Not your average 13-year-old
Two things set Najiya’s childhood apart from most other children you know – Najiya entered her teenage years fighting against all odds like a little champ. On her side is an A-team made up of her doctors, nurses, nutritionist, parents and YOU, our donors! Currently undergoing treatment for ALL at our partner hospital, she’s had […]
Destination: A sea of good health.
The happy ending for this story will someday soon be written on a sandy beach, with 15 years old Kunal enjoying the wind in his hair, the waves around his knees and the salt on his lips. That’s the first place Kunal wants to visit once he successfully fights Ewing’s Sarcoma. And Moumita, his dedicated […]
A seven-year-old girl proves doctors wrong.
Seven-year-old Shraddha is a child who has successfully completed treatment for cancer (B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia) when many doctors gave up on her. Manisha, Shraddha’s mother, is happy and grateful to those who did not give up on her daughter. She says, “We come from a very poor family. My husband loads goods in trucks […]
Gut-friendly Summer Coolers
Are you looking for a refreshing drink to quench your thirst this summer? Climate change, hotter summers, and longer heat waves do impact our health and well-being. Thinking before you reach out for that cola drink or the fruit juices that come in packages is essential. The caffeine in some of these can worsen dehydration, […]
The meaning of ‘Mother’
Mother. Six letters that translate to so many things. Lifegiver. Life preserver. Unconditional support. Unfailing care. We know you feel that sounds #JustLikeMa. When a body can pack in so much love and devotion, the hardest thing for her to wrap her head around is the thought of her child in pain. And it has been […]
A nap on a lap
Cancer is a challenge to treat. The puzzle requires all the more attention when the patient is a 2-year-old baby battling B-cell ALL, who feels pain but has no way to express in words what she needs and wants. But that didn’t stop Jesindha, our Cuddles Nutritionist at the partner Hospital, Trichy from becoming one […]
What siblings are for
Meet a sister and a brother, and a community of goodwill working to surround them with the hope they need. As 12-year-old Fatima fights B-Cell ALL at Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in Jaipur, her elder brother Amir has been by her side. “I make a living working at an ironing shop and […]
Help will arrive when you stay hopeful
When our nutritionist Jesindha at Kauvery Hospital, Trichy, first met three-and-a-half-year-old Yuvan, he was moderately malnourished as a result of B-cell Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL). Bad weather and unfortunate rains had washed away this agricultural family’s hopes of monetary and food security for the year, and the only question swimming around their minds was “How […]
Mother on a mission
Nurangina, an adorable little 4-year-old, is fighting the battle against Pre B ALL at our partner hospital. Her mother, who is fighting an added struggle against an unsupportive husband, is by her side all the way, night and day. With your support, both of them are winning. “Nurangina’s father was not willing to learn more […]
Companionship is a nurturing force
16-year old Lazina was diagnosed with Ewings sarcoma, a type of cancer that affects a person’s bones. But thanks to your support, she has been able to successfully complete her treatment at our partner hospital. From a child who could barely walk, to a child who now can run to school with a happy heart […]
