Twenty Years Ago, Deepak Lost His Sister To The Same Disease That Is Killing His Son Now

34 year old Deepak has spent the last 2.5 years worrying for the health of his baby son.Deepak got married to Arsha 11 years ago. The couple has a 10 year old daughter Tamannah, and 3 year old Tarun. Deepak runs a small general store in Bhairagarh in Bhopal. Everything was fine with the family until Tarun was three months old.Three month old Tarun started showing signs of weaknessDeepak and Arsha took their son to the local doctor in Bhairagarh. Doctors treated him and were about to discharge him. It was a Saturday morning when the family was ready to leave for home. Tarun had a fever again that morning, and doctors performed a few more tests.The test results were sent to Mumbai. Three days later, the diagnosis was that Tarun was positive for Thalassemia- a major disease where the body starts attacking its own cells. Doctors said that Tarun had to have blood transfusions every two weeks. Every time, Deepak and Arsha take Tarun to the doctor- Deepak has to close down the shop for the d
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Shibi Read Online That He Can Be Cured, But Does Not Know His Father Cannot Afford The Treatment

“I am not very educated, and have spent my life ploughing fields; but my son is very bright. Tell him anything, and he will look it up on the internet within seconds. He will never live the same life as me, if I am able to save him,” Muniyan’s 14-year-old son Shibi is braving a fatal kidney failure, and needs an urgent transplant to live.The symptoms were not very serious till they added up.Shibi had always had a poor appetite. He would never eat as much as a child his age must, but the boy was always so cheerful and active, that it did not bother his parents much. He also had some trouble urinating, but since he did not complain much about any pain, his parents were not aware this was regular. Recently, however, the teenager started wetting his bed regularly. This was something his parents could not overlook. They consulted a doctor near their place in Dharamapuri, Tamil Nadu, but the diagnosis was not clear. This was how the family came to Bangalore, where the teenager was dia
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Sudha's dreams of success were shattered by the diagnosis of a dangerous cancer

Sudha Rani is a 24-year-old fighting Plasma-Cell Leukaemia, a blood cancer that is very dangerous and difficult-to-treat. Her father Yellaiah is a daily-wage worker who earns Rs 500 for every day that he works. He has already borrowed heavily for the treatment and does not have enough to save his daughter. Sudha with Yellaiah. Cancer has not dampened her spirits and she is hopeful that she will get better.All his life, Yellaiah has thought of his daughters as his only wealthYellaiah decided long back that his daughters Spandana and Sudha would never feel disadvantaged because he was poor. They both got to study whatever they wanted to. Spandana is pursuing an MBA. Sudha completed her engineering and was preparing for exams to join a bank.  Life came to a sudden halt with Sudha's diagnosis in June. She was down with fever and weakness. Yellaiah took her to the local doctor in Bapatla who treated her with antibiotics. The medicines did not work. They went to the nearest city in Guntu
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Rimjhim's Body Is Attacking Itself After A Stem Cell Transplant

Ram Aggarwal has been fighting for his daughter’s life for the past eight months. His baby girl Rimjhim was diagnosed with thalassemia in 2014.A big happy joint familyRam hails from Odisha- and runs a grocery stop with his brother. He has been married since 2007- and his first baby- daughter Rimjhim, was born in June 2008. His joy knew no bounds. After his second child Abhishek three years later, Ram and his wife thought their family was complete.All was well until Rimjhim started falling sickIn 2010, Rimjhim was diagnosed with Thalassemia- a blood disorder that required blood transfusions thrice a week. Ram managed to give his daughter blood transfusions until her condition worsened- requiring a stem cell transplant.Ram took his family from Chandaigarh to VelloreInitially, Ram was getting Rimjhim treated at PGI Chandigarh. After a test, it was determined that he was not a bone marrow match for his daughter. Doctors then told him that to find a non-relative match their best option w
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24 Hours Is The Deadline To Save This 14-year-old From Dying Of Chronic Liver Disease

“I did not even know my son was sick. If I did, we could have treated him much earlier, before it came to this. Now, the doctor has told us that he has just 2 days left. If he does not get a new liver in this time, then we should prepare ourselves to lose him.”14-year-old Naveen loves going to school and is an avid cyclist. Unfortunately, he has been in the ICU since yesterday evening (11th September 2017), unconscious, in a critical condition from liver failure. He needs a liver transplant in 48 hours to live out the rest of his life.He wanted to be a policeman, and now it looks like he may not even have a futureNaveen wants to be a policeman. The child who used to dream once upon a time, got serious about his future when he realized that a lot of people needed help. Just when he began planning for his life, Naveen fell sick. He had jaundice, and the medicines from a local doctor did not help.“It happened last year. Naveen used to fall sick quite a lot, but there was always an
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48 Hours Is The Deadline To Save This 14-year-old From Dying Of Chronic Liver Disease

“I did not even know my son was sick. If I did, we could have treated him much earlier, before it came to this. Now, the doctor has told us that he has just 2 days left. If he does not get a new liver in this time, then we should prepare ourselves to lose him.”14-year-old Naveen loves going to school and is an avid cyclist. Unfortunately, he has been in the ICU since yesterday evening (11th September 2017), unconscious, in a critical condition from liver failure. He needs a liver transplant in 48 hours to live out the rest of his life.He wanted to be a policeman, and now it looks like he may not even have a futureNaveen wants to be a policeman. The child who used to dream once upon a time, got serious about his future when he realized that a lot of people needed help. Just when he began planning for his life, Naveen fell sick. He had jaundice, and the medicines from a local doctor did not help.“It happened last year. Naveen used to fall sick quite a lot, but there was always an
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This 3-Year-old Is A Cancer Patient Who Is Struggling To Get Support For Treatment

My name is Surina. Devangshu my 3-year-old son is in the hospital. He asks me every day about going back home. He cries to go back and play with his sister. But I have to keep him away from everyone to save his fragile body from infections. My child has cancer. We are struggling to fund his treatment. Without it, I will lose my little son.  Everything was fine until Devangshu came to us in April complaining of itching and red spots on his left leg. We thought it to be an infection. Santhoshe, my husband, and I just applied lotion over the spots. We told him it would vanish soon to comfort. During the next 7 days, he developed blood clots and had severe pain in his left leg.We couldn't believe our little son was dyingWe took him to a dermatologist. He might have understood the seriousness and referred to a Pediatrician. After running several tests on Devangshu, the doctor said he was suffering from Leukemia. When we were told that Devangshu was suffering from Leukemia, we really did
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