Cancer Couldn't Stop This 20-Year-Old From Writing Her Exams But It Will Kill Her Without A Transplant

“Her hands and legs became so pale that it looked like she had become completely white. It’s such a horrific sight for any parent. She underwent over 14 cycles of chemo but her cancer won’t go away without a bone marrow transplant. I don’t know how much more she has to suffer.” – Mohammad, Fajila’s father.Fajila at the hospitalFajila’s life turned upside down in no time due to cancerWhile studying for her final year in B.Tech, 20-year-old Fajila was constantly down with fever in January 2018. Within a few days, her condition was so bad that she couldn’t even walk without help. After a few tests, her entire family was shaken when they came to know that she was suffering from acute myeloid leukemia which is a deadly form of blood cancer that spreads so quickly if left untreated.“She was just so weak. She couldn’t even stand for long. She would hesitate to lie down. Her fever was terrible. It was just so high for such a long time. This has never happened before so
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Watchman’s 12-year-old Son Cannot Walk Two Steps Without Becoming Completely Breathless, Needs Urgent Surgery To Live

“When Sreeganth sees the neighbourhood boys playing cricket, he asks me if he can join them. But before I can even answer, he quietly goes inside the house and watches them sadly from his room. He knows he is not like them; his heart does not let him walk properly for a minute, how will he be able to play for hours?”-Perumal, father of 12-year-old Sreeganth.Sreeganth looks like a normal kid, but his heart can fail him any moment nowThis child was born with a major valve sealed shut along with a hole in his heart, which made oxygen levels in his body dangerously lowThere is an absence natural outflow of blood to the lungs in Sreeganth’s case. Because the valve that should be pumping blood to the veins is completely sealed, the hole has to facilitate this function. This is what results in dangerously low oxygen levels in the body.Sreeganth’s parents were told that his heart may heal on its own, which made his uneducated parents ignore the gravity of his condition for a long time
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Single Mother Can't Save Her 6-Year-Old From His Failing Heart After Husband Abandoned Them

“His hands, legs and lips have turned completely blue. He cries all the time because he can barely breathe anymore. Even sitting up for too long makes him tired. His condition is only getting worse as the days are going by."Parimala wakes up every day with only one intent – to make sure she and her 6-year-old son don’t go to bed starving. Ever since her husband abandoned them when Thirupathi was just 6-months-old, their life has been an uphill battle. Not only has Thirupathi grown up without a father, but his heart condition makes him feel so weak that he’s never gone to school or made any friends in his village. He now spends his time on the floor of their hut, crying because every breath is a painful struggle for him. Medicines aren’t enough to keep him alive, he needs a heart surgery before it's too late. Thirupathi cries in excruciating pain, while his heart gets weaker by the day“My husband left us when he was just a baby for another woman. Ever since then, it’s j
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Cancer Will Cripple And Kill This 16-year-old Farmer's Son If He Is Not Treated In Time

“He came home complaining of leg pain. There was no blood or even a bruise. It took months to diagnose his cancer. I have no answer when he tells me I should have just listened to him and taken him to a hospital that very day.” – Bhimanna, Mallikarjun's father.16-year-old Mallikarjun has aggressive cancer in his right leg and the teenager faces possible amputation or worse if not treated. His father Bhimanna is a daily-wage farmer in Dhuttagaon, a small village in Karnataka. As much as Bhimanna wants to save his son – every round of chemotherapy pushes him closer to financial ruin.No one thought that Mallikarjun's leg pain would be cancerMallikarjun is Bhimanna and Renuka bitterly regret not taking him to the doctor in December when his pain began. It was when they saw their 16-year-old start crying with pain that they knew this would not go away. Mallikarjun had a fast-spreading bone cancer in his right foreleg.“He slipped and fell. The pain started then. When he told us hi
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Housewife Has Only Mangalsutra Left To Sell, But It will Not Be Enough To Save Husband Who Already Lost Leg In Accident

“The children and I wait all day outside the ICU for him to open his eyes. We just want him to know that we are there for him…like he has always been there for us. He cannot utter a word or even move a finger, but I know that even in his pain he is worried about how we are doing without him. I cannot bear looking at his amputated leg, but I am staying strong to do whatever it takes to save his life. Even if that means giving away everything, including something I have never removed from my neck till now – my mangalsutra.”- Rupali, wife of 35-year-old Pralhad.Pralhad had gone to a friend’s wedding outside town, but he returned in an ambulance and has been in the ICU for over 20 days nowAs much as he was a family man, Pralhad had a lot of friends and would never miss any occasion to enjoy with them. He was traveling home to Mumbai from Narayangaon with a couple of friends when their car suddenly skidded out of control on the Mumbai-Pune expressway. Unfortunately for Pralhad,
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This Mother Is Desperate To Save Her 3-Year-Old Who Hasn’t Spoken Or Walked Yet Because His Liver Disease Is Killing Him

“Even after 3 years of age, my little baby can barely speak a word or even take his baby steps. Every moment Manoj and I wait for some miracle to happen so that we have a normal happy family like others. We are dying every day hoping that he would speak to us. But a severe liver disease has kept us distant from happiness.”Not just Aditya had bizarre symptoms, but his disease is fatal in itself3-year-old Aditya showed no signs of illness when he was born. Rupali and Manoj had just started planning for their little baby. Things started taking a bad turn when Aditya turned 7 months. While a normal baby should get neck control at 4 months, Aditya didn’t get it even at 7 months.“MRI was done and the reports left me shaking. My little baby has a rare disease called maple syrup urine disease. It is a condition where the body can’t break amino acids in the body. If the amino acid gets collected, it can even kill him. He’s constantly at high risk of seizures and brain damage.”Par
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Farmer's 16-year-old Son Faces A Terrible Prospect If His Cancer Is Not Treated In Time

“He came home complaining of leg pain. There was no blood or even a bruise. It took months to diagnose his cancer. I have no answer when he tells me I should have just listened to him and taken him to a hospital that very day.” – Bhimanna, Mallikarjun's father.16-year-old Mallikarjun has aggressive cancer in his right leg and the teenager faces possible amputation or worse if not treated. His father Bhimanna is a daily-wage farmer in Dhuttagaon, a small village in Karnataka. As much as Bhimanna wants to save his son – every round of chemotherapy pushes him closer to financial ruin.No one thought that Mallikarjun's leg pain would mean cancerMallikarjun is Bhimanna and Renuka bitterly regret not taking him to the doctor in December when his pain began. It was when they saw their 16-year-old start crying with pain that they knew this would not go away. Mallikarjun had a fast-spreading bone cancer in his right foreleg.“He slipped and fell. The pain started then. When he told us
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Laundry Woman Struggles To Save Her Premature Baby Whose Heart Will Stop Without Ventilator Support

“I felt a kind of stillness I had never experienced before. They told us that our baby’s heart had stopped working. ‘There’s no movement. We have to take him out, I’m sorry’ . A part of me refused to believe that he was dead. I had never held him or seen him, but I felt him for 3 months. One year later, life has brought us another tragedy and we might lose another baby.”When she reached her sixth month of pregnancy, Lakshmi and Srinivas finally felt the void of their losses being filled with little rays of hope. Unfortunately, their newfound happiness was cut short, and their baby boy was born 3 months premature with holes in his heart, struggling to breathe. Shattered, all Lakshmi and Srinivas can do now is pray with all their might that they don't lose another baby, Their baby can live and grow only with strict medical care "My pain started in the afternoon. We rushed to the hospital closest to the village and they did an operation (c-section). But when he was born,
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This Newborn Baby Born Without Major Valve In Heart Is Gasping For Every Breath

"When the doctors said that my wife and baby are healthy, I felt we were the most blessed people on earth. Within a week, everything turned upside down. Hardly a week had passed after his birth, suddenly he struggled to breathe and his skin turned blue completely. I have never seen something like this before. I thought he was dying. I stood numb. My wife was almost on the verge of fainting. I still couldn’t believe that my baby has heart disease.” - Arun.Baby's pulmonary valve is absent and has big holes in heartArun and Ramya took the baby to the local hospital. They were asked to take to a bigger hospital. By the time they reached the hospital baby's oxygen level came down. After a series of tests, it was confirmed that the baby has heart disease. She has a very complex problem where the pulmonary valve that regulates the blood flow to the lungs is absent. Adding to the severity, the baby also has big holes in the heart."I'm not educated, I do not understand the complications,
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A Transformer Burst Has Left This 24-Year-Old Completely Burnt And Fighting For Her Life In The ICU

“Within seconds, her body caught on fire. She started running back towards her office building to save herself, but it was too late though. Her back, face and hands were already completely burnt. When she finally woke up in the hospital and saw her hands for the first time, she cried uncontrollably.”On May 11, Priyanka’s life changed forever. She was walking to the tea stall near her office when a faulty transformer burst. The oil from the transformer fell on her and she caught on fire. It took Priyanka 3 days to be able to open her eyes because of the pain. The accident had burnt her back, face and both her hands beyond recognition. Shaila and Anand rushed the hospital to find their daughter clinging to life. Helpless and heartbroken, they are now struggling to find a way to continue treatment.A bright future burnt to ashesPriyanka, a computer engineer, started working in a private company just 4 months ago. The news of her first job made her parents swell with pride. All th
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This 1-Year-Old Son Of A Watchman Won't Live Until His Second Birthday Due To A Hole In His Heart

“6 months ago, we were told that his surgery needs to happen as soon as possible. I’ve begged so many people to help me out but I just can’t gather the money required for his surgery. I feel defeated. Anand is so weak right now, and every time I get the feeling that I’m going to lose him any moment.” – Ruben, Anands father.1-year-old Anand’s heart is so critical that he suffocates more and more every day. Anand has been suffering from a severe congenital heart disease since birth and his surgery has been delayed for so long because his father, a poverty-stricken watchman who is submerged in debt, has absolutely nothing left to save him.1-year-old Anand at the hospitalAnand’s abnormal breathing makes it hard for him to even sleep“I feel terrible when I just look at his face. Unlike a normal child, he’s breathing so rapidly that he can’t even sleep at night when he’s tired. He just keeps on crying. It never stops. He’s just so critical right now and as his fat
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2-month-old Baby's Stomach Is Painfully Bloated Because of 2 Big Holes In The Heart, Needs Urgent Surgery To Survive

 “Pallavi is surviving on medication, and she has just lived 2 months of her life. Her stomach bloats because of excessive blood flow to her lungs. The baby experiences constant fatigue, even after a slight giggle. It breaks our heart to imagine what the little girl is going through with 2 holes in her heart.” Saidul Reddy, Pallavi’s father.15 days after her birth, the family was in for a shockHaving gone through a C-section, the family was worried about the health of the baby and the mother-Radhika. Fortunately, both of them were in fine health. Just as Saidul heaved a sigh of relief, a routine checkup came with news that would put the baby’s life in jeopardy. All this, only 15 days after her birth. The 2-week-old baby had 2 holes in her heart. She was diagnosed with Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) and large Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), causing severe arterial pulmonary hypertension.Heart and Lungs could give up on her anytime In case of pulmonary hypertension, the heart wor
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This Single Mother Who Quit Her Job To Be By Her Sick Daughter, Is Now Struggling To Keep Her Alive

“My 7-year-old daughter, Bhavya, gets tired even if she climbs 2-3 stairs. She gasps for breath and sits down to rest. It’s so painful to see my little child doesn’t even have the strength to do even the daily activities. I have left no stone unturned to keep her alive so far. I don’t know how long will I be able to do this alone.”This single mother is fighting every day to save her only daughter Shruti has been taking care of her only daughter Bhavya single-handedly for years now. This single mother has never let Bhavya feel the vacuum of her father. She has pulled day and nights together just to ensure that Bhavya’s heart defect doesn’t kill her.“When my baby girl was born, she had a swelling in the kidney which caused some temporary problem. But until she was 7 months I had no idea that her heart was slowly giving up on her. She had some breathing problems and fever. Doctors told me that it wasn’t a usual viral fever, but she has a ventricular septal defect which
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Rare And Deadly Tumour That Caused Abnormal Puberty in 3-year-old Will Kill Him Without Advanced Treatment

“Saavi’s voice was cracking…his babbles started becoming of a deeper tone. My husband and I first believed that it was because he had a throat infection. But when I saw that he had developed pubic hair, I couldn’t believe my eyes. My maternal instincts told me something was wrong with my baby and that he needed a doctor fast”-Suvarna, mother of 3-year-old Saavi Sudanva.Saavi latches on to his mother nowadays because he is scared of the hospitalSaavi has a very rare tumour which is causing bizarre hormonal changes in his bodyA little after he turned 2, Saavi’s parents started noticing unusual things about their toddler. But it all started with a simple problem; Saavi’s left leg looked weak and so his unassuming parents believed they should wait it out before going to a doctor. But soon, his voice lost its babyish quality. After this, when the 3-year-old toddler started getting pubic hair and even erections, they knew that they had to consult a doctor as soon as possible.
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This Newborn Baby Has Abnormal Flow Of Blood, He Will Lose His Life Without A Heart Surgery

"Soon after his birth, I rushed him to Children hospital in Karaikudi. My wife was still lying unconscious. I was all alone and frozen in fear. I was terrified when I saw my baby struggling to breathe. He was in ICU for a week. They asked me to take him to the hospital in Chennai. I borrowed money from my friends and I came here. By the time we reached here, baby got infections in his blood. Fear of losing him is choking us to death but we pretend to be strong to console each other." - Arumugam.Baby is extremely low weight, this tiny body is battling heart diseaseKalaiarasi became pregnant after 2 years of marriage. Her pregnancy scans were normal. During her 9th month, just a few days before her due date, her pressure level suddenly shot up and she was sweating heavily. She was rushed to the hospital and an immediate c-section was done. The baby was born extremely low weight, weighing only 1.7 kilos."I never thought something drastic would happen in our lives. We don't have much yet
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This Newborn Is So Sick That Hospitals Turned His Parents Away – Treatment Is His Only Hope

“It was a terrible night. Our 2-weeks-old baby was having seizures and we were running from hospital to hospital. We had no money and all the doctors told us the same thing – there was no hope.” – Esha.Esha and Ravi are trying to save their 1-month-old baby fighting a severe infection. He needs strong antibiotics and breathing support. His parents have finally found doctors willing to take on the case and help them. All they need is a little support to save their baby.Only two weeks after his birth the baby became very sickEsha and Ravi's baby was born on April 24 and was at home for just two weeks. He developed a severe infection which soon worsened and he developed seizures. By the time his parents got him to a hospital that finally took him in – the baby had infections in his lungs and urinary tract.“It is horrible to see your small baby who can't even hold his head have seizures. His eyes are dull and he sleeps the whole day. The doctors have told us that he will get b
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18-Year-Old Student Whose Skull is Partly Removed After A Near-Fatal Accident Needs Urgent Surgery To Survive

“My son hasn’t woken up since that fateful night of the accident. He slipped into a coma, minutes after we arrived at the hospital. They’ve removed a part of his skull and removed the clots in his brain, but it isn’t enough. Fluid is collecting in his brain now. He needs an urgent surgery if he has to have any chance of making it.”  For two months now, Naveen (18) has been lying motionless on a hospital bed. All his parents long for is for him to open his eyes. They talk to him all day, hoping that maybe something will trigger a response, but they’re met with a deafening, heartbreaking silence. A near-fatal road accident has left Naveen fighting for every breath, and he needs an urgent surgery to survive, otherwise, he might never wake up again.The accident that nearly killed him and left his parents shatteredOn 30 March at 1:40 am, Yella Reddy received a phone call that changed his family’s life forever. When he and his wife rushed to the hospital to see their son, the
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This Farmer Couple Might Lose Their Son To a Life Threatening Blood Disorder, Even Before He Turns 5

“He was diagnosed with cancer just 3 months after birth. All that he has known, ever since that day, is bottles of blood and constant fever and cough. For four years now, the 4 and a half year old has lost count of the number of blood transfusions, crying in pain every time a needle is used.” Raju, Jaswath’s father.At just 13 Kgs, he continues to lose weight and sleep eludes him He stopped feeding at 3 months. He eats little food and survives on medications and transfusions. The nature of his illness-Beta Thalassemia Major-is such that crippling fatigue creeps in after few minutes of physical activity. Over the past 2 years, he has hardly managed to have a good night’s sleep. Every night severe pain in the legs reduce him to tears.School has remained a distant dream for Jaswanth“He hasn’t stepped in to school yet. At an age where pencils and books ought to be his friends, blood and hospital bed have taken their place.  “Every day, he asks me, ‘Ma, when can I go to sc
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Father Of A Newborn Baby Quits His Job To Save His Little Brother From Cancer

“On one hand while our family welcomed my daughter, Kanika, on the other hand, we are on the verge of losing my youngest 15-year-old brother Ankush to cancer relapse. We can’t even be happy the way we should have been. It’s been so difficult for me to juggle between hospitals.”4 years have gone to save Ankush, but all went in vain in just a few daysAkash is the eldest brother of Ankush and he has been taking the sole responsibility to help his brother live. Akash had to quit his job just to take care of his brother because there is no one else who can talk to the doctors and really understand what Ankush has been going through.“My little brother underwent 4 years of painful chemotherapy since he was just 11 years. Last year just before Diwali he was discharged and we thought finally the festival of light has lightened our lives. But I think Ankush is paying a heavy price for enjoying Diwali.”Nobody thought that the happiness that Diwali brought for Ankush would be short li
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This 5-year-old May Die Painfully Vomiting Blood Without A Liver Transplant, But His Father Cannot Afford It

“Aadhish’s liver has become so damaged that it is causing internal bleeding in his body. He regularly vomits blood and has to be rushed to the hospital every other week. His haemoglobin levels are dangerously low; he has lost weight and become much weaker. It is a miracle that my child is able to survive like this. The doctors say that we will lose him soon if he does not get the liver transplant urgently.”-Mala Sukale, mother of 5-year-old Aadhish Sukale.Aadhish has a severe liver disease that has been plaguing him since he was a small babyLittle Aadhish’s parents noticed that he had a swollen tummy when he was just 6 months old. At first, they thought it would be gas and did not pay much attention to it until he started passing black stools and even developed a high-grade fever.“It was very unusual because till that point, he was a normal baby who was not sickly or fussy about anything. We started seeing a different face of his all of a sudden; he became irritable and woul
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17-year-old Farmer Is Losing Her Life To Cancer, Parents Do Not Have Anything Left To Save Her

She was a very bright student but she stopped going to school after class 6 to support us. She works with us in farm day and night so that her sisters can continue studying. She is our angel. Now she is not even able to stand, she dosen't eat food anymore. Cancer is slowly taking her life, she fears death, she fears leaving us all alone. She has not asked for anything in life, now she pleads to save her from the pain but I'm helpless."-  Lakshman, Malashree’s father.16 years of happiness undone in a momentA girl who stood by her parents through the struggle of abject poverty in a remote town, now finds herself on the verge of death, if not for a prolonged treatment. She is less than half the weight normal for a healthy person of her age. 17-year-old Malashree has been diagnosed with Metastatic Ewing’s Sarcoma-a form of bone cancer.  She eats only a few spoons of food at home, and nothing at all at the hospital.She hates looking at the mirror and cries uncontrollablyHair Loss has
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5-month-old Anjali has only 49% Oxygen Level, Her Heart Disease Can Cause Brain Damage and Turn Fatal Without a Surgery

"She was crying the whole night. Suddenly her body turned blue and she started to breathe heavily. I thought she was dying, I took her to the hospital and begged the doctor to save her. Everyone asked me to take to a bigger hospital. We came to Delhi and we were in the streets for 20 days. We didn't know where to go and no one was there to help. I'm afraid that I have already lost all the time. I will not live if I can't take her back home with me." - Shanthi, mother of Anjali Kumari.Anjali has been battling a complex heart problem since her birth5-month-old baby Anjali has been fighting a very complex heart problem since her birth. Unfortunately, her parents were not aware of it until she turned blue and developed extreme breathing troubles, a month ago. She has always been crying, nothing could console her. They have taken her to many local hospitals in Uttar Pradesh but none revealed about her condition. Medicines did not help her."Doctors say that she has only 3 chambers and 3 v
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Farmer Couple Who Sold Land To Fix Elder Son’s Deformity Now Cannot Afford To Save Cancer-ridden Younger Son

 “When our elder son Gunasekaran was born, we were horrified. He did not have a mouth – no lips or even gums…just a hollow opening in the place of his jaw. My husband, Vinayagam, immediately sold the only piece of land we had for a small amount because of the emergency; we had been borrowing money for everything since then. He was just getting better when my younger son, Sridharan, was diagnosed with cancer. Now we have been pushed to a financial position where we cannot save either of our sons.”-Jaya Malini, mother of 11-year-old Sridharan who is suffering from acute blood cancer.An unsuspecting stomach pain turned out to be deadly blood cancerWhen Sridharan complained of severe stomach pain three months ago, his worried parents did not hesitate in taking him to a local medical centre in their hometown of Velur, Tamil Nadu, immediately because he was not a child who got sick too often.  A couple of tests revealed that his liver and spleen had abnormal swelling and told them
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Engineer’s 4-Year-Old Can’t Escape End-Stage Liver Disease And Death Without Urgent Treatment

“He turns 5 in four days, but there will be no celebrations this year. He was just a month old when he had his first major surgery. Ever since then, every birthday of his has been a blessing.This year Vihaan will spend his birthday in the hospital, and without treatment, he might not make till his next one.”Vihaan's stomach started swelling and his skin and eyes turned yellowOne month ago, Vihaan excitedly said that he wanted cake and chocolates for his fifth birthday. This was just a few days before he fell extremely sick. Vihaan’s fever refused to subside. He had severe stomach pain and constipation, his skin and eyes were turning yellower by the day and his stomach was swelling up. Ajay and Pratibha’s worst fears were realized – their son’s life is at risk once again because of a serious liver condition, and this time, a liver transplant is the only way he will survive.Vihaan was only 45 days old when he had his first surgeryVihaan was born a healthy baby, but a few day
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Mentally Disadvantaged Father Struggles To Save His Premature Baby On Zero Income

“Govind, the baby’s father, can’t manage to answer a phone call  because his of mental disability. He struggles to perform, even the basic functions normally. Padma, his wife, is at the hospital recovering from a C-section and the baby is battling for life” - Suresh, Govind’s brother.Padma and Govind's baby was born prematurely. The baby is fighting respiratory distress. While, Padma is still recovering from the surgery, Govind is unable to handle things on his own, owing to his mental condition. His brother, appeals for help to save this baby boy.Labored breathing and fatigue were the only symptoms apparent at birth. The baby did not cry and had to be rushed to another hospital. little did they know that baby couldn't breathe without life support. While all this was happening, Padma was unconscious and Govind could not respond, even if he could recognize that something was wrong with his baby.10 days after birth, Govind and Padma’s baby is surviving on life support.Imme
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New Mother Confined To The Bed Has Not Yet Seen Her Newborn Even Though He Is Fighting To Survive

“I kept hoping that I would be all right but then the bleeding started. Soon the baby was born. It has been four days and I have still not seen him or held him.” - Rupika, the baby's motherRupika gave birth to a baby boy on May 21 through a caesarean delivery. Unable to move, she has not yet seen her 2-months-premature baby. The baby is in an incubator – and needs breathing support. He is severely underweight and has developed jaundice. His parents Rupika and Raju, who have not even held him, are doing everything they can to save their only child.Rupika's pregnancy took a sudden turn for the worse in the seventh monthEven now, Rupika looks back and feels that her pregnancy was progressing well. She does not know why things got so bad this quickly. That morning, on May 21, she felt a wetness, her water had broken. She called her husband and the two immediately went to the doctor.Rupika is still recovering from childbirth and is waiting to see and hold her baby“The doctor put
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Even 2 Bottles Of Blood Every Week Are Not Enough To Keep 8-year-old Darshan Alive Anymore

"My son has been under treatment for as long as he can remember. For us, Thalassemia is a monster that is taking away his life slowly. For him, this disease is a part of his life. Hospital has become his second home. He needs blood transfusion for every 2 weeks. This has been the routine for the past 7 years. No part of his body is left unpricked. Now doctors are unable to find healthy veins in his body. Needles often move during transfusion. He cries in pain but he knew that he cannot go home and play without transfusions. He has learnt to accept pain." -  Nethravathi.Darshan needs blood transfusions for every 2 weeks without which he cannot surviveDarshan was only 5-months-old when Thalassemia crudely entered his life and took control of it.  It is a genetic mutation that affects the blood cells reducing its capacity to carry oxygen. While a red blood cell should be plump, his blood is shriveled and non-functioning. Since then he has been living on borrowed blood. His innocent, ha
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Baby Girl With Down Syndrome Has Only One Week Left To Get A Life-Saving Heart Surgery

“We could hear her heart beating, loud and fast. It was terrifying. She was a 4-month-old baby when we found out about the hole in her heart. Even though the doctors said it might heal on its own, I shouldn’t have waited this long. I can’t help but blame myself for everything that’s happening to her now.”2-year-old Rakshita has not taken her first steps or said her first words yet. Her parents, Vignesh and Ramya, are eagerly waiting for the day their baby girl starts reaching little milestones. Unfortunately for them, that day might never come if she doesn’t get a heart surgery soon. Baby Rakshita’s tears are uncontrollable every time she’s taken to the hospital and her eyes are filled with fear. Her parents are willing to do anything to take her pain away, but are struggling.Their little baby not only has down syndrome but also a serious heart conditionBaby Rakshita was born with a hole in the heart that was diagnosed when she was 4-months-old. What should’ve hea
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This 6-Month-Old Won't Be Able To Breathe At All Because Her Lungs Are Being Crushed Inside

“She’s just 6 months old and she’s been on the ventilator twice already. Her lungs are compressed and every day, her breathing becomes lesser and lesser, but I know that we won’t give up without a fight. She is stronger than anyone I know.” – Manish, Ojaswi’s father6-month-old Ojaswi was born with a rare but deadly defectUnable to breathe or even swallow food, 6-month-old Ojaswi entered the world with a rare defect known as congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Simply put, this means that there is a hole in the baby’s diaphragm causing her lungs to get squished because of other organs.“After birth, when we took her home, she wouldn’t breastfeed at all. She would find it so hard to breathe and when she was 2 months old she was already suffering from pneumonia. She had to be put on the ventilator. Seeing such a small baby already fighting for her life is something no parent should go through. It was devastating. Not only that, she also needed feeding tubes because that’
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These Parents Have Already Lost One Of Their Newborn Twins And Risk Losing The Other If They Can’t Continue Treatment

“We lost our baby girl this morning. My wife is at the waiting room and refuses to leave. Now, she goes to see our only child every chance she gets and comes out broken. I can see him only once a day, but that’s the only thing I have left to look forward to now.”Kanagavalli and Chandhragasan’s day begins and ends at the NICU where their 15-day-old baby boy now lays. Despite being in severe pain, and staying up all night, Kanagavalli spends all her time in the hospital. Every time Chandhragasan asks her to rest, she says she will only rest once her baby boy is safe. The joy of parenthood is only a distant dream for these new parents who’ve already lost one of their twin babies and might lose the other if they can’t find a way to continue treatment soon.Their babies were born extremely premature, gasping for breathKanagavalli followed the doctor's instructions religiously. She was advised bed rest during her fifth month of pregnancy, so Chandhragasan ensured that she was we
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Father Who Lost His Rs.40/day Job, Even Sold His House To Save His 15-year-old Daughter From Cancer Relapse

“My eldest daughter Neda stayed in the hospital for 9 months and 17 days for chemotherapy and radiation. At the end of it, we thought our struggle was over. In just a few weeks when we took her back for a follow, we discovered that she had a 90% relapse of cancer. Her battle to protect her body held no meaning anymore.”Neda can no longer do what she loved the most15-year-old Neda is the eldest daughter of Tarannum and Iqbal. Being a bright student, Neda had never missed a single day at school. But after not going to school for almost 10 months now, Neda has forgotten how her school looked like.“Last year in July, my child had fever and back pain. We didn’t worry much because we thought she had just stressed herself too much with her studies. What scared us was her blood with the urine. It was something very unusual and scary.”Beating cancer once wasn’t enoughTheir local doctors in Purulia, West Bengal, suspected that she had blood cancer. Finally, when her parents took he
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Poverty-Stricken Farmer's Teenage Son Cries Out In Pain All Night Long Because Of Cancer

“Being able to afford the treatment is one thing but right now, I can’t even afford our journey to the hospital. It’s 15 km away and we take an Auto which costs Rs. 500 every day. If I tell my son he has cancer, he’ll feel guilty and refuse treatment because we’re so poor and he’s already got one surgery. But what other option do we have?” – Dasarathan, Prem’s fatherEven after removing a tumor on his leg, 17-year-old Prem is now riddled with a deadly form of blood cancer and crying out every day due to the excruciating pain in his limbs. His chances of survival don’t look good at all unless he undergoes chemo immediately. His father, a poor farmer who can’t earn for months at a time, feels hopelessly lost unable to save his son.Prem and Dasarathan at the hospitalPrem never thought his condition would worsen after removing his tumorJust around a month ago, a swelling on Prem’s leg was diagnosed to be a tumor. Fortunately, he got the tumor surgically removed bef
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This 8-year-old Will Bleed From His Nose Until He Dies Without An Urgent Surgery

“Sometimes, Kushal bleeds from the nose so much that it seems like blood from his entire body will come out. I become so scared at the sight of so much blood. But he sits up and puts ice pack by himself and tells me that he’s going to be fine. When my 8-year-old son is fighting a deadly disease with so much bravery, I am left with no other option but be strong.”Kushal is learning in spite of all oddsShivalika and Basavraj have an elder daughter, Kruthika who goes to college and twins who are 8 years of age, Kushal and Khusi. While Khusi has a normal life and is in class 4 now, Kushal has not been able to go to school beyond class 1. Surprisingly, this has in no way hampered his intellect.“Kushal's body has completely stopped producing new blood. Needless to say, he is too weak to do anything. His disease has not let him live a life like any other child his age. Even without going to school, he understands and can read spellings. At this age, without school, he already knows Ka
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Daily Wage Labourer And Wife Think Starvation Will Kill Their 10-year-old Child Before His Defective Heart Does

“Mani Krishnan cannot eat even a morsel of food because of chest pain. He tells me, ‘Appa, I am feeling very hungry but cannot swallow, it hurts a lot’. We are relieved when he manages to eat half an idli or a small piece of dosa because there are days when he eats absolutely nothing. He has two holes in his heart that are growing and causing him to slowly starve to death” - Rathnavel, father of 10-year-old Mani Krishnan.Mani Krishnan’s parents believed that a single surgery would solve their son’s heart problems forever, but they were wrongWhen Mani Krishnan was born, his mother, Anusiya, noticed that his face, hands and legs had a bluish tinge. He was also having trouble breathing; the doctors found that the vessels in his heart’s lower chambers were reversed which was causing less oxygen flow in his body. His parents were told that if a surgery is no performed before he turns 3, his life would be in danger.“When the doctors told us that his life was at stake, my hu
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Auto Driver's 8-Month-Old Baby Can't Grow And Will Have A Painfully Short Life Without Treatment

“Our older son is 5-years-old but his body is like a 1-year-old child. His physical growth is not like other children. He can’t play or even stand up without support. He can’t walk properly and hasn’t even started school yet. Now, our younger 8-month-old son has been diagnosed with the same disease and risks suffering the same fate if we don’t get him treated soon. A bone marrow transplant can save him from living a painfully short life.”Ramesh and Prema’s 8-month-old baby boy was born healthy and they were waiting for him to turn 9-months-old to name him. They fondly call him paapu (means 'baby' in Kannada) and he responds with a bright, wide smile. Little did they think that their youngest would also suffer from the rare genetic disorder that their older son Likith (5) has. However, there’s hope for the little one. A bone marrow transplant can save him from this degenerative disease, but he needs it at the earliest before his condition worsens beyond repair.   The
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Baby Gokul Has A Flesh-Eating Infection That Is Spreading Fast And Will Kill Him Without Treatment

“He's only 2, but he liked to do things on his own. He ate his own food, threw ball to his cousins. If the infection doesn't come down, they may have to cut away his small fingers. He is tired, sick and scared. I only want him to get better.” - Shruti, Gokul's mother.Only 10 days back, Gokul came to his mother, telling her that his leg hurt a lot. When they looked at it, they only found a small, blackened swelling. They put pain-relief spray on it. In just two days, Gokul went into septic shock. The infection had spread to his heart and kidneys. He needs two more weeks' hospital stay to fight this painful deadly condition.Even before fully learning to use his hands Gokul may lose themThe doctors have classified the infection in Gokul's leg as 'necrotizing fasciitis', commonly known as flesh-eating disease. It is a fast-spreading infection that eats away body's tissue. Chunks of dead tissue have already been sliced from Gokul's leg. The infection has spread all over his body an
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Nurse's 20-day-old Premature Baby Is Now Bleeding Into His Lungs And Needs Help To Survive

“My 3 week-old-baby’s lungs bleed. Ever since birth, he has been on life support. We have never held the baby in our hands and we don’t know if he will live long enough to see us. Weighing only 730 grams at birth, his life, and our hopes, are hanging by the thread.”- ArunthathiThe baby was rushed to the ICU even before his mother gained consciousnessBorn on May 3, 2018, at 31 weeks gestational age, the baby was struggling to breathe. Following the C-section, Arunthathi wished to see her son healthy. Her hopes were ravaged when she was informed of the boy’s condition. Ragu was at a loss for words, but Arunthathi’s experience as a nurse helped her deal with the shock.  Years of wait are slipping away into desolate criesThe moment of joy Ragu and Arunthathi had looked forward to, for four years, had just eluded them. Ragu painted houses, while Arunthathi worked as a nurse. They fell in love, but their journey to marriage wasn’t a bed of roses. The couple had to incur the
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This Newborn Has So Less Oxygen In His Blood That He Will Die Without Urgent Surgery

“He was born on Sunday night and they gave him to us. But the next day, the doctor said he had blue feet and he was taken away again.” - Avinash's the baby's fatherMamtha and Avinash's baby boy was born on May 13, 2018. In a day, he was found to have very less oxygen in his blood due to a heart defect. Now that his lungs are stronger, he needs a surgery immediately. He is in the ICU at the moment supported by machines and medicines.Barely recovered, Mamtha sleeps in hospital seatsThe baby's delivery was through a C-section because the baby was overdue. When the baby was taken away Mamtha was very distressed. Concerned for her well being, the doctor recommended she be reunited with the baby. Now, Mamtha sits out in the out-patient area day and night, waiting for her baby to get better.“She is here all the time. She rests on the hospital benches. I tell her to go home and take rest, but she is too upset to leave the baby. She visits him once every two hours. I don't know what to
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15-Day-Old Premature Baby Has Only 6 Days To Get Surgery And Survive Heart Disease

“He would’ve died if he had stayed in my womb any longer. The emergency delivery saved him in that moment, but his life is still in danger. My husband has seen our baby only once in these 15 days because he’s trying to arrange for the money. Our baby needs a surgery soon to live.”Ever since the birth of their baby boy 15 days ago, Divya and Dayanand have spent sleepless nights filled with worry and tears. The terrifying thought of losing their baby becomes more of a reality as they’re getting closer to the date of his surgery. Time is running out for their baby who’s been surviving on oxygen support in the NICU since birth. He has 6 days to get an open heart surgery, but Divya and Dayanand have no way to save him.  Their baby boy needed surgery 5 days after birth, but they couldn’t afford it"I used to feel him kicking and think everything was okay with him, but during my fifth month of pregnancy, the doctor told us that our baby’s heartbeat was abnormal. During my e
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Distraught Parents Who Live In A Hut Cry For Help To Save Their 2-year-old Daughter's Life

“Every month, Swarupa has to stay in the hospital for 3 days and sometimes, a week. Blood transfusion at regular intervals is keeping her life afloat. She’s just learning to speak, she can barely utter a few words. But, in no time, every word turns into cries of pain. For 2 years, the little girl’s life has only known fatigue and a faint smile, that doesn’t last long.” Raju, Swarupa’s fatherHer tryst with the fatal disorder began when she was just three-months-oldRaju and Lakshmi Bai were elated beyond bounds when Swarupa was born. But the happiness descended into despair in a matter of three months. When the little girl complained of fever and extreme fatigue, the family wasted no time in consulting a doctor. Following tests, it came to light that Swarupa was suffering from Beta Thalassemia Major-a life-threatening blood disorder, for which, the only cure is a Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT).“The very sight of a needle scares Swarupa. She cries inconsolably and yearns for
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11-year-old Cancer Patient Believes He Is Forced To Stay In The Hospital Because Of Bugs In His Body

“We have not told him that he has cancer. He has seen people with cancer before and it really scared him. His mother has told him that he has some bugs in his body that are causing his weight loss. Our poor son believed us, like always. Little does he know that we have literally sold everything we ever had to make sure we don’t lose him” - Prem Kumar, father of 11-year-old Guhan Kumar who has acute blood cancer.Guhan's parents are yet to come to terms with what their child is going throughGuhan’s parents were worried that their sweet boy was losing weight rapidly; a trip to the doctor gave them the shock of their livesGuhan Kumar was an active student who loved sports and studies equally. He never had any frequent health issues and always recovered well from fevers, according to his parents. Since last year, he has been losing a lot of weight. His parents believed he had nutritional deficiencies and took him to a good doctor last month.“Guhan was into a lot of physical activ
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Unemployed Father Needs Immediate Support to Prevent His Newborn Baby From Death

 “He didn’t cry at birth. All that we could notice was palpable fatigue and labored breathing. The doctors rushed him to another hospital hours after birth. Tubes and acute breathlessness welcomed him.  And now, he is battling for life.” - Govind, Days after birth, this baby can’t breathe without life support6 days after birth, Govind and Padma’s baby is surviving on life support. Immediately after birth, the baby had to be rushed to another hospital and following a thorough examination of the condition, he was diagnosed with acute respiratory defect and sepsis. The baby's lungs are underdeveloped and he also has an acute bacterial bloodstream infection.The Mother hasn’t seen her 6-day-old son even onceWhile Padma was unconscious after the delivery procedure, Govind and his brother Suresh were shuttling between hospitals to ensure the mother’s recovery and the baby’s treatment would continue to be hurdle free. Padma has been emotionally devastated because she could
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This New Mother Is Not Eating Since She Discovered That Her 1-week-old Baby Is Fighting A Fatal Heart Defect

“I get to see him for one hour daily. He moves very less. He looks like he is trying to open his eyes or move a leg, but can't. Since my wife saw him, she hasn't stopped crying.” Sandeep, baby's father.Sandeep and Malti were looking forward to having their first child. But when their son was finally born, they enjoyed the happiness for only one day. The baby's hands and legs were turning blue and he looked weak. The next day, Sandeep was running from hospital to hospital for the baby while Malti was still in the hospital recovering. Sandeep and Malti's baby needs a heart surgery to liveSandeep's baby has a hole in his heart and needs a surgerySandeep's baby has a heart defect that needs to be fixed at the earliest to save him. The oxygen-rich blood in his body keeps going back to his lungs and the impure blood continues to circulate throughout his body. This is why his skin is blue. He will only survive if he gets a surgery.Malti has stopped eating since she saw her baby“She
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This 13-Year-Old Feels That He Can Beat Cancer Unaware That His Parents Cannot Afford Treatment

“When sometimes we can’t stop ourselves from crying in front of Tafsir, he ends up comforting us. He tells us that he’ll get out of the hospital and go to school and play with his sister. He says he’ll win over the deadly disease. But I can’t tell him that in spite of his strong will to live, I might fail to save him.”They had no knowledge of cancer, all they knew was they had to save TafsirMehdi and Tasrima have been running to the hospitals since 2011 and they feel it’s a never-ending loop now. 12-year-old Tafsir instills hope and faith in his parents that he’s going to live. But after all these years, Mehdi has very little hope to save his son.“In 2011, my son’s body used to burn up every day, he would shiver all the time. Such a young boy carried his school bag with so much difficulty. It was a pain to see him that way every day. After several tests, we found out that he has acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a severe form of blood cancer. We had no idea about cance
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Deaf And Mute Single Mother Is Fighting To Save Her Son From Cancer After She Survived The Same Disease Last Year

Life has been a rough ride for Nanda Kishore and his family. The 17-year-old has been fighting blood cancer since March. It started with a fever and extreme weakness, then he started fainting. Initially, he was too scared to tell his family that he was losing consciousness, but when the episodes became more and more frequent and his fever continued to worsen, he told his grandparents what was happening.The doctors near his village said there was no hope for Kishore“They asked us to take him home and let him eat everything that he wants to. No doctor ever gives advice like that. I knew something was wrong. Upon pestering him to tell us, he finally told us that Kishore had cancer. Those were the last words we needed to hear.”When his grandparents took him to a small hospital in Guntur, the doctors ran a few tests and to the absolute shock of Kishore’s family, asked them to take him back and let him do all he wants to. They said there was no hope for his survival and that he shoul
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Deaf & Mute Single Mother Is Fighting To Save Her Son From Cancer After She Survived The Same Disease Last Year

Life has been a rough ride for Nanda Kishore and his family. The 17-year-old has been fighting blood cancer since March. It started with a fever and extreme weakness, then he started fainting. Initially, he was too scared to tell his family that he was losing consciousness, but when the episodes became more and more frequent and his fever continued to worsen, he told his grandparents what was happening.The doctors near his village said there was no hope for Kishore“They asked us to take him home and let him eat everything that he wants to. No doctor ever gives advice like that. I knew something was wrong. Upon pestering him to tell us, he finally told us that Kishore had cancer. Those were the last words we needed to hear.”When his grandparents took him to a small hospital in Guntur, the doctors ran a few tests and to the absolute shock of Kishore’s family, asked them to take him back and let him do all he wants to. They said there was no hope for his survival and that he shoul
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Having Suffered His Entire Life, This 16-Year-Old Won't Survive Unless He Gets The Transplant Within The Next Week

“I just keep remembering all the time we’ve spent together. On the days Sachin felt good, we’d even go out to play, although Sachin wouldn’t play much. His life has been nothing but full of hospital visits and now, after all this, I just want him to recover soon and get out of this.” – Dinesh, Sachin’s older brotherJust when he was 6 months old, Sachin was diagnosed with a severe blood disorder that has taken away his childhood from him. Without an immediate bone marrow transplant, Sachin just cannot survive long enough. 5 years ago, his brother, Dinesh, was matched as a donor too. But their father, who is struggling to meet the household expenses, feels terribly helpless because he just can’t seem to save his son.Sachin and his brother Dinesh at the hospitalSachin needs blood every 3-4 days“16 years! That’s how long he’s been just suffering in pain, visiting doctors and hospitals, non-stop. When he was younger, he’d need transfusions every 15 days, but now, h
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Teenager Who Braved Bullying In Childhood Will Lose His Lifetime Battle To Liver Cancer Without Urgent Help

“After his second surgery in 2008 to get the tumour removed, he developed a small hole in his abdomen that was partially exposed. This meant that he would unknowingly pass stools through it sometimes. He had no control over it; so he had to keep the area covered with ragged clothes all the time. He covered it under his shirt all the time, but his classmates came to know about it gradually and made fun of him. How could my then 8-year-old son tell them that he was facing all this because of cancer?”-Venkatesan, father of 18-year-old Jaya Surya.Lakshmi and Venkatesan fear to leave Jaya Surya's side even for a minute because they are afraid they will lose himLiver cancer came for Jaya Surya when he was just 1-and-a-half years old; it has held on to him like a curse for 16 years nowJaya Surya’s birth was celebrated like a festival in his home because his parents had gone through a lot of difficult times to get married. His mother, Lakshmi, was even assaulted and almost killed by her
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Ola Driver Was Forced To Quit His Job To Care For His Cancer-Ridden Wife After His Family Deserted Them

In the two years that Nisha and I have known each other, we’ve had to overcome many hurdles. Both of us worked very hard to provide for our families. At some point, we realized that it was time to start building a life for ourselves. We decided to get married, without the approval of my family. It was meant to be the start of a new life for us, but four months after our wedding, Nisha was diagnosed with throat cancer. By the time we found out, the tumour was already blocking her wind and food pipe.The first thing Nisha said when she found out it was cancer is that she would rather die than suffer through this. The pain had already become unbearable for her, even swallowing water had become difficult. From January to March, we went to four hospitals and they all said cancer has progressed a lot and only surgery would save her, but it would leave her bedridden for life. But I couldn’t accept it, I kept enquiring about other hospitals and doctors and finally found hope in Apollo. The
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6-year-old Akhil Is In Severe Pain From Kidney Failure And He Needs Your Help To Survive

"My son is 6. He is just in UKG. That is why it was terrifying when 2 months ago, he held his stomach and started crying, 'Amma it is paining! It is paining! Make it stop!' I touched him and felt his body burning."Lalitha and Subba Rao (Akhil's parents) initially thought it was a normal fever and gave him fever medication prescribed by the doctor. Within 2 days, his pain worsened and he was unable to even stand for long. When he began urinating blood, Subba Rao rushed him to the hospital.Tests confirmed that Akhil had a deadly kidney diseaseUpon consulting with the doctor, they were told that Akhil has UTI. He prescribed a 5-day course of medicines and asked them to come back for more tests if his condition didn’t improve. Instead of improving, his health got worse in those 5 days until they discovered that it was not an infection, but a condition causing major blood loss."We now know that Akhil's blood cells are dying at a fast rate. He has anemia, acute kidney failure, and low pla
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