit thought it was the weather. The family waited for a few days, gave him paracetamol. The fever did not subside. They took him to a doctor who prescribed medicines for viral fever.“We were very worried so we got a second opinion. His blood tests came back normal. For months, we kept seeing several doctors who just said he was normal and there was no cause for his fever. Finally, one of them realized that his lymph nodes were swollen.”The fever turned out to be blood cancerThe family was referred to a hospital in Kolkata. More tests and
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Monday, 16 October 2017

Everyday This 4-Year-Old Is Going To The Hospital Instead Of School To Fight Cancer


I am Sonia. My 4-year-old son, Tathastu, should be ideally playing and running around to enjoy his childhood. 2 months ago, cancer stole my son's childhood. Now he is in the hospital undergoing aggressive rounds of chemotherapy. Every morning he cries to go back home. He is very weak right now and I cannot take him to anywhere. We are struggling to arrange funds for his treatment. Without the money, I'll lose my son. Instead of going to school, he is making trips to the hospitalIn July 2017, my Tattu, suffered from high fever. We were casual and ignorant about it and blamed the monsoon for all of this. The local doctor prescribed antibiotics, however, the frequency of the fever did not die down.We focused more on sending him to school and finally got him admitted to the school on 1st of August. But on 12th August, he complained of itching and red spots on his face. Irrespective of these unusual symptoms, we had sent him to school. Around 1, when I went to bring him back from the sch
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This 5-month-old's Heart Will Stop Beating If He Does Not Get An Urgent Surgery


5-month-old Ridhan can steal hearts with his cute smile and baby talk. Anyone who meets him will not even know that he is suffering from one of the most painful heart disorders. Ridhan was born with a hole in his heart. He needs an open heart surgery to fix the defect as soon as possible. If delayed, Ridhan's heart will stop beating.A simple cold led to the most horrifying diagnosisPraveen and Ashwini got married last year in February. The could not wait to start a family. Ridhan brought a lot of joy to this family. His parents, uncle, and grandparents rejoiced for months until one day he fell sick."When he was 3 months old, he had a severe cold. I took him to a doctor who told us the cold and cough was normal, but he suspected something wrong with Ridhan's heart. We had to follow with an Echo, and that revealed he had a hole in his heart."If we delay treatment, we will lose RidhanFor the past 2 months, Ridhan's life has been a nightmare. He cries out of pain, and turns blue from tim
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Help 4-year-old Child on Life Support Fight Severe Pneumonia


4-Year-old Neenu was born healthy. She is a happy, active child and is a prime  reason for the family’s happiness. Recently, however, she was diagnosed with Pneumonia and now she needs breathing support until she recovers completely. This has brought much sorrow and hardships to the family.Neenu will continue to be in ventilator support until she recovers completelyShe was diagnosed with dengue followed by severe pneumoniaIt was just like any other day for Neenu’s family. They never knew that a normal fever would turn this serious. Neenu was taken to a hospital and she was diagnosed with dengue. With treatment, she showed signs of improvement but the worst was yet to come. Two weeks later, she developed a sudden breathing problem. She was rushed to the hospital and was diagnosed with severe pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.Since then, Neenu has been struggling every day to breathe. A fluid leak into her lungs is blocking the oxygen from getting to her blood. He
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Aditya Is Not Even 1 Year Old And Needs An Urgent Liver Transplant To Stay Alive


He cries all day and all night. It is depressing to know that he is in so much pain, and we cannot help him. This surgery is the only way I can save my son from the pain. It's the only way I can save my son's life.Aditya is 8 months old. We had him after 12 years of marriage. So he is a miracle to us. We are afraid we will lose our miracle. He was diagnosed with decompensated liver disease. He was born with it. If he does not get a liver transplant soon, he may not live to see his 1st birthday.His liver has been dying ever since he was born I did not know that my son was sick when he was born. We were deliriously happy because he was finally here after 12 years of praying. When he was 2 months old, he came down with a high fever. He would cry continuously and we never knew why. I thought he must be in pain and took him to the hospital.He was diagnosed with jaundice. The doctor said there were signs of a congenital liver disease. I was just taken aback to know that my son was suffer
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1-Year-Old Keerthana Is In The Last Stage Of Liver Disease And Her Every Waking Moment Is Filled With Pain


Despite being a year old, Keerthana still can't sit up on her own. She keeps crying all the time because she is pain. Her parents hold her and try to give her some comfort. But besides a liver transplant, nothing will make her better. Her father Shanthi Kumar is a farmer and he needs help saving his only child. 1-year-old Keerthana has liver decomposition - stage 4 of liver damage“We felt like we got years of suffering all at once in the last one year”Keerthana will turn one on October 21 – and her first year of life has been full of pain. Her parents found out she had a liver disease when she was only 2-months-old. Since then, her condition has deteriorated rapidly. She is in the last stage of liver disease and she will live only if she gets a liver transplant.“Parents go through a lot to bring up a child in a lifetime. But the last one year had a lifetime of suffering for the both of us. Keerthana cries all the time. She is in so much pain and there is nothing we can do.
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Baby Sreenandh Is Spending His Third Birthday In The Hospital After Being Diagnosed With Cancer


Rajeesh and Rejitha are worried parents. Their only child- 2-year-old Sreenandh, has been diagnosed with cancer and needs urgent care. The painful reality is that the parents cannot afford the care.The couple has been married for four years. Rajeesh is an auto driver. He has two brothers- one is a labourer and the other is a driver too. Rajeesh says that his daily savings after expenses amount to Rs 300.Rajeesh also takes care of his aged parents on a single incomeBoth his parents are farmers, and Rejitha is a housewife. The couple was ecstatic at the birth of their child, and were looking forward to celebrating their son’s birthday this year. Little Sreenandh turns 3 years old on October 21st.“His birthday is coming up- and we are taking him to the hospital constantly. It hurts me to see my son in such pain.” – RajeeshIt all started a little before OnamFor Rajeesh and Rejitha, Onam is the biggest festival they celebrate. This year, they had planned a family celebration. They
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Sunday, 15 October 2017

Mumbai Cobbler Who Met With A Road Accident Is Now Struggling To Afford Treatment For Severe Brain Injury


My husband has never come home late. That day, we got anxious. He did not turn up even after midnight. Until 1:30 AM, he did not answer his phone. I kept trying, and then finally when the ringing stopped, a policeman answered.Govind and I live with our two children Varsha and Yash in Navi Mumbai. From the shoe store, we make about Rs. 4000, and although it is a financial struggle, we are alright as long as we are together. This week, Govind did not come home one night after closing. After hours of trying his phone, I discovered that he had met with an accident on the highway. Now, he is in a coma from a brain injury and if we cannot pay for his treatment, we will lose him.When the police spoke to us, I did not even know if he was aliveAt night, you can hardly see properly on that highway. Govind goes to work on a two-wheeler. He closed the store at around 10 PM. He called me to say he was on his way home. Apparently, he saw that there was an Eco on the highway. He just was not sure
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Saturday, 14 October 2017

Bhanu's Parents Cannot Even Afford Bus Fee To Take Him To The Hospital For Treating Liver Failure


Bhanu is a 10-year-old whose liver condition was caught very late. He now needs an urgent liver transplant to survive. His parents are daily-wage workers who have funded his treatment with a lot of difficulty. They desperately need help saving Bhanu. Bhanu's parents don't understand what is wrong with him - they only know he needs a new liver to liveBhanu's parents don't fully understand Bhanu's conditionBhanu's father Pardhasaradhi is a farmer from a small village near Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. He is a migrant agricultural laborer – meaning he works on other's farms for daily wages. He knew he was poor but he never felt as unfortunate as now when his son Bhanu needs a liver transplant to stay alive. For years now, Bhanu has been suffering from Wilson's Disease for years now. In this condition, excessive copper is deposited in a person's soft organs like the eye, liver etc. In Bhanu's case, his liver is completely damaged because of the metal deposits. He needs a liver transpl
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Even A Short Run Causes This 12-year-old To Bleed Excessively, Your Support Can Save His Life


"He is too young to experience such pains. God has been really unkind to my son, bringing him such a dreadful disease and making him weaker day by day. it has been a difficult Journey for us so far. I don't know how can I arrange money for his treatment."- Navnath Pokhale Sarthak's Father12-year-old Sarthak is distressed and has been in a constant pain for a while now. He has hemophilia. The condition does not allow him to any form of physical activity. Even a very basic form of physical activity leads to bleeding of his nose.He started bleeding from the brainSarthak has been suffering from a blood-related disease called Hemophilia A, an extremely serious blood condition which prevents wounds from healing and prevents blood clotting.Due to the disease, Sarthak suffered internal bleeding in the brain and had to undergo an urgent and extremely critical brain surgery last month. It has been a challenge for Sarthak's father to go to work and also take care of his child in so much pain.L
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Friday, 13 October 2017

This Daughter Of Policeman Is Struggling With Bone Cancer Appeals For Help


“I thought they were just muscle cramps, until I saw my arm swell. I wondered if I fractured it unknowingly. I had not. The pain got so bad that I had to tell my parents. Then came the fever, and finally came the diagnosis. My life is not the same since I met cancer.”My name is Pooja. I’m 18. I was going to finish 12th grade this year. I was so happy about stepping out of school and making it to college. It is a special time in everyone’s life, isn’t it? I am a district level athlete. When my arm began aching, I assumed it was just muscle pain from exhaustion. I never imagined I’d be here in the hospital, missing my own graduation, having surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and losing the will to live because of cancer.Pain, cancer and then dengueI got terrified when my arm began to swell up. The pain was excruciating and it came with a high temperature. When I told my parents, they took me to every doctor they could find. I was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma – bone can
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Naheeda’s Husband Abandoned Her and The Children When She Began To Fight Cancer, And Now She Needs Your Help


"When everyone comes together to save a person suffering from cancer, my sister’s husband was the first to bolt when she was diagnosed. Now she is fighting to stay alive to support her children."Naheeda is a single mother of two children. Her husband left her 4 years ago when a chronic back pain turned out to be cancer. Naheeda’s parents and brother fought alongside her until she recovered. For 3 years, this mother thought the worst was behind her. Now, cancer has relapsed, and she needs all the help she can get to survive this time.When low back pain turned to cancer, her husband left her4 years ago, Naheeda began complaining of severe low back pain. She used to do all the chores around the house. So, she thought it was the physical stress. At one point, she could not walk or even stand up. She begged her husband to take her to the doctor. They visited one orthopedic after another. A scan revealed that she had cancer.“As soon as the diagnosis came in, her husband left her. He
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This son sold his taxi to fund his father's heart surgery but it is still not enough


My name is Omesh Mane, son to 62-year-old Vilas Mane. My father has bee driving taxi throughout his life, in a bid to give his family a life better than he could ever be exposed to. By and large, he succeeded in fulfilling his fatherly responsibilities, but same cannot be said for his sons, who are struggling to fulfil their duties towards their father.Tragedy strikes thriceMy father has been complaining of chest pains for a few months now. We took him to Dr Hamdulay who, after conducting an angiography, recommended a bypass. We were expected to admit him for bypass by October 9, 2017 but my father had a severe heart attack two days before and had to be rushed to Global hospital as an emergency case. As if things weren't already bad, upon reaching the hospital, my father was also diagnosed with kidney failure as well. His kidney shows 80% damage and doctors at Global Hospital say that if we immediately don't find means to get my father on dialysis, his entire kidney functionalities w
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Tasleem’s Father Refused To Donate His Kidney Even Though He Knew She Would Die Without His Help


“I keep her happy. I thought she would be fine if she had our children and me by her side. When she was diagnosed with high BP, I felt like I failed her. Now, when she is holding on to life by a thread, I want to do all that is possible to save her.”Tasleem is a loving wife and a mother of two wonderful boys. 18 months ago, she was diagnosed with high blood pressure, and before they knew it, her kidneys were impacted. Today, her creatinine levels are increasing hitting a double digit. Her husband and children are feeling helpless. She needs a kidney transplant, and they are struggling to make it happen.It was shocking to find out that Tasleem had high BPAyaz and Tasleem are from a small town called Khammam near Hyderabad. They have two teenage sons, and live with Ayaz’s mother. Tasleem takes care of the household, while Ayaz works as an X-Ray technician for Rs. 10,000/month. Last year, Tasleem began having palpitations and spells of dizziness.“She used to feel extremely tir
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This Daughter Of Orissa Policeman Struggling With Bone Cancer Appeals For Help


“I thought they were just muscle cramps, until I saw my arm swell. I wondered if I fractured it unknowingly. I had not. The pain got so bad that I had to tell my parents. Then came the fever, and finally came the diagnosis. My life is not the same since I met cancer.”My name is Pooja. I’m 18. I was going to finish 12th grade this year. I was so happy about stepping out of school and making it to college. It is a special time in everyone’s life, isn’t it? I am a district level athlete. When my arm began aching, I assumed it was just muscle pain from exhaustion. I never imagined I’d be here in the hospital, missing my own graduation, having surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and losing the will to live because of cancer.Pain, cancer and then dengueI got terrified when my arm began to swell up. The pain was excruciating and it came with a high temperature. When I told my parents, they took me to every doctor they could find. I was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma – bone can
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Thursday, 12 October 2017

This 3-year-old Has A Rare Genetic Disease And She Needs An Urgent Liver Transplant To Stay Alive


“Rithu loves idlis. She is a foodie baby. Most parents struggle with children who are fussy eaters. My child is a blessing, and she ended up with a disorder that affects her liver. She needs to be on a diet at 3 years of age! What’s worse, my son has it too!”At 3, Rithu is a mischievous little girl. She loves playing with her brother, Akhilesh, and at the same time, fighting with him over the silliest of things. While the two fill the house with their laughs and screams all day long, they also share the same genetic disease. Rithu was the first to be diagnosed. Her body cannot break down food for energy, and as a result, she is suffering from liver failure.She ate but she never put on weightAkhila and Sudheer had their first child in 2014, a year into their marriage. Rithu was the picture of health, until her stomach began to swell. She was around 18 months old when Akhila realized that her baby was not putting on weight but had an abnormally large belly.“We took her to th
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This 1-year-old almost lost her leg due to pneumonia, is still fighting to stay alive


"I remember, it was the day after Navratri started. I and my wife were in the ambulance with our daughter, going around hospitals, begging doctors to save her life. I remember how my daughter was crying for water, but we weren't allowed to give her some. Despite being her parents, we couldn't do anything but cry at the sight of our baby's listless body. Our little angel was fighting for her life that day, and we couldn't even give her water."Aaradhya is 1-year-old and is the apple of her parent's eye. So naturally, when Anil and Anushka's baby developed fever, they left everything and took her to a better doctor in south Mumbai.  What happened next was something they had never even imagined.Upon performing rigorous check-ups, the doctor said that they had to immediately rush their baby to any nearby hospital if they wanted to save her. The first hospital they took her to rejected admission as they didn't have any available beds in the ICU. They then were taken to 12 other hospitals f
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Wednesday, 11 October 2017

5-Year-Old Bala Has Severe Intestinal Bleeding And Needs Urgent Help To Live


“At 11 in the night, he came running out, screaming that he had to go to the toilet. Before he got to there, he passed bloody-liquid on the floor and started crying. We put him to bed, only for him to wake up and vomit blood every where. At 1 in the night, we were trying to find a hospital thinking that if only we found a hospital to take him in, he would be fine. But our ordeal hadn't even started,” says Nirmala, Balaeswar's worried mother.Bala is in the hospital now and he needs to stay there for another 10 days to recoverFor a week, no one knew why this 5-year-old was bleeding this muchFor the next few days, the doctors would run various invasive tests on this 5-year-old, trying to find the cause of the bleeding. He even needed blood to make up for the blood loss. Bala's parents, Mallesh and Nirmala say that the worst part was not knowing why Bala was bleeding this much.Mallesh and Nirmala take a selfie with Bala Bala was sent to Rainbow Hospitals, Hyderabad and was put in in
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6-year-old Will Lose Her Life If She Bleeds, And Only You Can Save Her


“When she had the transplant last time, we thought the worst was over. Now the nightmare is back, worse than ever. Every time she starts bleeding out of her nose or mouth, my heart just stops! I cannot breathe until I know my baby girl is out of danger.”6-year-old Varshitha gets all the attention at home. Her parents watch her like a hawk. They do not let her out of their sight. She cannot play with friends, nor can she go out whenever she likes. She has not had a normal life since Feb 2016. Her body stopped making blood. Although they fought hard and exhausted everything on a cure, they failed. Varshitha now needs another shot at beating this disease before she bleeds out.6 months in and out of hospitals only to find out that her body will eventually give upIt began last year when Adi Narayana and Bhagya Lakshmi realized that their daughter Varshitha was having frequent episodes of fever. In February 2016, when her temperature spiked, they took her to a hospital in Vizag. They
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This 2-year-old girl needs an urgent liver transplantation and she is already running out of time


2-year-old Sriesha was born healthy and her family was excited about her arrival. When she turned one year, her parents noticed that her eyes and skin became very dark yellow. She was diagnosed with jaundice followed by which series of tests confirmed that she has an end-stage liver failure and very critical now. She needs to urgently undergo a liver transplant.2-year-old Sriesha needs to undergo liver transplantationShe is very critical and needs a liver transplantation Sriesha lives with her parents in a village near Tirunelveli. She was a happy and a calm child. No one ever thought, even in their wildest dreams that she will be diagnosed with a dreaded disease. A year back, her skin and eyes turned dark yellow. Suspecting it to be jaundice she was rushed to the hospital but the worst was yet to come. After a series of tests and scans, it was revealed that she has a lung failure and she needs to urgently undergo a liver transplant to survive. Her mother has already volunteered to
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5-year-old Bala's stomach is bleeding and he needs help getting better


“At 11 in the night, he came running out, screaming that he had to go to the toilet. Before he got to there, he passed bloody-liquid on the floor and started crying. We put him to bed, only for him to wake up and vomit blood every where. At 1 in the night, we were trying to find a hospital thinking that if only we found a hospital to take him in, he would be fine. But our ordeal hadn't even started,” says Nirmala, Balaeswar's worried mother.Bala is in the hospital now and he needs to stay there for another 10 days to recoverFor a week, no one knew why this 5-year-old was bleeding this muchFor the next few days, the doctors would run a various invasive tests on this 5-year-old, trying to find the cause of the bleeding. He even needed blood to make up for the blood loss. Bala's parents, Mallesh and Nirmala say that the worst part was not knowing why Bala was bleeding this much.Mallesh and Nirmala take a selfie with Bala Bala was sent to Rainbow Hospitals, Hyderabad and was put in
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This 12-year-old Boy Battling MultiOrgan Failure Is Afraid That He Will Never Go Home Again


“Every other person around us is talking about dengue. We never knew how bad it could be until it affected my son. Dakshit is in pain. He keeps asking me if he will ever come home. I have promised him that everything will be fine. I want to keep my promise.”Few days ago, 12-year-old Dakshit was rushed to the hospital. He had a fever. It was no normal infection but dengue that now has him fighting to stay alive in the ICU with organ failure. His family is at a loss for help, and needs all the support they can get to save his life.We hardly had the time to react before our son lay there in the ICUOn October 1st, Dakshit complained that he was feeling sick. He went to bed early and woke up the next day with a fever. When his parents took him to the local doctor, they discovered that his platelet count was very low. Immediately he was admitted to the hospital for blood transfusion.“At the hospital, Dakshit was diagnosed with dengue. In just a little while, his condition becam
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Tuesday, 10 October 2017

Baby Krishna is just 25-days-old And He Needs Open Heart Surgery to Live


My name is Sanjeev Kumar, and I am the father of a 25-day-old child that we have named Krishna. Ever since I and my wife Surabhi got married in the winter of the year 2015, and we have been eagerly waiting for the arrival of our baby. We have been told that a birth of a child is ultimate happiness in any couples life, and even though not many would agree, we looked forward to encountering such bliss. So naturally, when we found out that we were pregnant with our first child in December, we were overjoyed."Our baby is suffering too much too soon"Up until the baby was delivered, everything went smooth. Surbhi was living with my parents in Lucknow who was very diligent when it came to taking her for timely check-ups. Nothing was suspected or detected. After my baby was born, we took him home. We christened him Krishna. Those 7 days that he spent with us were heaven. His tiny, chubby fingers seeking our hands and his twinkle-eyed laughter made our hearts croon. But little did we know that
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Help 25-days-old Baby Krishna Get Open Heart Surgery


My name is Sanjeev Kumar, husband to Surbhi Yadav and father to 25-year-old Krishna. Ever since I and my wife got married in the winter of the year 2015, we were very keen on the prospect of having our own family. We have been told that a birth of a child is ultimate happiness in any couples life, and even though not many would agree, we looked forward to encountering such bliss. So naturally, when we found out that we were pregnant with our first child in December, we were overjoyed."Our baby is suffering too much too soon"Up until the baby was delivered, everything went smooth. Surbhi was living with my parents in Lucknow who was very diligent when it came to taking her for timely check-ups. Nothing was suspected or detected. After my baby was born, we took him home. We christened him Krishna. Those 7 days that he spent with us were heaven. His tiny, chubby fingers seeking our hands and his twinkle-eyed laughter made our hearts croon. But little did we know that happiness for us wou
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Monday, 9 October 2017

He Cannot Tell His Mother He Does Not Have The Means To Save Her Life


21-year-old Sanjay had to drop out of school when his sister got married, since his parents could not afford his education post the wedding. Today, he does not have a stable job, and is struggling to save his mother Arati who is battling a brain tumour. Although the symptoms had been prevalent for 4-5 years now, the doctors in her village could not find the exact diagnosis.Arati was only diagnosed with Acidity.Arati had been complaining of nausea, headache and vomiting for the past 4-5 years. The local doctor thought this was a case of severe acidity, or trouble due to gas build up. They kept prescribing medicines which would ease her troubles for a few days. Slowly, the episodes started getting more frequent.When the medicines showed no effect, and the pain became an everyday issue, Sanjay decided to take his mother to a government hospital in the neighbouring town.A scan report shattered Sanjay entirely.The doctors at the hospital immediately sensed the urgency of Arati’s case. A
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