Alia Ansari
Age : 3 years
Hometown : Samastipur, Bihar (1100 miles from Mumbai)
Alia is an extremely cheerful child with a dazzling smile. That is the reason she has been dubbed as the ‘Alia Bhatt of Access Life’. Alia loves drawing and every time she sees a colouring book or colour pencils her happiness is beyond imagination.
Fighting Cancer
Alia’s initial symptoms were night fevers that started when she was about 3 years old. The fever would be gone during the day and she would be fine. Local doctors were unable to diagnose why this was happening. After about 2 months, the family took her to a hospital in Darbhanga city. After a PET Scan report, the doctors told Alia’s parents to take her to Mumbai without mentioning anything else. Only when they reached Tata Memorial Hospital did they come to know that Alia had Stage M-Non Infantile Neuroblastoma.
She had been advised 8 cycles of chemotherapy. After two chemos she was advised to visit a Physiotherapist as she was not able to stand and move independently. She can now walk independently.
Challenges
Alia is part of a joint family which helped her initial treatment by procuring a sum of Rs. 55,000. However, in Mumbai, the cash has run out and Alia’s father tried his best to procure more funds from trusts. Alia’s father risked losing his job in a garage on his return to Samastipur. On reaching Mumbai, the family put up with a relative. However it was a tiny rented place which already had seven people living in it. Alia’s father would often sleep on the pavements. Also, the place was very far from the hospital. The family was very grateful to find out about Access Life.
