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Krishna Jadhav

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Krishna Jadhav

Age : 2 years

Place : Gevrai, Maharashtra (220 miles from Mumbai)

Krishna is a child with a pleasant disposition. He is unable to walk and cannot participate in most activities, but derives a lot of joy form watching others play. He has been living at the Access Life center with his parents from April 2021.

Fighting Cancer

One morning Krishna woke up to find that he could not stand or walk. The parents admitted the child to a hospital in Aurangabad and after 8 days found out he has T-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The father’s friend suggested taking him to Mumbai. The family did so and in April 2021 they admitted Krishna to Tata Memorial Hospital.

Challenges

Krishna’s family has been facing financial difficulties from the start. Initially. friends and family helped them out with some money. However, those funds are drying up and the family is facing monetary challenges again. The family does not have any relatives in Mumbai, and put up at the hospital for the first 15 days. The parents also feel they’ve been dealt a very tough hand. They believe it is the child’s age to play and have a good time. It is difficult for them to come to term with the fact that such a disease exists and it requires such difficult treatment at such a young age.

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Thanks to generous donors like you, Krishna Jadhav has been adopted and their needs will be taken care of for the duration of their treatment.

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Abuzar Shaikh

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Abuzar Shaikh

Age : 7 years

Place : Beed, Maharashtra (221 miles from Mumbai)

Abuzar is a very active child and is keen on learning. Has fair knowledge about academics. He has studied upto Grade 1. Even though his knowledge is not at par with grade 1, he has a fair knowledge about academics. He is attentive and asks questions when in doubt. He is a shy child and prefers staying indoors and playing with the gifts he receives.

Fighting Cancer

Abuzar’s first symptom occurred when he suddenly fell ill and started vomiting for 15 days. On visiting the doctor a few blood tests were done, including a typhoid test. These tests showed that the child had less blood in his body. A family friend then asked them to bring Abuzar to Mumbai, which the family did in May 2021. Here it was diagnosed that the child has B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

The child was admitted in Wadia Hospital and was in ICU for nearly 18 days and on a ventilator for 4 days. He developed multiple complications along with pneumonia and the doctors had very little hope of him making it. At this stage the parents were totally devastated emotionally. However, things finally took a turn for the better and now the child is recovering well.

Challenges

The family was not aware of childhood cancer, nor had they heard about this disease in their family. This caused a lot of emotional and mental stress. The family lost all hope right at the outset. Later, due to the doctor’s assurance, they became more positive.
The initial check-ups and treatment cost the family a lot of money. The social work money took a while to get dispatched and this created substantial financial strain. However, the family got through with help from a few friends and family. And while they do have some family in Mumbai. none of their relatives are well off and was not in a position to host them. So lodging too became a major problem once the family came to Mumbai.

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Thanks to generous donors like you, Abuzar Sheikh has been adopted and their needs will be taken care of for the duration of their treatment.

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Yasharaj Kumar

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Yasharaj Kumar

Age : 3 years

Place : Patna, Bihar (1030 miles from Mumbai)

Yashraj is a jovial child. He has been staying at Access Life center along with his family from January, 2021.

Fighting Cancer

Yasharaj is suffering from blood cancer and is being treated at the Tata Memorial Hospital.

Challenges

The family comes from an already difficult financial situation. Yasharaj’s father is farmer and mother is a homemaker. With his father living in Mumbai with Yasharaj, his harvest is getting hampered and this will prove to be even more challenging for the family financially.

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Thanks to generous donors like you, Yashraj Kumar has been adopted and their needs will be taken care of for the duration of their treatment.

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Manasi Rai

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Manasi Rai

Age : 8 years

Place : Patna, Bihar (1030 miles from Mumbai)

Manasi is an extremely positive and happy child whose smile hardly ever leaves her face. She is a dancer and is known as ‘Dancing Queen’ among family and friends. Manasi and her family has been living at the Access Life center from January 2021.

Fighting Cancer

Mansi always faced a certain pain in her legs since her childhood but the family never visited a doctor thinking it was due to her dance practice. But as Mansi got older, the pain got worse, and so, the family took her to an Orthopaedic Doctor. After a few inconclusive initial test, an MRI scan was carried out and a Bone Tumour was detected (Sarcoma). The family than went to Patna for further treatment and admitted the child to Mahavir Center. Her treatment went well for about a year and Manasi showed signs of improvement and was back on her feet.

However, in November 2020, her parents noticed a swelling in her mouth and visited a dentist. The medicines prescribed by the dentist proved to be ineffective. The dentist conducted further tests and suspected cancer. The parents then went back to Patna, where it was confirmed that Mansi had blood cancer. The family immediately travelled from Patna to Mumbai for treatment.

In Mumbai, Manasi underwent Bone Marrow Transplant, with her father being the donor. Manasi did not respond well to the transplant. She developed a graft versus host disease and an infection. She wasn’t even responding to the drugs and the family was on the verge of giving up. But the team of doctors aad Manasi mother’s dedicated support and care eventually turned things around. Manasi recovered and was back at the center to recuperate.

Challenges

The family is not very well off and faced a lot of financial difficulties paying for the treatment even before the family reached Mumbai. The family had to take loans so that they could come over to Mumbai. They did not have any acquaintances in Mumbai and this proved to be very challenging in the initial days in Mumbai. Unaware of the living costs in Mumbai and the availability of cheaper accommodation, the family put up at a hotel that cost them about $20 a day. The family could not continue living at the hotel and soon Manasi’s father had to sleep on the pavement outside the hospital. During the Bone Marrow Transplant, Manasi’s father initially refused to be the donor because he was unaware of the procedure and felt it would put him at a health risk too. A few sessions of counselling helped him become aware of the procedure and he agreed.

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Thanks to generous donors like you, Manasi Rai has been adopted and their needs will be taken care of for the duration of their treatment.

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Misbah-ul-Haq

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Misbah-ul-Haq

Age : 12 years

Place : Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh (342 miles from Mumbai)

Misbah is a smart and intelligent child. He has always been proactive and obedient. He will soon be entering his teens and behaves very maturely at the center. Misbah and his family came to the center in January 2020.

Fighting Cancer and COVID

Misbah started falling sick frequently when he was in class 7. Because this continued and there was not much improvement, his family took him to Indore. After three months of medication, Misbah’s health improved and for the next six months he was hail and hearty. But after this, the child fell sick again and the fever relapsed. The doctors suspected it was some viral fever, but the family decided to change the doctor and shifted him to Apollo hospital. Here it was confirmed that he is suffering from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. After taking some good guidance they came to Mumbai for further treatment.

Half a year after coming to Mumbai, Misbah tested positive for COVID-19.

Challenges

The disease took a major monetary toll on the family. Before coming to Mumbai they spent almost 1 lac only on medication. Additional expenditure for travel, various tests, and nutritious food was also a burden for them before reaching Mumbai. They had sought financial help from their relatives and Misbah’s father was concerned about how to return the amount borrowed.