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“I received a frantic call from my wife telling me that our daughter’s legs were completely burnt. I could hear Kavya’s painful cries in the background. I rushed home from work and immediately took her to the hospital. Her back and legs were red because of the burns. I was in shock, but I knew I had to act soon to save her.” - Narasimha, Kavya's father.
5-year-old Kavya has severe burns on her back and legs after her pants caught on fire while playing with her friends. Kavya was rushed to the hospital in a critical state. She has had one surgery so far but needs two more to start recovering. She is extremely susceptible to infections and is now in the ICU. Narasimha is desperate to save his daughter.
A playful evening with friends turned tragic
Kavya was playing with her friends outside her house when they came across a matchbox. The children began to play with it when suddenly, Kavya’s pants caught fire. She stood helpless, screaming in pain, while both her legs were on fire. Her piercing cries were heard by a passerby who then rushed to her rescue. He tore off his own shirt to put out the fire and carried the terrified child home to her mother. They immediately took her to the hospital.
“I carried my daughter in my arms as she screamed in pain all the way to the hospital. I will do anything to take all that pain away from my little girl. I want to save my daughter no matter what and take her home again. She’s suffering so much. We can’t even put clothes on her now because of the burns.”
Kavya was playing with her friends outside her house when they came across a matchbox. The children began to play with it when suddenly, Kavya’s pants caught fire. She stood helpless, screaming in pain, while both her legs were on fire. Her piercing cries were heard by a passerby who then rushed to her rescue. He tore off his own shirt to put out the fire and carried the terrified child home to her mother. They immediately took her to the hospital.
“I carried my daughter in my arms as she screamed in pain all the way to the hospital. I will do anything to take all that pain away from my little girl. I want to save my daughter no matter what and take her home again. She’s suffering so much. We can’t even put clothes on her now because of the burns.”
Kavya with her father, mother and younger brotherKavya was admitted to a hospital in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. Narasimha felt a sliver of hope then. However, her condition only worsened. She had caught a serious infection. Narasimha finally moved her to Blossoms children hospital where Kavya was immediately taken for surgery and given the treatment she needed.Kavya is still fighting an infection and needs two more surgeries to get better
Kavya is now in the ICU after her first skin grafting surgery. She needs two more surgeries to survive. Narasimha and Sandhya are distraught to see their little daughter suffer in so much pain. They’re willing to do anything to save her, but their hands are tied.
“I work in a quarry. I don’t earn enough to pay 3 lakhs for her treatment. We’ve borrowed from family so far, but there’s only so much they can do. She’s been in the hospital for 2 months now and the bills are only piling up. I feel totally helpless. She’s my only daughter. She’s everything to me. I have to save her.”
Kavya barely speaks anymore, but when she does, all she asks for is to go back home. Her mother refuses to the leave the hospital and is depressed. She constantly blames herself for what happened to Kavya. Kavya has a younger brother who is only 3-years-old and must stay with relatives while his parents are in the hospital.
Narasimha is the sole breadwinner of the family and needs all the help he can get to save Kavya.
How You Can Help
Kavya needs two more surgeries to heal from the severe burns on her body. She is only 5-years-old and is in terrible pain. Narasimha doesn’t have the funds to pay for her surgeries and needs urgent help.
