Raja is the 9-year old son of Mr. Ahmed Ali and Mrs. Najeema, he has a younger brother named Rasool, who is 3-years old. The family hail from West-Bengal and stay in their own house. Mr. Ahmed is a daily wage worker and Mrs. Najeema is a house wife. Raja, is studies in 4th STD at a Government school in Murshidabad, West Bengal.
Six months prior, Raja was experiencing severe pain in his chest; concerned about this development his family took him to a Government Hospital in Murshidabad. Here, he got a blood test and X-ray done, post going through his report the Doctor informed that, there was liquid secretion in his left lung which needed to be removed. He underwent a minor surgery to extract the water from his left lung, however, there was a concern regarding the color (Red) of the fluid that was removed. Upon inspection, the Doctor then suspected that he might have a tumor in his lung.
The family were the referred to a Government Hospital in Kolkata, here he underwent certain Blood tests, X-ray, a CT-scan and a PET-CT-scan. After receiving the results, it was confirmed that Raja was suffering from Lung cancer. They were further referred to visit a Hospital in Bengaluru.
In the month of August, they first visited Ambedkar Hospital, Bengaluru; where he underwent a biopsy. They were then referred to HCG Hospital, Malleshwaram; where he began his chemotherapy treatment. Raja has currently finished 4-cycles of chemotherapy and has a pending 10-cycles of chemotherapy left. If required a post-treatment surgery will also be needed.
By borrowing money from their family members, they have spent 3-Lakhs until now for his treatment. The family are currently being supported by HCG Foundation, as they have exhausted all their financial resources.
Raja requires financial aid of approximately 5-Lakhs for the remaining 10-cycles of chemotherapy.
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