Unemployed Parents Skip Meals To Save Money To Keep Their Daughter Alive

“Even in the hospital, all she used to do, was think of her exams. Our daughter is a very bright kid, and it is very hard to see her confined to the hospital bed like this. Since she fell sick, my wife, son and I have barely had a night's sleep or a decent meal. How can we if she can't even breathe?”Nandhini is in the iCU when she should be writing her exams14-year-old Nandhini is a very ambitious young girl. She was attending her school exams and preparing for the holidays before the next terms starts. Sadly, she fell very sick with a high fever. On day 5, she started vomiting. Till then, her parents were depending on the advice of their local physician and over the counter medication, but when her condition started deteriorating, they rushed her to a hospital in Nellore. She was immediately hospitalised, and the doctors there suspected a simple case of dehydration first.They could not find the right diagnosis for a weekThe doctors put her on an IV saline drip, for nutrition, so
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760 gram Baby Needs To Gain Weight To Survive His Premature Birth But His Farmer Parents Can't Afford Treatment

“We may be poor, but we know the value of life. I take even injured animals from our village to the veterinary doctor. Now, I am in a position where I cannot save my own baby,” says Rajashekar, the baby's father.Rajashekar and Manasa had a baby over two months before due date. The baby needs a womb-like safe environment to continue to grow normally before he can live. At birth, he weighed only 730 grams and is slowly gaining weight. He needs to stay in the incubator for two more months before he is ready to go home. Lack of connectivity led to a difficult, painful pregnancyManasa and Rajashekar live in Korthakunda, a village near Raichur, Karnataka. Even for regular checkups, they had to travel almost 30 kms to reach a good hospital. When Manasa developed abdominal pain in the seventh month of her pregnancy – she could only get to the hospital after hours. Manasa is in the hospital with the baby while Rajeshekar is back in the village trying to arrange for more funds“Her pai
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Mother Who Washed Vessels To Make Ends Meet Fights To Save Her Newborn Who Cannot Feed Or Poop

 “I was waiting to see my son cry, for it would mean he was healthy. But he didn’t. There was absolutely no reaction. Only silence that put my son’s life in danger was having its say. My wife, Ruksana, was unconscious after the cesarean delivery, while the baby she had not even seen had to be rushed to another hospital” - Nizamuddin, the baby’s father.His Food Pipe And Colon Are Both DamagedEven before he could see his mother’s face, he was struggling for breath. The doctor was visibly worried and suggested that the baby be moved to another hospital immediately. Medical examinations confirmed Esophageal Atresia- a condition where the esophagus is broken, making it impossible to feed. This was just one of the two life threatening conditions the baby was born with, with Intrauterine Colonic Perforation being the other.He can neither feed not pass stoolsAn acute stomach infection and a hole in the gastrointestinal tract meant, only an immediate surgery could help the infan
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Only 72 Hours To Save Taxi Driver's 5-Year-Old From Heart Failure

“I can’t even afford to buy my daughter’s medicines on time which cost around Rs. 2000 every month. How will I ever be able to afford her heart operation?” – Ramdev, Akshita’s fatherFor the longest time, Ramdev and his wife, Sheeta didn’t think that their 5-year-old daughter was going to make it. She has not only been living with a hole in her heart since birth but also severely affected with Down syndrome. Now, apart from the lack of mental growth, Akshita’s heart is at high risk of failure. Ramdev and Akshita at the hospital Her father, who is a taxi driver, has given everything and is restless to provide for the urgent heart surgery Akshita needs in the next 72 hours.Akshita needs to undergo a heart surgery within the next 3 daysThe 5-year-old’s inability to breathe normally and a high fever has left her so critical that she needs to undergo a corrective heart surgery within the next 72 hours.Sheeta and Akshita“She has pneumonia too. She can’t stop coughing
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Driver’s 6-Month-Old Baby Will Not Survive The Large Hole In His Heart Without An Urgent Surgery

“The scariest thing is that he has no symptoms. When we look at him, we sometimes forget that time is ticking.He needs to get the surgery before it becomes inoperable. The next time his oxygen levels drop, there’s no coming back.”Every time Naresh and Tara call out to their baby boy, he looks at them with wonder in his eyes. Their 6-month-old has just learnt to recognize faces and voices. His other milestones are also not far ahead, but Naman’s little heart might not keep him alive for that long. As happy and playful he is on the outside, his body is completely giving up on him on the inside. His parents can’t escape the reality that their baby has to fight death every day till he gets the life-saving heart surgery.His oxygen levels are dropping dangerously low every day“As parents, even the little things your baby does makes you happy. Our two children give me purpose and hope every day, but I can only imagine the worst now. We thought he just had a fever, but the docto
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Painter Spends Every Rupee He Has But It’s Not Enough To Save His 3-year-old Son From Taking His Last Breath

“All of a sudden, white bubbly liquid started pouring out of Nived's mouth. His body was shaking. Our son was having a seizure. The doctor told us that he should be taken to a private super-specialty hospital soon or he would die. I only had Rs 500 in my pocket as I had just started painting number plates for vehicles. But I was determined to save my son at any cost.”-  Libikumar, father of 3-year-old Nived KrishnaNived was enjoying Malayali New Year with his family, when he unexpectedly got sickOn the auspicious day of Vishu, Nived, his father, Libikumar and mother, Haritha were spending quality time with extended family at their home in North Paravur, Kerala. Little Nived started feeling weak suddenly and developed a fever. His body was burning hot. They rushed him to a medical centre nearby. While the doctor was prescribing medicines, Nived started getting fits.“We did not have any time to think. Everything happened so fast. Our child’s body began moving vigorously. Soon,
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Saleswoman's Son May Bleed To Death As They Cannot Afford The Surgery That Can Save His Life

“He keeps asking when he will be out of the hospital so that he can go to school again. He wants to go watch movies in big cinema halls and eat biryani later. I feel so helpless as a father because I can’t fulfill any of his desires. Sometimes, the hospital staff get biryani for him and on those days, he is the happiest. Watching him smile like that, makes all this struggle worthwhile.”Madhan is always planning about the things he will do when he is out of the hospitalLittle Madhan is a very cheerful soul, who has no idea what he is battling. When his parents enrolled him in the village school, he was very excited. He could attend school for barely 2 months, post which his parents made him dropout because his life is in danger.“Initially no one could diagnose him, they thought he had a problem of nosebleeds and would prescribe him medicines. Despite that his nose would bleed. Soon after, he started vomiting blood.”6-year-old Madhan has been suffering from severe nosebleeds s
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