These Parents Have Been To Innumerable Hospitals In A

We are from a very small village 3 hours away from Patna. My wife and I, we grew up here as well. As a family we've never really thought about the outside world... the farthest I cared to venture was to the factory where I work every day.

But since my son was diagnosed with this wretched disease, I've taken him to Patna, to Delhi, to Mumbai, to Haryana... all in the desperate attempts to get him a cure I can afford.

— Dhanji, father of Viranjan

A year or so ago, little Viranjan woke up one day with a slight fever that kept getting worse as the day progressed. It persisted for a few days, despite a trip to their village doctor, and timely medicines. And then Viranjan started bleeding from his mouth and nose. After rushing him to a big hospital in Patna, his parents discovered their son has a dangerous blood disease, but the cost for his treatment was too high for Dhanji to bear. Since then, the poor father has been trying to raise enough money, and has also been taking his son to innumerable hospitals around the country, praying for a cheaper alternative. All the while, Viranjan's condition has been getting worse.

Viranjan was diagnosed with aplastic anemia

“Over the past year or so he has gone from being an intelligent little boy who loved playing with his friends, to someone who can’t even get out of bed without help from someone. They say... they say it’s a life-threatening condition, and I believe them. I have lost count of how many times I’ve seen my boy bleed, and each time it looked like he was dying right then. One time he vomited blood! He needs urgent treatment!” — Runidevi, mother

It is so easy for him to start bleeding and it's so hard to stop it

Aplastic anemia is a serious condition in which the bone marrow doesn’t make enough new blood cells. This is why it’s so easy for little Viranjan to start bleeding. And once he starts, why it’s so hard to stop it. He’s already suffering from nausea and body aches that go with the condition, and bloody diarrhea, bloody urine, and bloody vomit. He has even started getting constant and various infections, one of which has temporarily blinded him. All this indicates he is in the final stages of the disease. The only thing that can come between him and death at this point is an urgent bone marrow transplant.

Dhanji could never afford the 25 lakhs his son needs

“I’m just a factory worker. It was a struggle for me to afford even the train tickets we needed to take our son to all those cities and hospitals. How can we ever afford such an expensive treatment? Please, if you’re reading this, please donate as much as you can. Every little bit counts. I cannot watch our son die in front of our eyes. In the meantime, I found a job here in Jaipur, where I have to work double the hours and earn half as much as I used to back near my village, just to put food on our plates. I am trying my best. But I need your help. Please.”

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These Parents Have Been To Innumerable Hospitals In A Desperate Bid To Save Their Son's Life

Viranjan was diagnosed with aplastic anemia

It is so easy for him to start bleeding and it's so hard to stop it

Dhanji could never afford the 25 lakhs his son needs