Help a 9-Year-Old Visually Impaired Girl Undergo A Kidney Transplant

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9-Year-Old Haleema Needs A Kidney Transplant

At their home in Kollam in Kerala, Haleema N - who has missed her school again - says she is very tired after her last dialysis. Nabeesath, who tries to feed her lunch, is worried about the future. Doctors have told her that Haleema needs a renal transplant for survival.

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For the last three months, 45-year-old Nabeesath E has been travelling 120 kilometres by bus, twice every week, to ensure her daughter Haleema N does not miss her dialysis. She has been told by doctors that the hemodialysis for her nine-year-old daughter needs to be increased to thrice a week, as both her kidneys have been critically affected. Haleema was diagnosed with the rare Nephrotic Syndrome in 2013 and is also visually impaired.

"My husband and I, both are diabetic. We are medically unfit to give her our kidneys. Our relatives have distanced themselves from us. I have no money to pay anyone in exchange for a kidney. I just wish someone will come ahead and donate an O+ve kidney for my daughter. There is no other way," Nabeesath says.

The medical documents, prescribed by a government hospital doctor who has been treating Haleema, read, "She needs renal transplantation for sustenance of life. Approximate cost for maintenance hemodialysis is rupees 10, 000 per month and renal transplantation is Rs. 300,000 at the time of surgery and 10,000 per month, lifelong for maintenance immunosuppression."

Haleema's father is a daily wager, while her mother is a homemaker, devoted to meeting the needs of her daughter. "I need to take her to school. I need to take her to the hospital. My husband offers to come along with me, but then I refuse, thinking we could save that hundred rupees. We have no money," Nabeesath says.

Haleema has been enrolled with the state organ sharing registry but parents say chances are slim due to the already long list of people waiting since years.

"I got my daughter after many prayers. She was born after three of my children died. I don't want to give up on her. If I give up, Haleema will give up too," Nabeesath says.

As Haleema sings in the background, Nabeesath tells us her daughter dreams to become a music teacher.

For any organ donor queries, please contact Nabeesath N at +91 9947729134

You can also do a bank transfer to the below mentioned account setup for this fundraising campaign:

Account number: 80808080101030302
Account name: Haleema
IFSC code: YESB0CMSNOC

Click here to read the instructions before you make a bank transfer.

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You can also do a bank transfer to the below mentioned account setup for this fundraising campaign:

Account number: 80808080101030302
Account name: Haleema
IFSC code: YESB0CMSNOC

Click here to read the instructions before you make a bank transfer.

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17th November 2018

Haleema is continuing with her Dialysis, since they are still looking out for a kidney donor. It is quite difficult to find kidney donors, since there are several patients who are in the waiting list. The parents aren't able to donate, since they are suffering from ailments.

In the meantime, the contributions provided by all of you is helping her to continue with the dialysis. All of you can be happy and content that you are helping a family in a distant part of this world, in facing up to their challenges.

4th August 2018

Haleema is continuing to undergo dialysis twice a week. Her recent test reports, doctor's request for governmental aid, and pictures of Haleema are attached. We are transferring an amount of 6800 towards the expenses for her hospital visits to undergo dialysis.

Your contributions are greatly helping the family to provide for dialysis until she finds a kidney donor. Your contribution is helping a young blind girl and her parents, who are personally unknown to you and are located thousand of miles away from you. May God bless and guide us all.

24th May 2018

Greetings,

Haleema is continuing with her dialysis. She just finished her 4th-grade exams and has secured an A grade from Govt. School of Blind in Thiruvananthapuram.

We have decided to donate 100 U.S Dollars from the contributions made by you, to cover their transportation and miscellaneous expenses, towards visits to the hospital for undergoing dialysis and additional tests.

Thank you very much for your contributions to help this innocent blind child. This assistance definitely gives hope to her parents as they continue their struggle to save their young daughter.

Thank you!