Unable To Breathe Normally, This 6-Month-Old Baby Is Fighting For Her Life and Needs An Urgent Heart Surgery

6-month-old Kirti, born with a severe heart defect, is now fighting for her life in the hospital. As her oxygen levels deteriorate, she finds it harder to breathe. She needs to undergo a life-saving heart surgery as soon as possible but her parents’ financial condition is making this all the more difficult.Kirti in the hospitalKirti can’t breathe normallyA month ago, Deepak, Kirti’s father, noticed that she was breathing very rapidly every single minute. With time he also noticed that Kirti wasn’t as active and playful as a normal 6-month-old. Since Deepak and Jyoti, Kirti’s mother, have another 5-year-old child, they knew something wasn’t right and decided to get her checked.After an echo-test, it was found that Kirti was born with a heart defect and has developed a Complex Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease. In simple words, due to physical abnormalities in her heart, Kirti can’t breathe normally and her health is deteriorating every day. Babies her age have oxygen leve
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This 7-year-old Says Her Dolls Die Of Kidney Failure Because She's Afraid Of Her Kidney Disease

Madhuri is a 7-year-old who has been sick for years. Unfortunately, her condition was simply not detected in time and now both Madhuri’s kidneys have failed. She needs an urgent kidney transplant and her parents are both willing to donate their own kidney. All they need is a little support making it happen.Madhuri with her father Narayana at the hospitalMadhuri has been sick since she was threeMadhuri’s father Narayana can now see that his daughter was sick from when she was just 3-years-old. She had episodes of fever and stomach pain that left her unable to get up. She would take the doctor’s medicines and get better. It was only last year, that her condition became really bad.Madhuri before she fell sick“She came back from school running a fever and vomiting. She was very tired and her condition seemed worse than normal. I took her to the nearest big hospital in Visakhapatnam and there the doctor asked me to take her to CMC, Vellore, for tests. Suddenly, the doctor there to
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Born With The Rarest Heart Defect, 2-month-old Nuha Is On Life Support and Needs Help To Survive

“The doctors told me, on several occasions, that they are not sure if Nuha is going to make it. Whenever I was allowed to visit the ICU, Nuha has always been surrounded by the doctor and a lot of nurses. She is highly critical and we are doing everything we can to get her back”, says Afroz, Nuha’s father, who has been through the hardest week of his life.Nuha Muhammed, a 2-month-old baby of Afroz and Fatima, is currently on life-support since her heart, lungs, and kidney are unable to function normally. Born with the rarest of heart defects, she had to undergo an open-heart surgery but her condition didn’t improve. Afroz is doing all he can to continue the life-saving treatment she needs every minute but he has exhausted all he had.Born with a rare heart defect, Nuha was very critical and needed surgeryAt home, Nuha would cry endlessly and would also breathe very rapidly for a new-born. Afroz and Fatima got her checked multiple times before finding out, through a 2D Echo test,
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URGENT: This 2-Year-Old Fell Into A Bucket Of Boiling Water And Is Fighting Severe Burns

2-year-old Rashi is fighting for her life in the ICU after accidentally falling into a bucket of hot water. Rashi is in an extremely critical condition as 40% of her body is burnt from her neck below. She needs further ICU care to start recovering and prevent any infection. However, her father, Mangesh, doesn’t have the means to continue her treatment. Rashi is now on the ventilator and needs to stay in the ICU for at least 15 more days to get treatment for her burns, else she risks losing her life.She was playing around the house and suddenly we heard her screamRashi was an active, happy and playful child. Her laughter filled the house, and her parents, Mangesh and Eshwari, couldn’t have been happier to see their child grow up healthy and cheerful. Unfortunately, it all changed for them on the fateful day of 27 January.Like most children, Rashi was running around playing in the house, while Eshwari was busy with household chores. Suddenly, Eshwari heard the most frightening screa
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This 2-Year-Old Fell Into A Bucket Of Boiling Water And Is Fighting Severe Burns

2-year-old Rashi is fighting for her life in the ICU after accidentally falling into a bucket of hot water. Rashi is in an extremely critical condition as 40% of her body is burnt from her neck below. She needs further ICU care to start recovering and prevent any infection. However, her father, Mangesh, doesn’t have the means to continue her treatment. Rashi is now on the ventilator and needs to stay in the ICU for at least 15 more days to get treatment for her burns, else she risks losing her life.She was playing around the house and suddenly we heard her screamRashi was an active, happy and playful child. Her laughter filled the house, and her parents, Mangesh and Eshwari, couldn’t have been happier to see their child grow up healthy and cheerful. Unfortunately, it all changed for them on the fateful day of 27 January.Like most children, Rashi was running around playing in the house, while Eshwari was busy with household chores. Suddenly, Eshwari heard the most frightening screa
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Geetha's Liver Disease Makes Her Scratch Her Skin Till It Bleeds, Help Her Get A Transplant Urgently

“She can’t sleep all night and keeps scratching till her skin peels off and bleeds. It’s unbearable to watch her go through this.” Geetha, daughter of Paramesh and Jyothi was 2 years old when she got jaundice the first time. Her stomach was swollen and she couldn’t eat properly. Within a year, her stomach started hurting and Geetha started compulsively itching her skin. When her parents took her to the doctor is when they learnt that Geetha was very sick with a rare liver condition. She needs a new liver to live.Her parents see her skin peel and bleed every dayParamesh and Jyothi are parents to four children, Vinay, Meenakshi, and twins Geetha and Gayathri. Unfortunately for the family, except Vinay, all the other children have PFIC (Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis), a condition where bile accumulates in the liver, damaging and scarring it.The only way to permanently cure this illness is through a liver transplant. All of Paramesh’s daughter have bloated sto
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15-days- old Baby Reshma Needs A Heart Surgery In a Week's Time to Survive

It has been only 15 days since little baby Reshma was born and she is already fighting for her life. Even before Durga and Alex could hold their newborn baby girl in their hands she was taken to NICU immediately. She is diagnosed with a heart problem and needs a surgery in a week's time.When they went for a second opinion, scan reports were normalDurga was excited when she got pregnant. Her fifth-month scan revealed that baby has heart disease. She and Alex couldn't believe it and wished desperately that it should be false. They got a second opinion from a local doctor in Tirunelveli. This time, reports were normal so they decided to continue with the pregnancy wholeheartedly. Durga was hopeful that baby would be fine, on contrary to her hopes and dreams baby was born with a heart problem. She was terrified to see baby Reshma struggling to breathe. She broke down into tears, she thought baby Reshma was dying. She suffered from severe cold too. It was then she heard the terrible news
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This 8-Year-Old Is Running Out Of Platelets And Needs A Surgery In Two Weeks To Survive

8-year-old Joshna's ordeal started three months ago. She went to school as usual. She had her half-yearly exams. At noon, when she came home for lunch, she told her parents about how she was feeling weird. Her mother touched her forehead only to find that her daughter had a fever."Initially we thought it was just exam tension but when it did not subside for many days, we grew concerned. Eventually, we began noticing bruises on her skin even when she hasn't fallen anywhere. I was scared and took her to a local doctor. He gave tablets. But even that didn't help and when the dark spots increased, we decided to take her to a better hospital", recalls Kumar, Joshna's father. A Grim DiagnosisUpon further diagnosis in the hospital, it was found that Joshna's platelets were alarmingly down. Having spent hours understanding the severity of her situation, the family then brought their kid to Hyderabad. It was here that Joshna was tested for bone marrow and was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. S
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This 1-month-old Baby's Heart Will Stop Beating Without An Urgent Surgery

“Every passing day is frightening reminders of how I could possible lose my child if I don’t arrange money for his surgery on time. I can’t imagine to let him go."Sivagami and Balamurugan were thrilled when they got pregnant. Unfortunately, the prenatal screening tests and scan during her 5th month revealed that their baby has a heart disease. They refused to believe the reports and were hopeful that their baby will be born healthy. Unfortunately, their baby was born with a congenital heart disease and is now fighting for his life.Sivagami was devastated to know that baby has a heart diseaseSivagami and Balamurugan have a 4-year-old son Badrinathan who is perfectly healthy. They do not have any family history of heart diseases. Sivagami couldn’t bear to talk about pregnancy without bursting into tears. She was completely shattered when her newborn son was diagnosed with a heart disease."He was struggling to breathe. I thought he was dying when his little body turned into blue
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Help This 5-Year-Old Fight A Life-Threatening Disease That Has Stopped His Body From Producing Blood

5-year-old Rukmandar has been bravely fighting a serious blood disorder for over a year now. Although he’s in constant pain, he’s determined to overcome this deadly disease. Rukmandar’s body will start giving up without urgent treatment, and the only cure for him now is a bone marrow transplant. His older sister, Divya (11), is a suitable donor match. However, his parents are struggling to find a way to get him treated in time. Rukmandar doesn’t know a life beyond the hospitalRukmandar has Fanconi’s Anemia, a rare disorder that affects the bone marrow which in turn decreases the production of blood cells. Two years ago, Rukmandar had a terrible fever. When Venkateshwarlu took him to the doctor, he was told that Rukmandar’s blood count was low and he needed a blood transfusion. Venkateshwarlu took his son back home, relieved that it wasn’t anything serious. However, in April 2017, Rukmandar fell sick again, and this time it was worse."We didn’t know he had anemia or ho
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Help This 16-Year-Old Whose Birth Defect Has Blocked Blood Flow To The Liver

A rare and severe liver disease has made 16-year-old Pratik extremely week. He finds it difficult to walk or even eat and is always in excruciating pain. Pratik needs an urgent liver transplant, without which, he might not live long. His father, Chandrakant, is a suitable donor match but doesn’t have the means to pay for his treatment. Pratik has suffered in pain for years, and now his life is at riskIt all started in 2012 when Pratik was hospitalized for one month for unbearable stomach ache. He was then diagnosed with a liver disease and has been suffering with it ever since. Pratik has Budd Chiari Syndrome, a life-threatening liver disease that is caused by blood clots that block blood flow from the liver.“He has fluid accumulation in his stomach all the time, which makes it very difficult for him to do anything. He has been in and out of the hospital ever since we found out about his disease, but now his health is only getting worse. He hasn’t gone to school in two years b
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This Tea Seller Is Struggling to Save His 1-Year-Old Baby From A Rare Eye Cancer That Has Left Her Blind In One Eye

“My greatest fear is that she will never be able to see again. She has seen and experienced very little of the world, and most of it has only been pain. This can’t be her fate. I have to save her.”Baby Juie (Juhi) has barely learnt to speak but is already fighting the biggest battle of her life. She has eye cancer which has blocked her vision in her left eye. If not treated,  Juie faces the risk of completely losing her eyesight. She needs chemotherapy at the earliest to stop the tumour from spreading."We knew something was wrong with our baby, but never thought it would be cancer."Juie was 8 months old when her parents noticed something wrong with her left eye. They immediately took her to the doctor who then advised them to take her to a bigger hospital to get treatment due to the rarity of her condition.“We didn’t know what was wrong with her then, but we noticed that there was something different about her left pupil. We took her to many doctors before her condition was
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2-Year-Old Ramesh Has Already Lost One Eye To Cancer And Might Go Completely Blind Without Urgent Treatment

Ramesh is barely 2-years-old and is at the risk of completely losing his eyesight if he can’t continue his treatment. He has already lost vision in his right because of eye cancer. Ramesh has started chemotherapy to prevent the tumour from spreading to his left eye, but his father, Hanumanth, is finding it difficult to continue his treatment. Ramesh needs chemotherapy to save his eye.Cancer has taken away Ramesh’s childhood, and now threatens to take away his eyesightRamesh was only 5-months-old when Hanumanth noticed redness and swelling of his right eye. He quickly took him to a doctor, who asked him to get further tests. Several scans later, the doctors told Hanumanth and Kaveri that their baby has eye cancer. The news left them devastated.“He’s our only child. We were so happy to start a family when Ramesh was born, but our happiness was so short lived. When I saw that his eyes were red, I thought it might be a regular infection. I never thought that it would be cancer. W
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Born After 8 Years Of Marriage, Swapna's Baby Is Struggling For His Life In The NICU

“Just 4 days after he was born, we had to rush him to the hospital. He was crying all the time and began to lose weight rapidly.”Ravi and Swapna were overjoyed with the arrival of their baby boy. But their happiness was shortlived. 4 days after the delivery, their baby got a high fever and started seizing. Scared of their newborn's condition, they rushed him to a doctor. Upon running the tests, he was diagnosed with a range of birth defects and diseases that needed immediate NICU attention.After a long wait, they had a baby but the joy soon turned to fear of losing himRavi and Swapna have been married for 8 years. After going through various rounds of treatments, they finally had a baby and they were very happy to welcome their bundle of joy. But even before they could name their child, he had to be admitted to the hospital, where he's battling for his life. After 8 years of longing for a child, their hopes were shattered again after his diagnosis. Now their baby suffers in the N
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Even Before He Spoke His First Words, Baby Sriman Had To Fight A Painful Battle To Live

Sriman is a 1-year-old who was born with a damaged liver. He had a surgery which did not help. Earlier this year, he became very sick and that was when his parents found out that his liver is totally decompensated. Only a liver transplant can save Sriman.Baby Sriman with his father RajannaBaby Sriman has only suffered in silence till nowSriman's was critically ill right from when he was born. While he seemed like a normal newborn at first, but very soon he became weak and dull. His parents Rajanna and Manjula noticed that his poop was white. He had a blocked bile duct – that was damaging his liver.Sriman's stomach is swollen due to liver failure“His health problems started soon after his birth. He would feed and then immediately have white colored stool. When we took him to the doctor he told us that his liver was already damaged and he needed a surgery immediately. So we arranged for that,” says Rajanna.Sriman got his first surgery when he was only 3 months old. It looked lik
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This Single Mother Is Struggling To Save Her Son's Liver From Failing

“He’s always in pain and sometimes he throws up blood, but there’s nothing we can do to ease my brother’s suffering.”In 2013, Srikar’s and his family’s life changed for the worse. One morning he started vomiting blood and it alarmed his mother Jayamma and his younger brother Srihari. They immediately took him to a hospital in Kurnool where he was diagnosed with a failing liver. To aid him in recovery, they bandaged his damaged liver through endoscopy and gave him the necessary treatment. But 4 months later, his illness came back worse than before. He started vomiting blood again. Now his condition is so serious, that only a liver transplant can save him.Srikar’s aspirations came to an abrupt stop, with his diagnosisSrikar, now 24 years old, has been suffering from Decompensated Liver Disease since 5 years. Throughout this time, he has been having frequent episodes of blood vomiting, fever, and swelling in legs and the stomach. At an age where everyone else focuses on c
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Help This 8-Month-Old Baby Boy Who Smiles Even When His Body Is Giving Up On Him

“Our baby is always smiling. We just have to call out his name and he breaks into the biggest smile. On the outside, Hemanth looks like a happy, healthy baby, but that’s far from the truth. A deadly disease is slowly killing him on the inside. His smile is the only thing that’s keeping us from losing all hope.”Baby Hemanth is blissfully unaware of the gigantic battle his little body fighting. Despite being in pain, he manages to light up any room he is in. However, His parents, Ramanju and Hemavathi, are scared for his life. Hemanth has a life-threatening immunodeficiency disorder that is making him weaker as the days go by. The only cure for him now is an urgent bone marrow transplant.Hemanth’s parents are afraid of losing him like they lost their first babyBaby Hemanth was born on Ramanju and Hemvathi’s wedding anniversary. It was a celebration twice over for the couple. Hemanth’s brother, Satwik (3), was overjoyed to have someone to play with. Ever since then, Heman
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Electrician Karla Dasu Wants To Beat Cancer A Second Time For His Aged Parents

“My fever just kept rising and I went to the doctor. I knew I was sick, but never thought it would be cancer.”One morning in May last year, Karla Dasu woke up with a high fever. He couldn't afford to miss work, so he immediately went to see a doctor who gave him some medicines. Over the next week, he had fever, severe headaches and started vomiting too. Thinking it was a more serious infection, he went to the hospital to consult another doctor. The results of the blood test shocked him and his family - Dasu had blood cancer.Dasu's life turned upside down with the diagnosisDasu had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, a severe blood cancer. The doctors said that the chemotherapy needed to start right away. Dasu got himself admitted to the Basavatarakam Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad, and started treatment.“I was not prepared for any of this, neither mentally not financially. Chemotherapy is a difficult process. It makes me very irritable and has physical side effects too. Every time I hav
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This 10-year-old Fell And An Infection Has Caused A Fatal Blood Clot In His Heart

Navadeep had an injury just 10 days back. He was playing at school when he fell down. Lack of correct medical attention led to a terrible leg infection. The infection has become severe and reached his lungs. He is in the ICU fighting it off. His father is back in the village and his mother Nagamani is running from pillar to post trying to save her child.Nagamani is trying her best to save Navadeep who is fighting for his life in the ICU nowDespite visiting six hospitals in a week – Navadeep's infection worsened terriblyNavadeep hurt his right leg in school while running with his friends on the ground. He came home and put a Band-Aid on it. But two days later, his leg was swollen and he was running a fever. His mother rushed him to the local hospital in their village. They merely bandaged his leg and sent him home.The next morning, Navadeep woke up crying with pain. Nagamani decided to take him to the nearest town Khammam and see the doctor there. Once again, the dressing on his le
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Krishna Vamsi Got Arthritis At Just 15. Without Treatment He'll Soon Succumb To The Illness And Can't Move Anymore

“He says he feels like an old man struggling with aching joints. It frustrates him. He’s a teenager after all, and he wants to feel like one.”A year ago, Krishna Vamsi got down with a high fever and body ache that didn’t subside over a prolonged period. They took him to the doctor who said that Krishna needed the attention of a pediatric rheumatologist. He had to be taken to the hospital since he started developing other symptoms along with fever. His ankles and knees started swelling up and hurting.Then he couldn’t move his fingers and toes. The doctor diagnosed him with a form of arthritis, which if untreated will involve his spine and gradually incapacitate his movements altogether. He needs specialized medical attention for an extended period of 3-4 years, in order to recover from this crippling disorder.He used to have mild joint pains in the past, but they didn't know it would turn out be this seriousEven before this episode of high fever and joint pains, Krishna has h
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After Losing 3 Children, Jaswanth's Parents Are Fighting Again To Save His Life

“We had no idea that his condition was this serious, he seemed to be doing fine. He was a very active baby. When we discovered the severity of his illness, we were shocked.”Jaswanth was born with jaundice. He frequently came down with fever and keeping food down was hard for him. His parents Sampurna and Venkateswara Rao used to take him to a pediatrician for jaundice treatment. One day, he caught a bad cold and had trouble breathing. The anxious parents rushed him to a hospital in Guntur. Tests showed that Jaswanth had Chronic Liver disease and he needed immediate hospitalization. After keeping him under observation for a few days, the doctors declared that a liver transplant is the only way to save him.The reality of Jaswanth's situation dawned on his parents when he was being rushed into the ICUMany babies are born with jaundice and hence Jaswanth’s parents did not panic about their son initially. They made sure their baby was getting the necessary treatment and for a few day
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This Autowalla Is Running Out Of Time To Save His 6-month-old Baby From Liver Failure

“He used to keep crying all the time. But in the last one month, the crying has stopped and that change is much more scary.”Umeshwar's liver condition was caught a few months late, but those few months mean a battle between life and death for this 6-month-old baby. Jithendhar (father) is an auto-driver in a village and his son's bad health has brought him to Hyderabad for treatment. Jithendhar and his wife Shravanthi are worried sick for their baby – who is critically ill and awaiting a liver transplant. Umeshwar is in the last stages of liver diseaseUmeshwar is his parents' first child. He was born with yellowed eyes and his parents thought he had jaundice which is pretty common in newborns. They gave their baby ayurvedic supplements and herbal medicine, but his condition only got worse. By the time he was 3-months old, his liver was completely damaged. Now, 6-months-old, his parents spend all day and sleepless nights doing everything they can to save him. Baby Umeshwar has y
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2018 National Basketball Championship brings India’s top squads to Chennai

Chennai has long been one of India s most vibrant cities for basketball, with a strong grassroots structure of school and college competition, local icons who have starred for the national men s and women s squads, and state teams that have been consistently successful at the domestic stage for decades. Now, the megacity will get a chance [ ]
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This 21-Year-Old Almost Fell To His Death From The Fourth Floor And Is Now Fighting To Live In The ICU

“Just a day before his accident, I sent him a message saying I’d call him soon. I wish I had just made that call then. Now I might never get to talk to him again. My brother is now in the ICU, fighting for his life,” says Danish, Beigh's older brother.Danish (23) received a devastating phone call on 9 January at 5 am telling him that his younger brother, Beigh (21), had accidentally slipped from the 4th floor of a building in Bangalore. Danish remembers it as the most helpless he has ever been. He rushed from Lucknow to Bangalore to find Beigh very critical in the ICU. He underwent a brain surgery soon after. Beigh's condition is improving, but he needs to stay in the ICU longer and get urgent medical care to live.The unfortunate accident that nearly took his lifeBeigh was studying for his last exam with his friend before the tragic incident occurred in his apartment building in Channasandra, Bangalore. He took a break from studying to throw out the trash on the terrace of the
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This 5-year-old's Parents Have Run Out Of Money For Chemotherapy In The Middle Of His Cancer Treatment

Every time 5-year-old Priyanshu takes a chemotherapy injection, he is in excruciating pain for the next two days. He clings to his mother the whole day and cries to go back to his grandfather's home back in the village. His parents Pronoy and Pali struggle to calm him and dread the day that they are actually forced to take him back before his treatment for lack of money.Pronoy and Pali with PriyanshuPriyanshu's stomach ache turned out to be cancerTill he fell sick, nothing could keep Priyanshu down. Strong-minded and adored by his family – Priyanshu is the 'naughty' boy of his neighbourhood. Three months ago, he got a fever and bad stomach pain. Shocked at his condition, his parents rushed him to the nearest hospital.Priyanshu did get better but fell sick soon again. “He would fall down crying of stomach pain. Added to that was a fever. He took medicines but the pain and fever always came back. A neighbour recommended a hospital in Bangalore. He is our only child – we had to do
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You Can Save 3-year-old Sandhiya Who Is On Artificial Lung Support Fighting Respiratory Failure

“I’m not able to remember what my daughter last said to me. She got so quiet as the disease progressed and now, under all these wires I feel like I have lost her forever.”Sandhiya is 3 years old. When Santosh and Bharathi talk about their daughter, they gush about her antics, the way she makes people laugh with her constant chattering, and how playful yet precocious she can be. Within 10 days, her demeanor completely changed. What started off as a cold has left Sandhiya hooked to artificial lungs and heart machine, fighting to survive with every breath. It went from a cold to respiratory failure in 10 days21st December. It was like any other winter morning. Santosh’s 6-year-old son was running around the house with Sandhiya. She kept coughing. Bharathi realized that her daughter may have caught a cold. She tucked her into bed after lunch. Eventually, the cough and fever got worse until she began struggling for every breath.“Even though we visited the doctor, her fever did n
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Where are the Safest States to Live In 2018? – Indian Climate News

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4-Year-Old Aswak Can Barely Eat Because Of His Failing Pancreas And Needs Intensive Medical Care To Survive

“We don't know how to help him. He’s our only child, we can’t lose him”Aswak Nenavath is the only child of Raju and Suvarna Nenavath. 3 years ago, when he was barely over a year old, he started crying uncontrollably from stomach pain, his stomach was swollen and he could barely eat. Scared at the condition of his child, Raju took him to a doctor. There he was told that Aswak’s situation was far more complicated than what they thought and that he needs to be taken to a hospital immediately. Upon evaluations, Aswak was diagnosed with Chronic Pancreatitis.Aswak is too young for surgery but needs constant medical attentionAswak’s age proved to be a big hindrance in the way of treatment. The doctors almost lost hope, in this case, owing to the fact that he was just a baby. But Raju was adamant about saving his son and brought him to Rainbow hospital in Hyderabad. There, Aswak started receiving treatment for pancreatitis. But his condition was so critical that he needed intensi
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At 10 Months, Aizen's Survival Depends On An Urgent Liver Transplant For The Second Time

“We don’t know how to react anymore. What is happening to our baby is unfair and we can’t lose him at any cost.”10-month-son Aizen is the son of Binoy Issac and Jeni. When he was born, he was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia, a birth defect. To better his condition, a Kasai procedure was performed, but to no avail. Aizen’s condition continued to worsen. His eyes turned yellow, he had difficulty feeding and was in constant pain. Upon running further tests, it was decided that baby Aizen will need a liver transplant. At a tender age of 10 months, he underwent a liver transplant, which also failed. Now he needs another transplant in order to survive. Nothing had prepared Issac and Jeni for the fate of their babyIssac and Jeni were overjoyed at the idea of welcoming a baby into their lives. Nothing had prepared the first time parents for this rude shock. Just when they thought they’ll be starting a new chapter of their life with their bundle of joy, their lives turned upside do
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These Parents Are Waiting Day & Night In The Hospital Garden To Take Their Newborn Home For The First Time

We have been through pregnancy and childbirth before. This time again, we were looking forward to that joy of seeing our child for the first time. Even if I had to go through pain, I opted normal delivery. I wanted to ensure my child is healthy. We never imagined ourselves in this situation, waiting outside the NICU every single day, watching our baby battle for life, and hope to take him home someday.If she did not have the C-section, I would have lost them both My name is Ashok. Rameshwari and I live in Ananthapur. We have a 3-year-old daughter, and we were expecting another child. Everything was fine. We were happy to think that our family will be complete. Everything changed in a blink.Rameshwari started bleeding. We were terrified that she was having a miscarriage. I rushed her to the emergency room at the local hospital. The doctor said that her condition was getting worse, and if they did not deliver the baby immediately, I would lose them both.He is so tiny yet he fights for
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16-Year-Old Pritam Had To Drop Out Of School To Battle His Cancer

"My son has complete faith in me. He is counting on me to save him, to get him out of this world of pain and suffering. But little does he know how helpless his parents feel, knowing that they do not have the resources required to save their son's life," says Pritam's mother. Pritam with his motherTo be 16-years-old is exciting. You decide what you want to study, choose a career and work towards it. But 16-year-old Pritam spends most of his time on a hospital bed, battling a disease hellbent on killing him.A few months back, Pritam was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a severe type of fast-growing cancer. While undergoing treatment, Pritam parents are finding it difficult to arrange enough money to complete his treatment.Forced To Give Up On DreamsPritam's father Sanjib (50) is a daily-wage laborer who sometimes make up to Rs 150 a day. His mother, Chandana (37) is a housewife. He also has an 18-year-old elder sister, Anamika who is studying in class 12."My daughter is refusing to
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A Deadly Blood Disorder Threatens To Take Away 6-Year-Old Tejaswini's Life If Not Treated Immediately

“We can’t think of a life without Tejaswini. She used to be so active and cheerful, but this disease has changed her. She rarely smiles anymore. We will do anything to see that smile back on her face,” says Lalitha, Tejaswini's mother. Tejaswini has been sick for a year now. However, her condition has drastically deteriorated in the past 3 months because of the rare, severe blood disorder that she’s been living with. Tejawasini’s parents, Lalitha and Nagaraju, have been doing all they can to get her treatment. The only way she can be saved from succumbing to this disease is an immediate bone marrow transplant.There’s no end to Tejaswini’s suffering as she gets a high fever every 15 daysTejaswini has been diagnosed with Fanconi’s Anemia, a rare disorder that affects the bone marrow which in turn decreases the production of blood cells. It all started when Tejaswini got a high fever one year ago and her parents rushed her to the doctor when it didn’t subside.“We tho
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This Farmer May Lose Another Child If He Cannot Afford A Liver Transplant Soon

Chanda is a small farmer in rural Telangana. He and his wife Sujji have already lost one child in an accident. Now, their 2-year-old son Mohan is very sick and his liver is completely decompensated. It has affected his health and growth. Chanda has sold his farm to keep Mohan's treatment going, and has nothing left to get him the liver transplant that will save him.Mohan with his parents Chanda and SujjiMohan's illness has put a shadow of fear on the familyMohan is the youngest in his family, born over 20 years after Chanda and Sujji's marriage. His birth brought happiness to parents still grieving over losing a child. Chanda, Sujji and their daughters – all felt ready to finally be happy again. But in just 18 months, Mohan became very ill and Chanda felt a familiar fear for his child's life.  “He told us his stomach was hurting and started crying. He kept crying for two days. We realised that something was very wrong and went to the doctor. We came to Hyderabad in October for
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My Wife's Body Has Stopped Responding To Dialysis And Now Only A Kidney Transplant Can Save Her

Riya. My beautiful, loving wife. When people looked at her, they saw a slim and pretty woman who took care of her health. ‘She must be gifted with genes,’ they would say because Riya could never put on weight no matter what she did. Only we knew, that she was not really healthy. She was always dealing with high blood pressure. It has now put her in the hospital, where she is fighting for her life.Her feet were so swollen that she could not take off her shoesRiya (Mamata Chatterjee) and I got married in 2007. We fell in love after our wedding and started a family with our son, Avishmit, in 2010. BP was always an issue for Riya, so I made sure she took care of herself. Around 2016, things began to change for us. Riya began putting on weight. At first, she thought it was normal, but soon we realized this was something else.“I came home walking after shopping for groceries. When I tried to take off my shoes they would not come off. My legs and feet were swollen. I was so scared, I
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Former NBA player Kevin Martin to visit India

Sharpshooter Kevin Martin, who played twelve seasons in the NBA before retiring in 2016, will be the latest former/current NBA player to visit India this week. Martin is scheduled to be in India from January 12-18, 2017 to help the NBA s continuing efforts of promoting the game in the country. Martin will first stop in [ ]
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Her Feet Were So Swollen That She Could Not Take Off Her Shoes, And Now Her Life Is In Danger

Riya. My beautiful, loving wife. When people looked at her, they saw a slim and pretty woman who took care of her health. ‘She must be gifted with genes,’ they would say because Riya could never put on weight no matter what she did. Only we knew, that she was not really healthy. She was always dealing with high blood pressure. It has now put her in the hospital, where she is fighting for her life. Her feet were so swollen that she could not take off her shoesRiya (Mamata Chatterjee) and I got married in 2007. We fell in love after our wedding and started a family with our son, Avishmit, in 2010. BP was always an issue for Riya, so I made sure she took care of herself. Around 2016, things began to change for us. Riya began putting on weight. At first, she thought it was normal, but soon we realized this was something else.“I came home walking after shopping for groceries. When I tried to take off my shoes they would not come off. My legs and feet were swollen. I was so scared,
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This Farmer Is Struggling To Save 5-year-old Son From Cancer For The Second Time On Zero Income

After helping his 5-year-old son Rihan beat cancer, Mubarak, a farmer from a village in Karnataka, and his family were looking forward to continuing their normal lives. Within a few months, their hopes and dreams came crashing down as they learned that the cancer had relapsed. Not willing to give up, Mubarak is determined to help Rihan get all the medical attention he needs but his family’s current financial situation makes this all the more difficult.Mubarak and his son Rihan in Bangalore for Rihan's treatmentThis is not Rihan’s First Time fighting CancerRihan was completely healthy and strong. In 2016, after being down with fever for a long stretch his family took him to a hospital near their village where he was diagnosed as a weak case of Dengue. Mubarak’s father underwent a successful heart surgery at Narayana Hrudayalaya hospital in Bengaluru and so, he decided to get Rihan’s tests done there too.In November 2016, Rihan was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a
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Extras – Corfu-bound Sierra Leone youngsters need your support – The Cricket Cauldron

  The Kent Cricket Club U-17 team has been invited by the Hellenic Cricket Federation to participate in the International Schools Cricket Tournament in Corfu, Greece from 25-30 June, 2018.   The Kent U-17 team consists of ten boys and five girls, and will have the opportunity to compete against children from top cricketing nations [ ]
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Ridhima Pathak on anchoring NBA show “Around the Hoop” for Indian fans

For NBA fans in India, one of the most consistent voices in the media over the past few years has been of Ridhima Pathak, anchor of the Sony SIX show NBA Around the Hoop. In Episode 57 of Hoopdarshan, Ridhima joins hosts Kaushik Lakshman and Karan Madhok to talk about her unlikely journey into NBA [ ]
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24 Hours To Save 1-year-old Hubail Who Has Only 10% Chance Of Survival Without A Liver Transplant

“My wife and I have twin boys. The day they were born, we felt like our life was complete, and we were getting started on a new happy beginning. We never thought we would be fighting to save their lives!”Hubail and Hilal are both 1 year and 8 months old. A few weeks ago, Hubail fell sick. He began vomiting anything he ate. Even after taking medicines, he did not show any improvement. To make things worse, Hilal began to show the same symptoms, and both their conditions got worse until they were on the hospital bed diagnosed with acute liver failure. Their mother (donor) is in the ICU, while their father is across the sea struggling to send every rupee possible to save their lives. They seemed so healthy and suddenly they are fighting for their lives25-year-old father, Ameer Ali landed a job as a school bus driver in UAE just 2 months ago. The family had been facing financial troubles, and with this job, he hoped to turn things around. When Sumaiyath mentioned that Hubail was si
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Water Bottle Seller's Small Child Is On The Verge Of Losing Her Eyesight And Mobility To A Severe Infection

“We thought she had a simple cold that would eventually get better. We had no idea she could lose her eyesight”Two months back, Nafeez took his 4-year-old daughter, Fatima to the doctors because she had a stubborn cold. She actually had an infection in her brain and sinuses. Fatima soon lost vision in her left eye and was in constant pain. Her condition got worse and her right side became paralyzed. She was transferred to Narayana Hrudayalaya, Mumbai and had an emergency surgery to stave off further infection.Fatima can't see from her left eye and is paralysed in her right side because of a sinus infectionA cold that turned out to be a more sinister infectionFatima lives with her parents in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Her perfectly normal life turned upside down for her and her family last November. What started as a simple cold, became an infection that could claim Fatima’s eyesight and life. Fatima cold wouldn't get better despite taking strong medication. When she developed what l
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Record Book – The 100-ODI club – The Cricket Cauldron

  The second ODI between New Zealand and Pakistan at Nelson tomorrow will be the hundredth contested by the two teams against each other, in a span of nearly 45 years dating back to their first encounter at Christchurch in 1972-73. Thus, it will become the eleventh fixture to reach the milestone of a century [ ]
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Abandoned By Her Father For Being A Girl, This 6-Year-Old Now Battles Cancer For The Second Time

Hemashree is a fighter. She remains cheerful and positive despite the agonizing pain of blood cancer. She was diagnosed three years ago and underwent a bone marrow transplant on December 3, 2016 due to the severity of her condition. Unfortunately, Hemashree (6) developed a serious infection soon after. If this deadly infection is not treated, Hemashree might not make it. Her mother, Asha, is singlehandedly trying to save her. Hemashree needs continuous treatment for the next 6 months to survive.  Hemashree’s father abandoned the family long backWhen Hemashree was born, Asha’s husband told her that she had to leave Hemashree and her older daughter, Gaganashree, in an orphanage because he wanted sons. Asha knew that she could never give up on her two precious daughters. They are her world and she would fight against all odds for them.“My husband left us. I tried to reason with him, but I had to file for divorce eventually. He remarried soon after our divorce, leaving us with no
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Father of a Premature Baby Has Sold All He Had, Yet He Struggles to Keep the Baby Alive

39-year-old Bhakkiyalakshmi and Sivanandam waited 8 long years after their marriage for a baby. Bhakkiyalakshmi had multiple miscarriages, and she had almost given up hope. This time when her pregnancy seemed to be going well, they were thrilled. Unexpectedly, this journey was not smooth. Bhakkiyalakshmi had several complications that led to a premature delivery.Baby was born extremely premature weighing only 690 gmsWhen Bhakkiyalakshmi was just 29 weeks pregnant, she had a high fever and her legs and body were swollen. She was rushed to hospital and doctors said that a c- section had to be done immediately to save the life of the mother and the baby. A baby girl was born extremely premature, weighing only 690 grams. As soon as the baby was born, she was taken to a different hospital and put into a ventilator.Bhakkiyalakshmi was also critically ill and needed treatment. She was able to see the baby only a week after birth. This was the longest week of Bhakkiyalakshmi's life. Even thr
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