Helpless Mother Cannot Afford To Save Her 2-month-old Baby Whose Own Saliva Chokes His Lungs

“When I visit my baby in the ICU, I can see tears streaming down his face and hear only feeble sobs. He cannot even cry loudly anymore because his lungs have become so weak. I just want to scoop him up and hold him close to my heart, because in these 2 months since his birth I have held him only once or twice. Many people told me that we are wasting our time on a baby who wouldn’t make it. But look at how he has been holding on till now – if a small child can fight this much, who are we to give up on him?”- Sona Mishra.Sona can only watch her baby suffer helplesslyUnable to swallow milk on his own, Sona’s 2-month-old baby boy is in a perpetual life-and-death situationSona had a normal pregnancy and her baby was delivered at full-term. Nobody suspected that anything would go wrong until he started drinking milk for the first time. This new mother was taken aback by what she observed.“While trying to feed my baby, I noticed that he was not able to swallow milk. His mouth was
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This 2-day-old's Intestine Is Pushing Against His Heart And He Has 24 Hours To Get A Life-Saving Surgery

“I haven't slept since he was born. The doctors have given us three days to arrange the surgery. I have knocked on all doors to make this happen, but there is no time.” – Harish, the baby's father.Monika and Harish had a baby boy on the night of June 3. They had barely held their baby when he started gasping for air – unable to breathe. He was rushed to the ventilator so oxygen could go into his lungs. The baby has a birth defect that allows his intestines to move into his chest. He needs a corrective surgery within three days of birth to live. His parents are racing against time to arrange for the surgery.These parents got bad news just half an hour after their baby was bornMonika and Harish were looking forward to welcoming the newest member of their family. Their 2-year-old is at home with her grandparents waiting for her baby brother. The last thing they expected was that their baby would come into the world choking and struggling to breathe.“It was a normal pregnancy a
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After Falling From The Third Floor And Breaking Multiple Bones, This 15-Year-Old Needs Surgery To Walk Again

“In her sleep she sometimes says ‘mumma please help me, hold my hand, I’m falling’ and she starts shaking in fear. For 2 months now, she’s been laying on a bed. She can’t move left or right, she can’t stand or even sit up straight. Even a slight movement sends a shooting pain through her body.” - Shaloni's mother.Shaloni (15) often dreams she’s falling from a building and wakes up, terrified. Unfortunately for her, it’s not just a dream. She has been bedridden for 2 months now after she accidentally slipped from the third floor of a building. Multiple wounds and fractures have left her weak, motionless and completely dependent. She’s had surgery on her hands, neck and pelvis so far, but she still needs more surgeries to completely recover. Mala and Vinod are desperately waiting for the day she can stand on her feet again, but they're struggling to continue treatment.Shaloni has been confined to a bed ever since the tragic accident“It was the day she finish
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3-year-old Who Fought Twice Against A Rare Disorder That Is Making Her Body Swell May Lose Life Without Help

Baby Lakshana is severely underweight and has blotches on her discoloured skin. She is fighting a fatal viral infection in her blood and is tired throughout the day from heavy doses of medicines and injections. Her lungs choke from infected phlegm. “But this is far better than what she was going through until recently,” says Ramachandran, her father, adding, “Now at least we have some hope that she may survive. For a long time, we used to spend each day thinking it would be our only daughter’s last.”At this tender age, this baby has gone through two bone marrow transplants; after the recent one, she developed a serious infection that is killing her.  At 11 months, little Lakshana was diagnosed with a rare and deadly immunodeficiency disorder that caused painful swelling all over her bodyRamachandran and Surya were beyond thrilled when Lakshana was born because they always wanted a little girl to fill their lives with laughter and glee. Till 11 months, Lakshana was the perf
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Despite 2 Surgeries, This 12-Year-Old Who Feels Tortured With Every Breath Needs Help To Survive

“In the past 5 days, my son had 2 surgeries. But, he is still very critical in the ICU. He still needs 2 more operations and there are chances that he’ll stay in the ICU for more than 2 weeks. My son can’t even breathe normally right now, and I feel so helpless. I don’t know how much more he’s going to suffer.” – Mohammad, Moiz’s fatherLife has taken a turn for the worse for 12-year-old Moiz who was active and playful just two weeks back and is now, struggling to even breathe while in the ICU. His lungs, which are abnormally filled with fluids, are at high risk of failing unless he remains in the ICU and undergoes additional operations. His father, a poor and uneducated waiter, is torn apart because he can’t seem to help save his son at all.Moiz in the hospital after his second surgeryMoiz’s lungs are filled with fluids and his condition deteriorated rapidlyJust around two weeks ago, Moiz complained of a sharp pain in his chest every time he took a breath. After t
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8-Year-Old’s Body Has Been Pricked So Much With Needles That Doctors Can't Find A Vein For Life-saving Transfusions Now

Darshan closes his eyes and clenches his fists tightly as he waits for the needle to pierce his skin. The pain is disturbingly familiar, but he still winces when it takes over his small body. Every two weeks, Darshan has to get a blood transfusion or he will die due to a condition called thalassemia, which produces dangerously less amounts of haemoglobin in his body. But now, his arms have been pricked so much that doctors struggle to even find a healthy vein. These transfusions were prolonging his life, but even they have become impossible now. Only an urgent bone marrow transplant can save this child, but his poor mother does not have enough money for the relatively affordable transfusions, let alone the expensive transplant.Darshan may only be 8-years-old, but he has already gone through more pain than most adults do in their entire lifetimeDarshan was diagnosed with Thalassemia, a disorder that affects the capacity of blood cells to carry oxygen when he was barely 5-months-old.
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This 13-Year-Old Active Girl Who Escaped Death, Cannot Fight Her Grade 4 Tumor Any More Without Help

“The doctor told me that there is no hope, there is no way my daughter will survive. She has been through twice as much as what any human can endure and still hasn’t given up yet, even though her brain tumor was in its final stage. Her head is black and too weak to even speak. I know that she’ll get better with treatment and after all this, if she hasn’t lost hope, as her mother, how can I give up?” – Basanti, Susmita’s mother.Susmita and Basanti, at the hospital 13-year-old Susmita's diagnosis of brain tumor came as a shock to everyoneAround November 2017, Susmita, who is a talkative, lively, dance-loving eight grader, suddenly couldn’t walk normally without support at all. Like a chain reaction, she couldn’t grip anything with her left hand too.“She didn’t want to go to a doctor because she had exams and wanted to study. But soon, she wouldn’t stop vomiting. She just wouldn’t eat anything. If she would pick up a glass to drink water, the glass would slip o
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