"There could be no definition of a successful life that does not include service to others."
-George H.W. Bush
"There could be no definition of a successful life that does not include service to others."
-George H.W. Bush
With our aim to make healthcare accessible for the poor, we have been able to bring positive transformations to people's lives. Read about the stories of our beneficiaries.
Arman is the youngest among his siblings with his eldest daughter studying in degree college and another sister in 9th standard. He was diagnosed with Blood Cancer and brought to Shankara hospital for treatment.
Sudarshan initially used to feel difficult to breathe and the doctors found that the entire left side of his abdomen was filled with water. They initially diagnosed it as TB and treatment was given. Later he was taken to Hyderabad where cancer was diagnosed. They then came to Shankara hospital through a friend. Sudarshan was studying in 7th standard when he was diagnosed with Cancer but that does not deter him from continuing to study. He aspires to become an IAS officer.
Manab had fever and vomiting continuously for more than a month. He was also complaining of poor vision but his parents could not make out what was wrong. That’s when a local doctor referred them to Bangalore, where he was diagnosed with Brain Tumor and got operated in Sanjeevini hospital. Unfortunately, it was too late and the tumor damaged his eyes permanently. He was later brought to Shankara hospital where he is now undergoing treatment for more than 9 months. This doesn’t deter him from running around everywhere, climbing stairs and jumping around.
Arya was not feeling well for a month and a local doctor in Honnavara suspected Cancer and sent them directly to Shankara hospital. He has been taking chemotherapy treatment now for almost 6 months.
Divya was good at her academics and was busy studying for her 10th standard final exams when she got fever one fine day. She was not feeling well for almost a month and could not study well. She was first taken to a local doctor in Tumkur which did not help. She somehow managed to write all her exams and in fact wrote her last exam with fever. She was then brought to Vanivilas hospital in Bangalore where she was diagnosed with blood cancer and sent to Shankara hospital where she is undergoing treatment. Despite all this, she scored 80% in her 10th standard board exams. Divya wants to do Engineering and aspires to become a Software Engineer later.
Tharun’s father Shabari Nandan hails from Tamilnadu, is an auto driver in Bangalore. Tarun was not feeling well for almost a month and was admitted to KIMS hospital for treatment. Since fever did not recede even after treating him for more than a month, a few tests were done outside where the results indicated Blood Cancer. Somebody referred them to Shankara hospital where he is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Tharun is now in 1st standard and unable to go to school till he completes his treatment but he wants to become a doctor when he grows up.
Pranam's father is a salesman in a textile shop and the only earning member of the family. Mother is a homemaker. He has a 9-year old sister. Pranam had complaints of intermittent fever and joint pain. On investigations he was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. He was planned to undergo allogenic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
Shreya, a 10-year-old girl continues to suffer from chronic kidney disease. At the age of 7, Shreya was diagnosed with permanent kidney failure. At the age of 10, she came to Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health with severe bone deformities as an unfortunate by-product of being in her last stage of kidney failure. Shreya’s treatment at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health was initiated with kidney dialysis and was advised to continue the process for a long term. Shreya is the second child of her mother. Shreya lost her elder sister at the same age due to suffering from a similar case of kidney failure and lack of initiation of dialysis. Shreya’s mother is a single parent, a homemaker, and works at a farm to earn bread without significant family support. This time, Shreya’s mother is well motivated and trained to perform home dialysis and save her child from lethal kidney disease.
At the age of 11 years, Manoj was brought to Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health and was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome. Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder that lets out excess protein in the urine and is typically caused by damage to the kidney blood vessels that filter waste from the blood. Ever since Manoj’s diagnosis, he was advised to be on proper medication and nutritional care. But that did not seem to help treat Manoj’s kidney disorder. Despite all medications, he did not show signs of recovery. In 2021, Manoj suffered a health degradation, and within six months, he critically advanced to stage 5 of kidney failure. As a result, the doctors had to proceed with the commencement of home dialysis for Manoj. Manoj is a fervently loved, single child of his parents. He is a bright student and a brave child. Despite adversely suffering from critical kidney failure, he helped his mother during dialysis training. Manoj belongs to a financially weak family and is incapable of providing their child with proper treatment and healthy life.