Konark is 3 years old and comes from Gonda in Uttar Pradesh. He suffered from Retinoblastoma and underwent treatment at Mumbai.
Konark Singh
Age – 3 years
Place – Gonda, Uttar Pradesh (900 miles from Mumbai)
Konark is a calm, playful child who started residing at the Access Life Bandra center from September, 2020. In fact, he celebrated his 3rd birthday at Access Life. He loved to watch cartoon with others at the center.
Fighting Cancer
Konark first experienced an acute pain in his eyes. He was taken to an eye specialist in Ghaziabad and on further diagnosis he was found to have Retinoblastoma. Konark’s family brought him to Mumbai to get treated and completed the treatment. With one chemo remaining, the family was advised to go back to their hometown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On their return, however, the reports were not good. They had to resume treatment.
Challenges
The family faced financial issues initially but got help from a friend. They initially put up at this friend’s place which was a considerable distance from the hospital and they had trouble travelling to and from the hospital. The family had been on the look out for a shelter for many months before they finally found out about Access Life.