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After losing our first baby to anemia just days after birth, my little daughter became our miracle child. At six years age her life has already been shaped by hospitals, at this age she should be worrying about homework and playtime not hospitals and chemotherapy. She is bright and loves studying, but when her hair fell because of treatment, school became painful for her. Other children laughed, and slowly she stopped going. Now she wears a cap and goes to school only for exams, trying to be brave. Watching her withdraw into herself breaks me as a father, and I am terrified of losing my only child.
Our miracle child survived cancer once… now doctors say a bone marrow transplant is the only way to beat it again
My six-year-old daughter is our only child. I run a small rented xerox shop in Jhansi, and my wife Upasana is a homemaker. In early 2022, when she was only two years old, she fell critically ill. Doctors diagnosed her with hepatoblastoma, a rare and aggressive cancer that had spread to her liver and lungs. After surgery and months of intensive chemotherapy, she survived and even started school but her battle is not over yet.
We thought she had beaten cancer. We believed the worst was behind us. We had started our lives afresh and were looking forward to see our child grow healthy and happy. But little did we know that cancer would return after one and a half years. Now doctors have clearly told us that a bone marrow transplant is the only way she can survive.
She wants to be a doctor when she grows up so that she can treat sick other children like herself
She is currently in UKG and consistently performs well academically. Now, she goes to school only for examinations. Even then, she studies sincerely and talks about becoming a doctor one day to help other children like her. She often pretends to examine her teddy bear, smiling through pain. What saddens her the most is not the treatment, but being unable to live a normal life like other children.She takes the injections quietly, but when she asks me why she cannot go to school every day like other children, I have no answer.
We have spent everything we had…we cannot afford the transplant that can save her
My daughter’s bone marrow transplant will cost ₹15 lakh, which is far beyond my reach. We have already spent over ₹5 lakh, using all our savings and taking loans. I run a small rented xerox shop, and my income barely meets daily expenses. We have no insurance and no financial support left. Without urgent help, I cannot arrange the transplant that can save my daughter’s life.
I don’t want money to decide my child’s fate. She has fought more battles in six years than most do in a lifetime. I have done everything I can as a father, but this is beyond me now. Please help me save her life.
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Financial Assistance & Scheme Details
Q: Does the family have private health insurance?
A: No, the family does not have any private health insurance.
Q: Are they covered under Ayushman Bharat?
A: No, the family is not covered under Ayushman Bharat.
Q: Have they applied for any government financial support or CM funds?
A: No, they have not received any government financial assistance or CM funds.
