Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Help 1-Year-Old Baby Rohit Who Is In The ICU Fighting A Life-Threatening Condition


1-year-old Rohit has been on ventilator support in the ICU for over 10 days. He was rushed to the hospital when he went into a state of Anaphylactic Shock, an extreme allergic reaction that can be fatal. Rohit had only just learnt to crawl, and now he’s fighting to stay alive in the hospital as several tubes and needles are pierced into his tiny body. He needs to stay in the hospital for 10 more days to get better and go back home to his parents.He Stopped Breathing After Medication And Was Rushed To The ICURohit’s father, Gajendra, and his wife had taken him to the doctor when he began to cry due to a fever. Rohit was first diagnosed with Malaria, and was given medication for the same. Gajendra thought his baby was not in pain anymore. He was happy to take his now smiling baby home. However, their relief was short lived. Rohit had a severe allergic reaction to the medication and went into anaphylactic shock. He was gasping for air, and then suddenly stopped breathing. His parents
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Left To Fend For Herself By Her Husband, 37-Year-Old Suryakanta Is Struggling To Beat Breast Cancer


37-year-old Suryakanta hasn't known a happy life. Her husband and her in-laws, abandoned her after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. While she underwent surgery, she has no means left to continue treatment. She is currently dependent on her mother for treatment. Her mother, a pensioner is finding it hard to manage her daughter's treatment.A terrible diagnosis that destroyed her lifeTrouble started in June when Suryakanta figured that something was wrong. She went to a doctor, who after undertaking required tests, confirmed that she has breast cancer in her right breast. She started chemotherapy but her tumour kept growing. With no more options, the doctors performed surgery removing a large portion of her breast. Suryakanta needs continued chemotherapy for one more year to ensure that she is truly cancer free."I am not worried about myself, but I have a small daughter who needs me by her side. My husband, who refused to pay for my treatment, has taken her away from me. She is my r
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2-Year-Old Sayan May Lose His Life If He Does Not Get An Open Heart Surgery


Sayan was a happy, healthy child. His laughter filled the house as he ran around playing with his sister. However, a year ago his life completely changed. He began falling sick often and experienced breathlessness. He became too weak to even walk. His worried parents took him to a nearby doctor who then told them that their baby had a serious heart disease. Now, 2-year-old Sayan must urgently undergo an open-heart surgery to survive.It’s Been A Year Filled With Pain And Suffering For Little SayanSayan has been suffering from Congenital Heart Disease for a year now. He is now in Jayadeva Hospital, Bangalore, receiving treatment for his illness far away from his home. Once an active child, he can’t walk or play anymore. Sayan doesn’t understand that he’s suffering from a serious disease. He wonders why he can't play or has to stay away from his home and sister for so long. “We were shocked when they told us our son had a heart disease. We didn’t know what it meant or how
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Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Sharifa Is On Ventilator Fighting For Her Life While Her Newborn Twins Are In The NICU Fighting For Their Own


32-year-old Sharifa and her husband, Irfan were excited at her pregnancy. Eagerly looking forward to the arrival of their twins, the first-time parents hardly considered the possibility of things going awry. But on November 26, 2017, a 7-months pregnant Sharifa was moved to a hospital in Pune, with her life and her twin babies' life hanging in balance.  Sharifa is in the ICU because of heavy internal bleeding The Family suffered a string of tragedySharifa was 7 months pregnant when she started having a recurring fever. Being at her mother's home in Pune, she consulted a doctor there. The doctor recommended an emergency C-section. After the operation, her babies, though weak, were moved to NICU for breathing support. But Sharifa had a lot of internal bleeding which affected her liver and kidneys.Sharifa's babies are both fine and are getting stronger"The doctors at Global Hospital later told me that she actually had dengue. There wasn't any other option than the C-section. Withou
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1-year-old is in A Coma Due to Brain Disease, His Parents are Struggling to Keep Him Alive


Yezhumalai and Banumathi were thrilled when Saiharieush was born. Their family was finally complete their two beautiful children. Sadly, their happiness did not last. Who would imagine that their precious newborn baby would go into a coma just a few months after the birth? Sai has a very rare disease called ADEM (Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis) which affects the nervous system. He needs prolonged ventilator support until he recovers completely.It started with a fever, but he soon went into the ICU for heart and lung infectionsWhen Sai was 10-months-old he had a very high fever. His parents realised that it was not normal but never expected that he would soon fall so sick. Doctors found a drastic drop in blood pressure and he was immediately taken to pediatric ICU ward. He was given antibiotics for the infection in heart and lungs. But the infection soon affected his brain. Their life turned upside down in the blink of an eye. Every day, his condition kept deteriorating and his
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Record Book – Bermuda’s maiden first-class match – The Cricket Cauldron


  The first time Bermuda took on an international team was when they played the touring Australians, led by Syd Gregory, at Hamilton in 1912-13. However, it was not until 1971-72 that they contested a designated first-class fixture. The New Zealanders followed their five-Test series in the Caribbean with a visit to Hamilton’s National Stadium [ ]
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Monday, 4 December 2017

This Daily-Wage Worker Sold His House For His Cancer Treatment, But It Was Not Enough


Manohar lives in a small village near Shabad, Karnataka. He worked as a construction worker but ever since he developed bone cancer, he has not been able to work. His family convinced him to mortgage their home and get his cancerous tumour removed. Unfortunately, his cancer has come back and he has nothing left to get himself treated with.Manohar ignored his condition for three years before he became bedriddenThe pain started almost 4 years back and every step he took hurt at the hip. The doctors gave him painkillers and he managed to condition with it till this year – when the pain simply would not go away. Manohar's family sent him to Bangalore to get tested at a good hospital.“I thought it was age-related and when the doctor gave me a painkiller tablets, I felt better and the pain was gone. I make Rs 300 a day, on days that I have work. didn't have the courage to go to a hospital and spend so much money,” says Manohar. Manohar at home with his daughters who are waiting for h
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