13-year-old Roopesh is suffering from acute chronic liver failure (end stage liver cirrhosis) secondary to Wilson's disease.. He has been under treatment since last month. His father, Chandrashekar, is the only earning member in the family. His mother, Roopa, is a homemaker. Roopesh has an younger brother who is 9 years old.
Roopesh has been suffering from this condition since birth
Roopesh was taken to the hospital since his jaundice didn't subside. Medical investigations showed that he is suffering from liver failure. He was suffering from this condition since birth but his parents did not know as there were no clear symptoms.Roopesh is very bright student. "He was really worried that he missed the examinations last month", says Roopa.