Farmer Has Spent 8 Years Trying To Save His Child From Blood Cancer And Now He Needs Your Help

“He got cancer when he was three. We thought we would do the treatment and then he would be free. But when he had continuous fever again, we came straight to Bangalore.” – Bhushan, Druthin's father.Bhushan and Savita are Doddagadduvalli, a small village in Hassan, Karnataka. Their son Druthin was diagnosed with cancer when he was only 3. After treatment for the next three years, Druthin was better and needed only maintenance chemotherapy. Unfortunately, after five years, his cancer is back and chemotherapy is not enough to save Druthin anymore. In the last five years, Druthin grew up to be a smart, loving child“We are both only class 10 passouts. We wanted our children to study well, but after Druthin's cancer – we just want them to be healthy. Druthin loves everyone so much. He tells us he is better now and that we should go home. We remind him that we can't and he's too tired to argue any more. What else can he do?” – Savita, Druthin's mother.Druthin was on maintenanc
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Daily Wagers Can't Save Their 5-Year-Old From Aggressive Blood Cancer That Will Quickly Spread Without Treatment

“Every night, I tell him one of his favourite stories in the hope that at least for those few minutes, he forgets about the excruciating pain he’s in. I tell him about a boy who climbs a hill after everyone tells him he can’t, and he says “amma one day even I will be like him.” But it’s been one month since our Jotu has been laying on this hospital bed, weak and helpless because of cancer. He doesn’t have long without treatment.” – Saraswathi, Jotyippa’s mother.Little Jotyippa’s greatest fear is that he will be poked with needles every day, for the rest of his life. Every time he sees a nurse walking towards his bed, he grabs his mother’s arm and cries. Saraswathi tries her best to comfort her son, but Jotyippa continues to tremble. While Jotyippa fears needles, Saraswathi and Balu fear losing him to blood cancer every day. They're desperate to save him before it's too late. Jotyippa’s childhood is lost and his future, uncertain because of deadly cancerJoty
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1-Year-Old Critical After Drinking Turpentine Oil Kept In Daycare Center, Needs Immediate Help To Live

"Like everyday, I called the daycare at around 6 p.m. before picking up Sriyansh from there. On the call, all they told me was to come directly to the hospital. When I reached the hospital I saw my little baby lying in the ICU unconscious, his body covered with pipes. My baby who was fit and fine that very morning, is now living on ventilator support,” Bhraminni, Sriyansh’s mother.Baby Sriyansh accidentally drank turpentine oil kept for painting in his daycare center. His heart and lungs are failing and he is struggling to stay alive.  His mother is slipping into depression seeing him die slowly. But Bhraminni and her husband are unable to continue his treatment. They have nothing left to save his life.The place that they had entrusted with the care of their baby has now brought him the worst fateNaveen and Bhraminni are working parents and leaving their 1-year-old baby in daycare was the only way they could manage a livelihood. They left him at the daycare at 10 in the morning a
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This 1-Year-Old Who Accidentally Ingested Turpentine Oil Is Critical And Needs Help

“Like every other day, I called the daycare at around 6 p.m. before picking up Sriyansh from there. On the call, all they told me was to come directly to the hospital. When I reached the hospital I saw my little baby lying in the ICU unconscious, his body covered with pipes. My baby who was fit and fine that very morning, is now living on ventilator support,” Bhraminni, Sriyansh’s mother.The place that they had entrusted with the care of their baby has now brought him the worst fateNaveen and Bhraminni are working parents and leaving their 1-year-old baby in daycare was the only way they could manage a livelihood. They left him at the daycare at 10 in the morning and took him back home at 6 in the evening. This had been the everyday situation until  June 13.“When we went to the hospital we got to know that he had gulped some turpentine oil from a bottle kept at the daycare for painting the walls. All I could think that how could a place that apparently takes care of so many k
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Father Who Might Lose Job Is Struggling To Save 6-year-old With Blood Disorder That Is Fatally Damaging Her Liver

It feels like having no blood in her body wasn’t enough for my little girl, Sanika. Every time we go to the hospital there is some bad news awaiting us. Blood transfusions over the years are taking a toll on my child. Iron deposition in her blood has already caused her liver infection. Now she also has Hepatitis B. I don’t know how much pain my child has to endure.Sanika is our younger daughter and seeing her suffer so much makes Anita and me feel defeated every day. Her sufferings started when she was barely 1. She was white not because she was extraordinarily fair, but because she had no blood in her body. In the first go, we found out that our baby had anemia. But several tests, several hospitals and a lot of injections later we found out that our girl had a disease we never heard of, Thalassemia Major. This is a condition where the body is incapable to produce red blood cells.Since Sanika was a year and a half old, she has been taking blood transfusions every 15-20 days. Now
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6-Year-Old Who Gets Raging Fevers Every Week Is Close To Losing His Life To A Deadly Immune Disease

“My son was born 6 years ago and since then he’s been to the hospital almost twice every month, for a total of 50 times already. In fact, his life has been nothing but being admitted in the hospital and being at home. Now, his condition is so critical and his immunity is so low that any infection can take his life. “ – Mohan, Kedar’s father6-year-old Kedar’s life has been tormented since birth because he’s suffering from a rare immune disease that makes him highly prone to each and every infection out there. Suffering from raging fevers almost every week, now, Kedar is so critical that only a bone marrow transplant can save him. His father Mohan, a very poor farmer, cries every night because he has nothing to save his son.Mohan, Kedar and Aruna (mother) at the hospital6-year-old Kedar has been infected and down with fever almost every week“Since birth, his poor immune system has made him so weak. Due to this, just 2 weeks after birth, he started getting fevers almost
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9-Year-Old With An Underdeveloped Bladder And Failed Kidneys Will Lose Her Life Without An Urgent Surgery

"She's only 9-years-old and all she has experienced in life is pain. Her childhood is consumed by a terrible disease. I don't remember leaving the house to go anywhere else in the past few years except the hospitals. She has frequent urination but her bladder is very small and some amount of urine is always left in the bladder. I have to drain the urine from her bladder atleast 4-5 times a day. She has to go through this painful procedure because only this can keep her infections levels low." -  Madhavi, Chandrika's mother.Chandrika had surgery when she was just 2, now the catheter has become a part of her life When Chandrika was 2-years-old she had a high fever and stomach pain. She was rushed to the hospital and doctors found that she has a rupture in her bladder. She was diagnosed with Vesicoureteral (VUR), an abnormal flow of urine from the bladder back up the tubes that connect kidneys to the bladder. Normally, urine flows only down from kidneys to the bladder. She also had hype
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3-Day-Old Baby Born Without A Food Pipe Is Starving And Needs A Surgery Today

“My son was born on the 17th. He has not had a single drop of breastmilk since birth because he cannot swallow anything. He is so tiny and helpless. He cannot survive another day without help.” - Sarjeet SinghThe baby was crying constantly after birth; his mother could not do anything to comfort himSarjeet’s wife, Saranjeet Kaur, had a smooth pregnancy and her scans never showed any problem. But soon after the baby was born and given to her, she noticed that he would just not feed.“My wife tried everything to get the baby to suckle. Even the nurses at the local hospital in UP where she gave birth, tried everything in their capacity. When nothing helped, the doctors said that we have to take him to a better hospital in Delhi because they could not understand what was wrong with him.” - SarjeetWith his newborn son’s condition getting worse, Sarjeet had no option but to leave his wife behind and rush to DelhiThe baby’s mother Saranjeet was still recovering at the hospital a
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23-Day-Old Baby Born With Intestine Outside His Body Has Few Hours Left To Get A Life-Saving Surgery

“For 20 days, I carried my little baby from one hospital to another, desperately trying to find someone who can save him. Many would look at the intestine outside his body and tell us he can’t be saved. They even asked me to give up. I would then cover him again and go to the next hospital, while he cried all the way. Now I’ve finally found a little hope but he has only a few hours left to get the surgery, and I have nothing left to save him." In the silence of the waiting room outside the ICU, sobs of a helpless father are heard. Sometimes, Fardin sits quietly in a corner in complete shock, while at other times, he paces up and down worried sick about how he’s going to save his youngest son’s life. 23-day-old Mohammad Hasin has been in severe pain ever since birth. He was born with a part of his large intestine outside his body, and without an urgent surgery, baby Hasin doesn’t have long to live.Baby Hasin was turned away from treatment in many hospitals before thisBab
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Deadly Seizures From A Brain Infection Can End This 4-year-old’s Life Without Help

“For the past 15 days, we have been waiting outside the ICU for some good news. But our baby girl hasn’t opened her eyes or even moved a limb yet. She looks lifeless, with all the tubes running through her limp body. I want to call out to her and tell her that we are always there by her side, and that she is safe, but I know she can’t hear me.”-Kiran Kumar, father of 4-year-old Upanya.The last time Upanya spoke to her parents was when she was shivering with a high fever that quickly escalated into seizuresIt was dead in the night when Upanya was tossing and turning in bed with a fever that was getting worse by the minute. Nothing her mother Swarnalata did was easing her condition, and she had to be taken to hospital in Khamam from their village in Thallada at 3 am the next morning.Little Upanya loved going to school and dancing “Her body was burning. We rushed her to the hospital, and she was admitted immediately. On the third night at the hospital, she started getting fits
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Farmer In Debt Can't Save His 3-Year-Old From Heart Disease That Has Stunted His Growth And Is Threatening His Life

“When I see him laughing and playing with the kids, for a fleeting second I feel that he is also normal. But reality strikes me when I see him stop all of a sudden and pant heavily. His heart is failing him day after day…as a poor farmer, I can only wish that I had enough money to fix it”-Sandeep, father of 3-year-old Samar.Samar was born with two holes in his heart that made it difficult for him to even breatheAt birth, 3-year-old Samar looked absolutely normal; it was only after he turned 2 months old that he started getting breathing troubles all of a sudden. He was found to have two holes between the two upper chambers of his heart. This was causing oxygen-rich blood to leak into the oxygen-poor chambers of the heart.“He could not feed properly. At first, I thought that it was because I had a heavy let-down of milk. But soon I noticed that he started getting breathless. It did not look normal for a baby; I had never experienced it with my first-born. It was after we took h
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Instead of Joining Anganwadi, 3-year-old Cries Continuously At The Cancer Ward Begging To Go Home

“She is so full of life. How could God give this terrible disease to such a small child? We console each other and keep repeating that we will somehow save her.” – Pramila, Rohini's mother.Rohini is a 3-year-old with blood cancer. She has spent the last three weeks in hospitals, fighting off fevers and pain. She is scared of doctors and the endless blood tests. Her father Veerabhadra is a helper in a supermarket and is in no position to save his little girl from cancer.It has only been a week since Rohini's cancer was diagnosedThis year, Rohini was to start going to the local Anganwadi – where she could get used to being away from home for school. In a cruel twist of fate, she spent her third birthday in a hospital, crying to go home. Her parents Veerabhadra and Pramila have still not had the time to accept that their child has cancer.“It started two months back, she kept having high fever. Last month, we even admitted her to the hospital. Two whole months, she was this sic
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This 12-Year-Old Dying Of Blood Cancer Thinks He Will Never Walk Again Without Support

“Roju had come home for the holidays just the day before. He could never go back to school after the break. When he tried to get up, he began to shake and fall. His legs weakened and couldn't fully support him. His life changed in a day.” - says Pushpa, Roju's mother.12-year-old Roju Paul studies in the 8th grade in a government school outside his village near Ongole, in Andhra Pradesh. He was a bright student, and had come back home for his summer break, with his elder siblings. The very next day he woke up with a high fever. His family suspected it to be a heat stroke and gave him some over the counter medication. But by the evening he had begun to slowly lose movement in his legs.  When Roju's condition deteriorated, his poor parents rushed him to Hyderabad but couldn't find help thereHis parents, Yesudas and Pushpa, rushed him to the doctor in their village. He quickly realised it was a serious issue and sent them to the government hospital in Ongole. There, the doctors initi
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This 1-Month-Old Baby Who Has Extra Acid In Her Body And A Heart Disease Needs Urgent Help To Survive

“She’s just a month old and she has needles all over her body and pipes on her mouth. We never imagined that our first baby would be fighting for her life already. It’s so heartbreaking because she can’t even breathe without the ventilator and has been in the ICU for 3 weeks.” – Somesh, the baby’s father.Pratibha’s baby girl was rushed to ICU within 3 days of birthSomesh and Pratibha’s excitement to begin their new journey as parents were torn apart when their baby girl developed a never-ending fever and severe breathing issues within just 3 days of birth. The 1-month-old girl has been suffering from sepsis, which is a severe bacterial infection which could kill her if left untreated. She has been in the ICU for around 3 weeks. She is supported by the ventilator and many of her vital organs, like her heart are functioning abnormally too. She also has a deadly metabolic disorder because there is a dangerous amount of acid in the girl’s body.“Apart from the fever a
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Jobless Father And Pregnant Mother Struggle To Save 10-Year-Old From Bleeding To Death In A Strange City

“I had to give up work a few years ago to take care of my paralysed father. Though it was difficult, I managed to take care of my family with earnings from some land we owned. Last February, my son Maiken was diagnosed with a deadly blood disorder. I had to sell all my land for his treatment. Now, my heavily pregnant wife and I have brought him all the way from Arunachal to Delhi to save him, with diminishing hopes and bank balance.”-Vijay Garam, father of 10-year-old Maiken.Maiken was away from home when he started bleeding  all of a suddenAs Maiken belongs to a remote village on the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh, he had been attending school in a boarding in the city. He had just returned from classes one day when his nose and gums started bleeding profusely. Nothing could stop the flow and his parents were intimated about his condition immediately.“When we reached him, he was also bleeding from his eyes! It was a horrendous sight for a mother. He was fainting at re
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Father Of Two Little Children And Sole Breadwinner Of The Family Will Lose His Life Without Urgent Help

"He has not only been my husband but also my source of strength. We have faced so many hurdles in life but he has not let me down ever.  We have come so far only because of his will to live. Now to see him lying lifeless is crushing me. He has not opened his eyes yet, I cannot let him go. There's nothing beyond him for me and two little children" - Anju, wife of Amit.27-year-old Amit hardly took a day off from work. He was focused on fulfilling the basic needs of his wife and two baby girls until a deadly liver infection slowed him down.Anju traveled all alone  from Haryana to Delhi only to know that the infection in his liver has already spread to Amit's kidneys as wellA few days back, Amit had a high fever and severe nausea. He couldn't eat anything and lost weight drastically. They took him to a hospital in Haryana. Scan reports confirmed that he has deadly infections in his liver. Anju was asked to take him to a hospital in Delhi. It was a huge decision for Anju to leave the
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This 7-month-old Baby Girl Cries All Night In Pain From A Failing Liver And Her Parents Are Unable To Save Her

“I am afraid of the night. Her cries get louder, and we just run from room to room, sometimes outside for walk to try to get her to sleep. It has been this was for over a month now. My daughter is so tiny for the pain she is in. If I hug her tight to console her, she screams and kicks. That is how I know that it hurts her even if I touch her.”Nilkamal’s instinct as a mother was spot on when she felt her daughter was sick on the day she was born. Her doctor said the baby had jaundice and kept her for a day in NICU before discharge. It’s been 7 months since then, and Manasvi’s jaundice has only gotten worse. Despite Nilkamal consulting so many hospitals for treatment, Manasvi did not get help and now she could die without a liver transplant.Time is running out to save baby Manasvi“If we had gotten help right at the beginning, Manasvi would not have been in this situation. She cries day and night, not sleeping for more than an hour any day. Her liver and spleen are enlarged.
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Farmer Who Did Not Realize That His 7-month-old's Liver Has Been Dying Since Birth Begs For Help

"This is the first time in my life that I regretted not finishing school. I was so foolish to think my son’s yellow skin was normal. His liver has been failing since he was born. He has slowly been dying, and I did not realize it until he turned critical. For 7 months, I have complained to people that my baby cries all the time, and that I am exhausted. Now I know how much pain he is in.”7-month-old Anurag has Niemann-Pick disease where excessive fat accumulates in cells. This fat buildup causes cells to malfunction and eventually die. It first affects the liver and spleen, then causes difficulty in learning and speaking. Without treatment, Anurag will start having seizures, find it difficult to move and even swallow.Ignorance might have cost baby Anurag his life, yet there is still time to save him“I gave birth to Anurag in the village hospital. He looked yellow when I first saw him. I thought that is normal for a baby. He had white motion, which is when my neighbor said it
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Farmer Begs To Save His 11-year-old Son Who Fights Multi-Organ Failure On The Ventilator

"Prathamesh had a fever 10 days ago. We thought it was normal until I walked into the hall to see him vomiting blood. He was clutching his stomach and crying out of pain. All he said was 'Mumma!' and then he collapsed with fits. Within few minutes, he became unconscious. I thought he was dead. My husband carried him all the way to the local doctor screaming on the road, 'Koi mere bacche ko bachao!'" - Sunitha, mother.He had violent seizures after which he fell unconsciousAt the village hospital, Prathamesh was on the ventilator receiving blood. His condition continued to deteriorate. Losing hope, Sunita called her brother for help. Santosh, who has supported Sunita all her life, rushed to their aid immediately. After learning that Prathamesh's kidneys were failing, he begged the doctors to refer them elsewhere.“They referred us to a hospital in Hyderabad. His condition had become critical, and we were given an ambulance to take him all the way from our hometown in Maharashtra to H
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Schoolteacher Is Struggling To Save His 5-Month-Old Baby Girl From Fatal Liver Disease That Is Killing Her

Khilendra Nath and his wife Hemlata never leave their baby’s side for a moment. They are worried that they may lose her if she does not get enough attention. Little Yogyata’s haunting yellow eyes and hardened tummy bring back unpleasant memories for these parents, for this is not the first time they are at the risk of losing a child.“We spent everything we ever had for our first child’s heart surgery, but still couldn’t save him. It is a loss that we haven’t forgotten till now. But Yogyata’s birth gave us a new hope. We wanted to start a new life with her, but fate has made her ill too. Doctors say she can be saved with a liver transplant, but how can a middle-class schoolteacher like me afford it? Already I’m filled with guilt because I couldn’t save my first baby…if Yogyata too leaves, we will have failed as parents”-Khilendra NathYogyata was born healthy, but soon she developed jaundice that led to poor feeding and irritabilityBaby Yogyata is only 5 months old
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This Baby Boy Has Been Crying Continuously For 5 Months Out Of Pain And Hunger, Unable To Drink Milk

“I was always nervous about breastfeeding my baby. My mother told me that it takes a little time. I was worried that my child would starve if I did not get it right. I remember trying to feed him for the first time, he started crying and choking, spluttering milk all over himself. He ran out of breath so many times and almost fell unconscious on my lap. Right from the day he was born, he has loose motion. I got terrified and knew instantly that this was not normal.”Her baby was starving to death from not being able to drink milkVijayalakshmi rushed her son to a local doctor who told them he may have a stomach issue. He urged them to go to a multispecialty hospital for treatment. Anjaneyya immediately dropped everything and accompanied Vijayalakshmi and his baby to Vijayawada.He discovered that his baby has Renal Tubular Acidosis, (a disease due to which the kidneys fail to excrete acids into the urine, increasing acidity in the blood). It damages other organs including the kidney
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A Bike Accident Has Left This 16-Year-Old Girl Severely Wounded And Fighting For Every Breath In The ICU

“She’s been living on liquids every day for the past one month. She can’t talk, breathe or eat on her own anymore. I call out to her and say “chinni, I’m here for you. Don’t worry anymore, I’m here.” But all she can do is look at me and cry. On some days she gets so frustrated with the pipes in her nose, throat and pelvis that she tries to scream. Sadly, my daughter can’t even do that.”Mamatha (16) spends her days in the ICU terrified and alone. On most days she stares into oblivion, unable to understand what is happening to her. When he parents call out to her, Mamatha can’t even respond. Her large intestine has stopped working, her legs are fractured, her pelvis and lower back, wounded. Mamatha is awake, but her life is slowly slipping away from her. Veeraiah and Rekha’s tears are uncontrollable every time they see her, wondering how they'll save their only child.The day Mamatha's life changed forever At 10 am on May 10, Veeraiah received a phone call that
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80% Of This 10-year-old's Skin Has Been Peeled Off Due To A Deadly Disorder That Is Killing Him

“He was so cold because all of his skin had peeled off. Every spot on his body was burning and he was just shouting in pain. First, he used to get fits, and now his body has barely any skin. I can’t even look at his face without shedding a tear.” – Rashida, Rehan’s mom.Suffering from a painful rash and blisters all over his body peeling most of skin off, 10-year-old Rehan has been tormented by an extremely rare and life-threating disorder. His only hope of survival is to remain in the ICU for, almost, over a month and undergo the countless procedures and treatments but his mother is so poor that she can’t even afford a day’s expense.Rehan used to suffer from dangerous seizures every then and now, his skin peeled off as a bad reaction to it10-year-old Rehan used to suffer from occasional seizures from birth. When it happened, his eyes would roll up, fingers would curl up and his entire face would look disfigured. This really scared his mother Rashida.The seizures used t
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In Just 24 Hours, This Baby’s Condition Aggravated From Fever To Liver Failure And It Will Kill Him Without Treatment

“He became so weak that he almost collapsed in my arms. He had been throwing up for a while and had lost all his energy because of it. For a while I even thought that we had lost him – that’s how pale and lifeless he looked."-Poonam, mother.Baby Smit and family had just been back from a trip to Mahabaleshwar for which his father had been saving up for days. Soon after they reached home, he developed a high-grade fever that refused to subside despite his mother, Poonam’s efforts. When it was followed by loose motion and vomiting, Poonam’s maternal instinct told her that something was very wrong with her child.The worried parents rushed him to a hospital, where within 24 hours it was confirmed that his liver had been affectedGovind and Poonam had never faced a situation like this in their lives before. Their seemingly healthy child had become so ill all of a sudden and they blamed their trip for it. They just hoped that doctors would tell them that it is nothing to be worried
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Single Mother Whose Husband Left Because of Her Handicap Is Struggling To Save Her Son From Chronic Liver Disease

 "My 14-year-old son has experienced so much pain and trauma in the past 2 months. I still can't forget the first time he threw up blood. He was lying down when he suddenly started bleeding through the nose, I was terrified and I went out to call my neighbor, when I came back, there was a pool of blood in his bed. He began to throw up blood and it has not stopped until now. Even his stools are full of blood. I don't know how we both are surviving after all this. How much can we bear?" - Devi, mother.Dasari's battle for life started when he was 10-year-old but his mother did not have enough money for his treatment Dasari Dharmateja fell sick often from childhood but his mother, Devi believed it was because he does not eat healthy; After all, they struggle for even 2 square meals a day. She took him to the hospital when he was 10 years old. His stomach was swollen and hardened for a week. Doctors informed her that he has liver disease and would need 'banding' procedure to prevent blee
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Cab Driver Who Is At The Risk Of Losing His Job Needs Help To Save His 1-year-old From Heart Failure

Rakhi loves those nights where her baby Rahul sleeps uninterrupted - his eyes closed peacefully and not a sign of worry on his face. But such nights are very rare, as Rahul always suffers from breathlessness and cries uncontrollably the moment he is put to sleep. But what really scares Rakhi is that her sweet baby turns blue when he runs out of breath. Rahul suffers from a serious heart condition because of which his body does not receive enough oxygenated blood. His surgery was supposed to happen months ago, but his father, Lakhan, a cab driver, has not been able to gather enough funds for it. He has taken way too many leaves so far because of his child's illness and fears he won't have a job anymore. Then how will he save his son?Now, 1-year-old Rahul's condition has become so bad that his heart could fail any moment. He has not spoken his first words or taken his first steps, but fate may not give him that much time.  These parents tried finding help in multiple places to save the
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A Part Of This 1-month-old Baby's Heart Is Missing And His Parents Are Racing Against Time To Save Him

“He is very weak and he keeps trying to pull in more air. He gets tired and starts crying and has to breathe even harder. His skin is becoming very dark – our own breath hurts when we see our baby suffer so much.” - Raju, the baby's father.Vijaya and Raju's baby was born without a left ventricle in his heart. This means the blood in his heart rushes to the lungs with a lot of pressure and the rest of his body doesn't get enough blood. What he needs immediately is a small surgery so his lungs can be saved. His father, a daily-wage worker, does not have enough time to arrange for funds.The changing weather is deadly for this newbornRaju and Vijaya were thrilled to have their first child. Their happiness was replaced by a pain and anxiety when they found out that their baby had a severe heart defect. The part of the heart that pumped blood to the rest of his body was simply not there. Every day their baby grows weaker. The danger to his life is only increasing.“It is rainy seaso
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Relatives Refused To Help 4-Year-Old Because She’s A Girl, Her Parents Are Now Running Out Of Time To Save Her

A few years ago, our happy home was filled with laughter. Donya used to chase me around and laugh loudly every time she thought she had caught me. We would play small games and my days would be filled with her never-ending stories. Our children were happy and healthy. There was nothing more Vikas and I could ask for. But everything changed for us last year. Life as we knew it, came to a shocking standstill. When Donya was a little over two years old, she developed a fever that just wouldn't go away. Numerous doctors visits and lists of medicines that she took were fruitless. Her fevers kept coming back. She only got weaker and unresponsive. Her condition disintegrated from there on. She started to faint often, but no one was able to give us answers. Both Vikas and I are not educated enough to understand any sign of a major ailment. But as they say, a mother’s heart knows it all. I knew something was not fine with my baby.I insisted that we go to a good hospital and get her a full
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After Giving Away Savings For Father’s Funeral, Cable Operator Is Struggling To Save His 10-year-old From Cancer

“I was crushed when my father passed away recently. Despite being poor, I did not spare any expense for his funeral because he wanted me to call everybody he knew; it was his last wish. I was happy to give away my meagre life savings for it. But within a few days, my daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Now I need lakhs to save her, when I don’t even have hundreds left.”-Nataraj, father of 10-year-old Aruna.When she is not too tired to even lift her head from the pillow, all Aruna does is cry. She keeps asking her parents, ‘Why have you brought me here?’ and begs them to take her back home. Little does this sweet child know that she has acute blood cancer that will kill her the minute she goes off treatment. Her mother, Mangala, cannot hold back her own tears when she sees her child cry. Nataraj cannot believe the misfortune that has befallen his family – he wants to save his daughter at any cost, but without enough money, he can't ever do that. Little Aruna’s health s
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This Aunt Is Struggling To Save 3-Year-Old Nephew Who Calls Her ‘Ma’ From Deadly Brain Tumour

“People often ask me why I keep running to the hospital and back with Bittu, despite the fact that he is not my biological child. But I tell them that he calls me ‘ma’ and I will do anything to keep my son alive. I have still not yet come to terms with the fact that he is fighting something as deadly as a brain tumor. I will do anything to save him but I just don't have the money for it ,” Putul, Bittu’s aunt.Being surrounded by loved ones couldn’t protect this 3-year-old from being victim to a dangerous disease that is killing him now3-year-old Bittu has been very fortunate to have 2 mothers and 2 fathers - the biological ones and the ones he regards as his parents - his uncle, and aunt. Nobody in the entire family thought the little boy they loved so dearly would fall prey to such a deadly disease.“Almost 4 months ago, suddenly Bittu complained of a severe headache and had difficulty in walking. What scared us the most was that he was gradually getting squint eyes to
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Laborer Is Racing Against Time To Save 5-year-old's Dying Heart With Less Than Rs 2,000 In His Pocket

­ “Since the past month, my son’s condition has become so bad that he can’t walk at all. He has stopped eating altogether. We knew about his heart problem since his birth, but for 5 years, I’ve just never had the money to save him. Now, this is his last chance at having a normal life but I have less than Rs 2,000 in my pocket” – Jan, Mohammad Adi’s fatherBorn with a severe and complex congenital heart disease, 5-year-old Mohammad Adi hasn’t been able to undergo a corrective heart surgery since birth because of his family's poverty. Now, after such a long delay, his heart is at risk of failure and he doesn’t have long. His father, a laborer who can’t even afford to purchase medicines, is torn apart because he just cannot save his son on his meagre salary.5-year-old Mohammad can’t even walk for a mile before his entire body turns blue in colour“Even if he manages to walk, in just 1 or 2 minutes, he sits down and tells me to carry him. He just can’t do it. He i
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Even Heavy Doses Of Chemotherapy Aren't Enough To Save This 7-Year-Old From Cancer

Little Manya cannot move a limb without feeling pain anymore. Her whole body is so swollen that the doctors cannot find a healthy vein in her body anymore. Her mother tries to comfort her, but her loving embraces only hurt her more. Chemotherapy cannot kill her cancer cells anymore, she needs a life-saving bone marrow surgery. All Manya can do now is lie in the hospital bed, waiting for a miracle to save her because her parents have exhausted all their financial options.  “Her face reflects her suffering. When we catch her flinching in pain, she tries to force a smile. She tries to say ‘I’m okay’ very feebly. But I know what my baby is going through. I wish no mother goes through the ordeal of their child dying right in front of their helpless eyes”-Mamatha, mother of 7-year-old Manya.Manya excelled at both academics and extra-curricular activities before her body started bruising all of a suddenManya loved going to school with her twin sister Manvi. She was the teacher’
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Despite 90% Chance Of Recovery, This Electrician Can't Save His Child From Cancer Without Money

“He has completely changed. His friends used to call all the time, but now they're all going to college. He doesn't talk to us, or to any of his friends. My son is swallowing all his fear. He tells me not to tell his mother all the details because she will cry." – Praveen's father Manjunath.Going to college was Praveen's dream. But just before his it started, he fell sick. His hands and legs hurt painfully. To his parents' shock, he was diagnosed with blood cancer. Manjunath, an electrician, is distraught and is running from pillar to post trying to keep up his son's treatment.Cancer has brought the family's life to a standstillPraveen is now too tired and in pain to even attend one class. His hands and legs hurt all the time and he is usually resting the whole day. But it is the change in Praveen's nature that has his parents most worried. Their once-happy teenage son is overwhelmed by his condition.“He wanted to go to college so much. I told him to do a diploma like me. But h
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7-Year-Old's Cancer Has Become So Advanced That Even Heavy Doses Of Chemotherapy Aren't Enough To Save Her

Little Manya cannot move a limb without feeling pain anymore. Her whole body is so swollen that the doctors cannot find a healthy vein in her body anymore. Her mother tries to comfort her, but her loving embraces only hurt her more. Chemotherapy cannot kill her cancer cells anymore, she needs a life-saving bone marrow surgery. All Manya can do now is lie in the hospital bed, waiting for a miracle to save her because her parents have exhausted all their financial options.  “Her face reflects her suffering. When we catch her flinching in pain, she tries to force a smile. She tries to say ‘I’m okay’ very feebly. But I know what my baby is going through. I wish no mother goes through the ordeal of their child dying right in front of their helpless eyes”-Mamatha, mother of 7-year-old Manya.Manya excelled at both academics and extra-curricular activities before her body started bruising all of a suddenManya loved going to school with her twin sister Manvi. She was the teacher’
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Both Of This 4-Year-Old’s Kidneys Have Completely Failed And Only An Urgent Transplant Can Save Him Now

"My son is only 4-years-old and all he has experienced is pain and embarrassment. His kidneys are not fully developed and his urinary tract was blocked. He was not able to urinate for a long time and when he did, it was only blood. Two holes were put on his stomach and he urinates through that even now. We used to cover it with a cloth. He keeps asking why he is different from others. I tell him he can play and be normal very soon but it looks like that may not happen at all."- Raghupathy.4- year-old Kavinesh has not lost his innocent smile and the charm despite the continuous pain and struggle. But his smile and precious life can be crushed any moment if he doesn't get an urgent kidney transplant.Kavinesh had his first surgery when he was just 15-days-oldWhen Kavinesh was born, he did not cry much and looked very pale. Just by looking at him, the doctors knew that something was wrong. They took a scan and found that his kidneys were underdeveloped and it wasn't functioning well. He
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New Mother Goes Hungry Most Of The Time To Save Premature Twins Battling For Life In the ICU

“Soon after my unexpected delivery by C-section, the first news I got was that my babies were alive. I was praying for their survival. But soon after, my husband told me that the twins are very critical and will need to spend a lot of days in the ICU. He was worried about money for treatment because we are lower-middle class people. So I just told him one thing straight – 'I will give up anything, even food…you just try and arrange money to save our angels'.”-Ruma Devi.Ruma Devi’s waters broke unexpectedly when she had just completed 6 months of pregnancyRuma Devi and her husband, Amit, live in Bihar but had been seeing a gynecologist in Kolkata because she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in her fourth month. Amit was not happy with the hospitals in their town and borrowed money to make sure that Ruma got the best treatment.“We did not have a lot of savings but my husband told me that he will borrow from friends. He just wanted me and our babies to be fine. We had
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7-year-old Weighs Just 7 Kilos Because Of Rare And Deadly Disease That Threatens To Kill Him Without A Transplant

“For Harsh, no infection is a mild infection. All of them are a threat to his life. In 2018, my son has been admitted to the hospital 5 times. In the past 7 years, he’s been admitted over 40 times and fought so hard to live. Just 15 days ago, for the first time, he told me, ‘Will I get better? If not, it’s okay, let me die’. I was devastated and I wanted to cry but I didn’t shed a tear. If I cry in front of him, he will lose his will to fight.” -  Pushpalata, Harsh’s motherSince birth, 7-year-old Harsh has been tortured by a rare immune disease, making him extra susceptible to every infection out there. Harsh weighs just 7 kilos and he has valiantly recovered from countless life-threatening infections. The malnourished 7-year-old is now at an extremely critical stage and cannot survive without an immediate bone marrow transplant.Harsh has been battling life-threatening infections since he was a small baby; it has only got worse over the years“In 2011, when he was a
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An Accidental Fire While Playing In The Balcony Has Left 50% Of This 6-Year-Old’s Face And Body Burnt

“Just a few minutes after he went to the balcony, I heard a sound as loud as blast. When I rushed to the balcony, I saw his little body on fire. I panicked and rushed to put out the fire, he was already unconscious by then. I wish I had not asked him to go outside and play that day, I wish he had stayed inside, safe and sound.”His mother carried him to the hospital alone as no one came forward to help Acamas is the only child of Shanti and Lazarus. Like any other day, while the family was engrossed in their daily routine, suddenly their world fell apart when Acamas caught on fire. The meter box on the above floor had burst and the fire came down on the ground floor where the 6-year-old was playing. The fireball crashed the entire wall and then hit the little boy.“My husband, Lazarus was at work as usual. When I saw my son burning, I somehow managed to take him out to the open place outside our home. There were so many people, but no one came forward to help me put out the fire
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Adhar – A Unique Home For Special Children in Mumbai, Needs A Little Help

All parents worry about their children's future. But this worry is compounded for parents of special children. The child may have grown up, but his mental age remains low – depending on the type of mental retardation. Ageing parents are beset by the one thought – “After us, what? Who will take care of my child?”It is a constant, niggling fear – because no one else will give their vulnerable, very dear child, the loving care that she grew up with.People who make up Adhar are themselves parents of special childrenDriven by this fear, 25 parents of children with special needs came together to start a home where their children would be taken care of after them. To this day, this very special home Adhar, derives its inspiration from the vision of these founders and cares for 320 special adults. Adhar has two residential complexes, one in Badlapur, Mumbai and one in Nashik.Adhar residents on an outingAt Adhar, the adults get lifelong care, training, rehabilitation with the help o
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This Pastor Doesn’t Know How He Will Go On Living If He Cannot Save His 12-Year-Old Daughter

“She keeps telling me, ‘Nana, I will go be with grandma in heaven. Let me go.’ I have seen so many people succumb to Thalassemia. I prayed for their souls not knowing they had a chance. I found out my Esther has a chance to survive this, but I never thought affordability will stand in the way.”Esther has been suffering from a rare blood disease that leaves her weak and at the brink of death if she does not get frequent blood transfusions. Her father, a pastor, and mother, a worker at the church, spent lakhs to keep her alive all these years. Now, Esther’s father is struggling to even take her to the hospital, leave alone get her the life-saving treatment she needs.A dreadful illness has destroyed this pastor’s familyDespite poverty, David and Sunita led a happy life and rejoiced when they were blessed with a child. David was happy to become a father but the joy did not last long as fate had other plans. Esther was diagnosed with Thalassemia when she was just 6 months old.
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Medicines Aren’t Enough To Keep This 7-Year-Old Alive Who Is Quickly Losing Blood And Time Without Surgery

“When they poke him with needles several times to find a vein to draw blood, he winces in pain, holding back his tears. He looks at me and I hold his hand, telling him that it’ll be over soon. My son has gone from being terrified of needles to thinking that this is ‘normal’. At the age of 7, he has spent more time in a hospital ward than a classroom." - Surendra, Father.Every day, Surendra stands in front of the calendar plastered on his wall, counting the number of days left for his 7-year-old’s surgery. And every day, he sighs with disappointment. Mahir has two weeks to get a bone marrow transplant and finally be free from the pain of Thalassemia, but Surendra and Seema have nothing left to save him. Mahir is getting weaker by the day. His energy is depleting and the life from his eyes is slowly fading away.Mahir started vomiting blood and bleeding uncontrollably from his nose because of transfusionsMahir was only an 8-month-old baby when his scared and nervous parents c
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Pastor Says He Will Consume Poison With His Family If They Cannot Save Their 12-year-old Daughter

“She keeps telling me, ‘Nana, I will go be with grandma in heaven. Let me go.’ I have seen so many people succumb to Thalassemia. I prayed for their souls not knowing they had a chance. I found out my Esther has a chance to survive this, but I never thought affordability will stand in the way.”Esther has been suffering from a rare blood disease that leaves her weak and at the brink of death if she does not get frequent blood transfusions. Her father, a pastor, and mother, a worker at the church, spent lakhs to keep her alive all these years. Now, Esther’s father is struggling to even take her to the hospital, leave alone get her the life-saving treatment she needs.A dreadful illness has destroyed this pastor’s familyDespite poverty, David and Sunita led a happy life and rejoiced when they were blessed with a child. David was happy to become a father but the joy did not last long as fate had other plans. Esther was diagnosed with Thalassemia when she was just 6 months old.
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While 7-month-old Suffocates Due To Swollen Tummy From Liver Disease, Parents Scramble For Money To Save Her

Baby Vishnu Priya has almost lost her voice from crying, but she doesn’t stop because that is all she can do. Her fluid-filled tummy has become so enormous that it makes her breathless every now and then. Her mother, Vijayalakshmi, cannot bear to see her baby writhe in pain and tries to hold her; but the moment she does that, Vishnu Priya’s cries become worse. Nothing can help this baby except a liver transplant – her poor parents know that well. The only thing they don’t know is how they will arrange the funds for it.Vishnu Priya’s parents suspected that she was not very healthy,  but local doctors in their village told them it was nothing to worry aboutVishnu Priya was born in a small hospital in Kondapur, a village in the Sangareddy district of Telangana. She had jaundice at birth itself, but doctors there dismissed it as a normal condition.  “They said that some babies would get this yellowness in their eyes and skin, and that it would go away with time. We told them
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Farmer Couple Can’t Even Afford A Bus Ticket To The Hospital For Their 9-Year-Old Daughter’s Heart Surgery

"She gets ready for school every day but within an hour or so her teachers send her back saying that she is not well. She's hungry all the time, but she can't eat. She's losing weight drastically every day. Even walking 10 steps makes her breathe heavily, and she struggles to do normal activities like other children. I don't know how long she can survive without the surgery. When I can't even afford to take her to the hospital in Chennai, how can I arrange money for her surgery?-  Janaki, mother of 9-year-old Divya.Divya turned blue and struggled to breathe when she was just 1-year-oldDivya is the eldest daughter of Suresh and Janaki. Her parents were expecting a girl baby and they were on cloud nine when she was born. She is the angel of the family. Despite their poverty, they made sure that Divya gets everything to stay healthy. Their happiness soon turned into a nightmare when she suddenly turned blue and struggled to breathe. She was diagnosed with heart disease when she was 1-ye
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If Farmer's 12-day-old Baby Does Not Get A Surgery Within 1 Week, He Will Die Of Heart Failure

“They said his heart has four defects and his body has only unclean blood. The doctor told us to bring him for surgery immediately or anything can happen.” – Ganga Prasad, baby's fatherLakshmi and Ganga's baby was born on May 21. Unfortunately, the baby has multiple complex defects in his heart and blood vessels. Only impure, de-oxygenated blood is circulated in his body and at any moment he could suffer heart failure or irreversible damage to his lungs. His parents were given a month's time to arrange for a corrective surgery and they have only a week left now.The parents awaited their baby's birth with a heavy heartFor farmers Lakshmi and Ganga, their children are their biggest happiness. But from Lakshmi's eighth month of pregnancy, there has been a shadow on their anticipation. The check-up showed that their unborn child's heartbeat was beating irregularly – an indication of heart disease. “When his mother first looked at his face she started crying. We knew that he had
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After Liver Disease Snatched Away One Child, This Father Is Struggling To Save The Other From The Same Fate

“My little 2-year-old's failing liver has made her look so sick that whoever sees her cannot believe how yellow her skin and eyes are. Every time that I have to explain her condition to them, I fear that Ayesha too might succumb to liver failure like my first child.”Ayesha’s condition reminds parents of the tragic loss of their first childAijar and Hajera had lost their first daughter when she was just 14 months, and suffered the same disease as Ayesha. “Ayesha’s pain is gnawing at her insides. She even passes dark yellow urine and clay-colored stools. Her skin and eyes are so yellow that they look like they have been painted. She can’t even eat because of her irritability. Her stomach is swollen because of the insane amount of fluid accumulated in her belly. I am scared that we might lose her any moment."Days and nights are equally painful for both baby and parentsLittle Ayesha is not only suffering from rapid liver failure, but is anemic too. Her hemoglobin levels have
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Mother Refuses To Eat And Is Slipping Into Depression Because She Cannot Afford To Save Her Premature Babies

“My wife, Vijaya, has stopped eating altogether after our twins' birth. She just stares at our babies all day; she longs to hold them but they are covered in tubes. She hardly talks either. Even if she does, all she can say is, ‘Please do something, please save them’. I promise her I will and try to calm her, but deep inside I know I cannot arrange the money for that.”-Gopal.Vijaya felt that she was the happiest woman in the world when she found out she was going to be a motherVijaya and Gopal were married in 2012. They were perfect for each other and family life was bliss. They wanted a child to complete their lives, but sadly Vijaya was not able to conceive for a long time. And after 5 years when she finally did, her happiness knew no bounds.“I really couldn’t believe it! Seeing that positive sign on the pregnancy test gave me a sense of satisfaction, because I had been dreaming of being a mother for such a long time. I made sure that I ate well and got enough rest, and
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Instead Of Gaining Knowledge From Books, This 12-Year-Old Is Getting Lessons Of Pain And Death From Cancer

“While all his friends pack their books and bags for the next day of school, Revanth waits for his next cycle of chemotherapy in the hospital. He knows he has a disease called cancer. He’s seen so many children around him in the hospital going through the same thing. He knows it’s more serious than a fever, but the fact that he can die because of it is something he doesn’t know or understand yet."Revanth is battling dreadful cancer for the second timeRevanth was first diagnosed with cancer in February 2017 when he lost his appetite and drastically lost weight. In a matter of days, he went from being 36 kgs to 29 kgs. Munirathnamma and Gopal hoped that the medicines he was given will make him healthy again, never imagining that their son has cancer. After 8 months of chemotherapy, they thought he had beaten cancer for good. Sadly, 6 months after they thought he was cured, his cancer relapsed, deadlier than ever. They thought the horrors of cancer were far behind him“We cam
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2-year-old Will Scratch Himself To Death Without An Urgent Liver Transplant

“He is always itching himself, sometimes when he gets rashes on his back and can’t reach, he rubs himself against the walls till he bleeds and cries. It is painful to see our little boy go through such agony all the time.”Bhargav has a swollen stomach and constant rashes due to his liver disorder2-year-old Bhargav has a rare liver disease which has caused his stomach to swell and bloat, as well as gives him skin rashes and itching. He can’t stop scratching himself, and no matter how much he does, the itchiness of his skin doesn’t go away. Often Bhargav is found crying and screaming because of his itchy skin.“Our baby had a problem of diarrhea since he was a baby. We thought it was jaundice, but when we took him to the local hospital, they told us to take him to Hyderabad. That is when we knew something was seriously wrong with him.”Nagalakshmi often breaks down seeing her son’s conditionNaresh and Nagalakshmi were happy about starting their journey of parenthood. But t
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2-year-old Will Scratch Himself To Death Without An Urgent Liver Transplant

“He is always itching himself, sometimes when he gets rashes on his back and can’t reach, he rubs himself against the walls till he bleeds and cries. It is painful to see our little boy go through such agony all the time.”Bhargav has a swollen stomach and constant rashes due to his liver disorder2-year-old Bhargav has a rare liver disease which has caused his stomach to swell and bloat, as well as gives him skin rashes and itching. He can’t stop scratching himself, and no matter how much he does, the itchiness of his skin doesn’t go away. Often Bhargav is found crying and screaming because of his itchy skin.“Our baby had a problem of diarrhea since he was a baby. We thought it was jaundice, but when we took him to the local hospital, they told us to take him to Hyderabad. That is when we knew something was seriously wrong with him.”Nagalakshmi often breaks down seeing her son’s conditionNaresh and Nagalakshmi were happy about starting their journey of parenthood. But t
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