“My baby will be condemned to a life of hospitals, needles and pain if he does not get a bone marrow transplant soon. The doctors have warned us that his growth will be stunted and he may get cancer or multi-organ failure later. We are very scared ,” says Khaja Miya, father of 1-year-old Abdul.1-year-old Abdul has a severe blood disorder Abdul's body produces abnormally low amounts of hemoglobin. He looked like a healthy, normal baby at birth. At 3 months, a blood test confirmed that he has the grave disease. His parents had to ask the doctor to explain the condition multiple times before its severity could sink in. They keep a constant watch over him. Any infection can turn deadly at this point.Oxygen in Abdul’s blood dips every 15 days, and it is difficult for his parents to witness his struggleAbdul seems like a happy and healthy baby from a distance. But only his parents have seen the horrors of having the severe blood disorder that Abdul suffers from.“We know exactly whe
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