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5-month-old Samiksha needs a heart surgery in order to breathe freely

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“I’m so frightened because my daughter’s heart beats so rapidly. She has a big hole in her heart and we were told that she won’t even last for a month longer. She cries so much because she can’t even breathe. This is so stressful, we’re in such a horrible situation.” – Mukesh, Samiksha’s father

5-month-old Samiksha’s life has been nothing but torturous since birth. After suffering from severe diarrhea for over 2 months, now, her heart is at high risk of failure because of a dangerous hole in her heart. Her father, a poverty-stricken laborer, is torn apart because he just can’t seem to afford to save his baby girl’s dying heart.

Samiksha cannot sleep or breastfeed and feels suffocated

“Her heart beats abnormally fast and by just looking at her face you can tell that she is finding it hard to breathe normally. Sometimes, her body turns so pale that it seems like there is no blood in her body at all. It’s a horrible sight for any parent. She finds it very hard to sleep or breastfeed. She just breastfeeds for a minute and then she gets tired. She can't stop crying too. It just goes on and on, and this has been going on for months.” – Mukesh

Just over a month ago, 5-month-old Samiksha was diagnosed with a congenital heart disease known as ventricular septal defect which is essentially a deadly hole in the baby’s heart. Due to this, Samiksha’s body is unable to receive enough oxygen-rich blood causing her to feel suffocated. As her heart is on the verge of failing, she is also being tormented by pneumonia.

Samiksha had diarrhea for 2 months and is severely underweight too

“Just when she was a month old, she started suffering from severe diarrhea. She would pass stool for over 10-11 times in a day and would just cry so much. This lasted for over 2 months! It was so terrible to see her suffer like this, she wouldn’t be able to eat much at all. Right now, she weighs just 4 kilos whereas a regular baby her age should weigh around 7 kilos. She looks so thin. In just 5 months, my daughter has been through hell.” – Mukesh

Now, apart from being underweight, Samiksha’s dying heart is running out of time. The 5-month-old’s only hope for survival lies in getting an urgent corrective heart surgery, within the next week if possible. She simply can’t survive for long but her father has nothing left to save her.

Anita, Samiksha, and Mukesh

Mukesh is desperate to save Samiksha, but he has no way to do so

“I work as a laborer at a medicine store and I earn around Rs. 200/day. Apart from my wife Anita, I need to feed my 3-year-old son, Ayush and now, Samiksha. I’m not able to save a rupee. How will I afford such an expensive surgery? I’ve just been so tensed since a month and I can’t even seem to eat, drink or think properly. I just want to save her.” – Mukesh

Mukesh, a poverty-striken laborer, doesn’t even have money to afford a doctor’s visit. Until now, he has provided over Rs. 20,000 for Samiksha’s check-ups, tests and medicines. He just doesn’t have anything left and he desperately needs Rs. 1.8 lakhs for the life-saving heart surgery 5-month-old Samiksha needs.

How you can help

At just 5 months of birth, this baby girl is struggling to breathe, her dying heart cannot hold on for long without a surgery. Immediate help can save her life.

Your help will save 5-month-old Samiksha and will ensure she lives.

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13th September 2018

Dear Supporters,

As mentioned in the last update Baby Samiksha underwent the surgery but unfortunately she could not make it and passed away. Upon discussion with the hospital and the family, we have understood that all her outstanding bills were settled by the family through alternate sources hence none of the funds raised through this campaign were utilised for her treatment.

Having said that, we would like to inform you that there is one campaign for baby Lakshay who is suffering from severe heart disease and requires an urgent surgery.

Here is the campaign link - https://milaap.org/fundraisers/helplakshay

As the funds could not be utilized for baby Samiksha's treatment. You may extend your support by helping Lakshay's family so that they can save their son:

With your consent, we would like to map the funds raised towards Samiksha's campaign to baby Lakshay's campaign so that he can undergo the surgery at the earliest.

However, all the donors have an option for a refund. Please do let us know by 20th September 2018 as the funds will be automatically mapped towards https://milaap.org/fundraisers/helplakshay

Thank you for the love and support!

29th August 2018

Dear Supporters,

We have some unfortunate news to share with you today.

Baby Samiksha passed away, she successfully underwent the surgery. However, three days after the surgery there was a complication due to which the child could not pass urine, also her heart was too weak to endure the pain caused.

We are grateful to all of you who helped us at the time of need. The family needs some time hence we will keep you posted on fund utilisation after discussing with the family.

May her soul rest in peace.

Regards,
Himani