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June 2019 Update

June 2019 Update

“Nobody on earth can love you more than your parents”
Parental love is the only love that is truly selfless, unconditional and forgiving. Parents go to great lengths to save, protect and give a healthy and happy life to their children. Specially, the pain parents go through when their children are suffering but they cannot do anything to make it better, is unimaginable. No words can bring peace to their hearts. All we can do is stay with them and support as much as we could.

Team Ashvattha received a request fro help from Santosh and Sirisha who gave birth to premature triplets, one girl and two boys, at Fernandez Hospitals, Hyderguda. The babies are extremely premature at 27 weeks with very low birth weights ((940, 860 and 890 grams). They are in Intensive Care Unit, right from birth, placed under ventilation support. They are facing extreme complexities with lung, blood and digestive system infections and undergoing treatment at NICU. Doctors estimated the recovery cost for each baby would be 8 to 10 lakhs, which is about 30 lakhs for all the 3 babies. Santosh works for a private firm and is not in a position to afford such high amounts. He was able to gather/borrow up to 8 lakhs from his friends and family and is looking for more help. He reached out to Ashvattha and volunteers from Ashvattha visited them at the hospital to know the details. We feel really sorry for the young couple who had to go through this much pain to save their children. A check of Rs.40,000/ was donated from Ashvattha. 
We hope the babies gain weight, recover soon and go home with their parents healthy and happy. Thank you all the donors and volunteers of Ashvattha for understanding the pain of these parents and coming forward to help them. Santosh thanked all of you for your big hearts.
AshvatthaJune 2019 Update
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May 2019 Update

May 2019 Update

“I am bent, but not broken”
Meenakshi Chitrode is a 35 year old woman from Indore. She has been fighting Scoliosis, a pre-mature birth defect, where her spine is not straight from her birth.  Though she has been fighting with this disability for a long long time, the smile on her face is still blooming. She is a strong confident independent woman. She may be bent, but her spirit is not broken. 
Now, as the bend is increasing, causing a lot of discomfort and pain, she had to undergo major surgeries. She was also diagnosed with Kyphoscoliosis with Split Cord syndrome and Diastematomyelia. She needed one surgery to de-tether the spinal cord and vertebrectomy and another one to correct the deformity. She is undergoing the treatment at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Mathikere, Bangalore. The first surgery was done on May 13th and the other one is scheduled in a couple of weeks. The surgery already costly about 10 Lakhs and she needs help with the post surgery expenses for physiotherapist and other recovery options which would cost about 2 Lakhs. She contacted Team Ashvattha for help and our volunteers contacted her to get all these details. A check of Rs. 35,000 was donated to her with surgery and post recovery.

Team Ashvattha hopes that the second surgery goes well and wishes her a speedy recovery. Thank you all for coming forward to help Meenakshi. Hope she recovers soon to live a healthy life.
AshvatthaMay 2019 Update
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April 2019 Update

“Once you choose hope, anything is possible ” ~Christopher Reeve
There may be thousand reasons why something will not work, but there will always be one reason to make it work. Just believe in that reason and don’t loose hope. Hope is the only thing that pushes you to dig deeper, find alternatives and never give up. It makes anything possible. 
We recently came across a young woman who is fighting the Cancer monster with a great hope on life. She has been suffering with Breast Cancer for quite some time now and undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Though it is taking all her life energies to fight it, she never gave up. At a very young age, she is facing her problems very bravely and her family is supporting her. As the treatment should continue for a long time, they estimated the cost would be around Rs.15 Lakhs. Coming from a middle class family, she is not able to afford such high costs and requested Ashvattha to help. We may not be able to share her pain but we surely can raise her hope on humanity by doing the help we can. After talking to her personally and getting all the details, Team Ashavttha donated an amount of Rs.40,000 for her chemotherapy. She and her family felt very happy about the donation and conveyed their heartfelt thanks to the Team and all the donors of Ashvattha. 
Due to some personal reasons, she requested her information to be kept confidential. To respect her privacy, we are not sharing her details and photos. Hope you understand. Thank you all for coming forward to help her fight this battle against cancer. Hope she recovers soon!
AshvatthaApril 2019 Update
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March 2019 Update

March 2019 Update

“Sometimes miracles are just good people with kind hearts ” ~Unknown
Though science has advanced to a great extent over the years and found great solutions to complex problems, there is always a new challenge every day. The field of medicine is no exception to this. We all believe in the doctors and the science they have learned, to help us live and extent our life for a little bit more. Unfortunately, LIFE doesn’t come that easy. It challenges every belief you have and at times even those learned doctors would hope for a miracle to save a LIFE. Such miracles always and only happen due to common people with kind hearts. Here is the story of one such life hoping for a miracle. 
Nuthana Teja, a one-year-old beautiful baby, is suffering from ADENOVIRUS with refractory hypoxemia. This virus has no medicine to cure and she is put on ventilation for the past few days. The little girl is undergoing treatment at Rainbow Hospital, Hyderabad. As there is no medicine, she need to be supported on ventilation until the virus goes away. The child is being treated with a high-frequency oscillator, prone positioning, IV fluids, IV antibiotics, inhaled nitric acid. The treatment is costing a lot and the family is in desperate need of funds to continue the treatment and save her life. They are waiting for a miracle to happen. 
Team Ashvattha came across this request and reached to Teja’s family members. With the help of kind donors from Ashvattha, we were able to donate a check of Rs 30,000 for the child’s treatment. We all hope and wish for a true miracle to happen for the baby girl to recover. Thank you donors and volunteers of Ashvattha for being one of those good people with kind hearts. 
AshvatthaMarch 2019 Update
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February 2019 Update 2

February 2019 Update 2

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” ~Albert Einstein
Sai Kumar, an athlete from Warangal, who won medals at state and national level, is now bed ridden after an unfortunate incident. Sai completed his intermediate and is getting trained as an athlete at Shadnagar Army Institute. He works as a part-time caterer to earn for his living. At one such catering event, someone mixed acid in his soda and he drank it unknowingly. He was admitted in the hospital immediately but the doctors said his oesophagus (the tube in the body that takes food from the mouth to the stomach) was completely damaged by then. Also, due to his low body weight doctors think it is not a good idea to perform the surgery. He is now bed ridden and can’t move. His parents have to stay with him all time to take care of him. For now, liquid food is being sent through a pipe into his stomach while he is undergoing the treatment. One of our volunteers from Warangal contacted Ashavattha for help. Team Ashvattha contacted his family and donated a cheque of Rs.20,000 for his treatment. 
It is really distressing to see a athlete laying down helplessly. Who ever did this most unethical and immoral act might have succeeded in damaging his body, but not his spirit. We hope Sai gains the strength to RUN against all the odds of life to become a WINNER. 
Thank you Volunteers and Donors of Ashavttha for helping Sai. Let’s hope he recovers soon!
AshvatthaFebruary 2019 Update 2
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February 2019 Update

February 2019 Update

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The quote is about not giving up under any circumstances. If all seems lost, and you are at the end of your rope, just hold on, and help yourself by adding a knot at the end. Many things in life take effort. If everything was easy, nothing would have much value. 
Here is the story of another strong soul fighting cancer. Challa Varma, a young man, has been suffering from Adenocarcinoma (stomach cancer). He works as a mechanic at RTC on contract basic with a salary of Rs.5000 per month. He is married and have a 3 year old child. It’s unfortunate that he has to suffer through this process at such young age. As the cancer is in advanced state, he had to undergo an surgery at Continental Hospitals in October 2018. He also went through 3 sessions of chemotherapy at Vivekananda Hospital, Begumpet. Unfortunately Varma’s family ran out of funds for further chemotherapy sessions. Their family requested Ashvattha for help through a volunteer. We reached out to Varma, met him in the hospital and donated an amount of Rs.30,000. 
Thank you Volunteers and Donors of Ashavttha for making a difference in Varma’s life. Let’s wish he gains all the strength needed to fight cancer and hope he recovers soon!
AshvatthaFebruary 2019 Update
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January 2019 Update

January 2019 Update

“It hurts to see your loved one in pain, but it hurts more to see you cannot do anything about this pain.”  ~ Unknown
This statement cannot be more true when it comes to the parents seeing their child in pain. This is Master Yakub Pasha, a baby boy, suffering from pneumonia with 3 holes in the heart. He has to undergo a surgery and a long treatment to recover. His parents spend all they have on the initial treatment and lost hopes on getting the operation done as they have no funds. They reached out to several non-profit organizations for help. They also contacted Ashvattha through a volunteer. 

Our volunteers visited the boy’s family at Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad. It is heartbreaking to see such a small baby going through so much of pain. We can see the state of the baby disheartened both the parents. No words can heal their pain. All we could do is console them and give them a little hope. A check of Rs.20,000 has been donated from Team Ashvattha to help the child recover. 
We hope the baby recovers soon, forgets all these pain and enjoys a beautiful and happy childhood. Thank you Donors and Volunteers for helping this baby!
AshvatthaJanuary 2019 Update
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December 2018 Update

December 2018 Update

“Please drive safely, your family is waiting for you!”
“SPEED THRILLS BUT KILLS”. As a responsible citizen it is important for everyone of us to understand traffic rules and regulations. Though you are following all the rules and driving safe, it is always good to be cautious and attentive while driving, as you cannot control the drivers around you. You may or may not realize, but you play an important role in your family. Please drive safe, your loved ones are waiting for you at your home. 
Pavan, 23 years old,  a young boy from Warangal met with a big accident and was admitted in Yashoda Hospitals with a serious head injury. He is currently diagnosed as a case of RTA with Traumatic Brain Injury and SDH with Multiple Facial Fractures. He underwent a neuron and plastic surgery and is still being treated in ICU with high antibiotics, piped oxygen support along with other essential treatment. The treatment was estimated to around Rs.80 Lakhs which was very huge for their family. Pavan’s father works at a grocery store and is not in a state to afford this big amount. 
We came to know about this situation from one of our volunteers and contacted his parents at Yashoda hospital. After getting the details, Team Ashvattha donated Rs.35,000 for the hospital expenses. We hope their family gains the strength to recover from this problem. 
We thank all the donors and volunteers of Ashvattha for coming forward and helping Pavan!
AshvatthaDecember 2018 Update
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November 2018 Update

November 2018 Update

“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.”~ Vicki Harrison
Team Ashvattha has been helping one of the twin babies, with heart and lungs problem, who was undergoing treatment in Rainbow Hospital. The mother lost one of the twin baby who was 30 days old, which was unfortunate. PDA ligation surgery was done and she was showing some improvement. She moved out from ventilation and taking breathe from C-PAAP after 10 days of surgery. The doctors were hopeful that the baby will recover and she was kept in NICU for 3-4 weeks for the complete lung development. 
As the baby was responding well to treatment we tried our best to help the family save this child.Team Ashvattha donated an amount of Rs.40,000 initially and later an amount of Rs.50,000.  But, unfortunately, the baby passed after 87 days in the hospital. The news is heartbreaking as the mother lost both her children. It is hard to express in words how much this effects the family. We cannot even begin to understand what they are going through right now. 
Team Ashvattha extends the most sincere condolences to the family! We hope God gives them the strength to get over this situation.
AshvatthaNovember 2018 Update
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October 2018 Update – 2

October 2018 Update – 2

“One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is to have a happy childhood.”~ Agatha Christie
Childhood is one phase of life where the poverty or misery of the family doesn’t necessarily stop the child from playing games, having fun with friends and building memories. It is unfortunate that some children do not even get the opportunity to build such happy childhood due to their health conditions. It is really painful for the parents and the family to see their child on the hospital bed, at the age where he is supposed to be walking his first steps, uttering his first words and playing with toys. It not only destroys the memories of the parents but also a beautiful childhood for the kid.

Master Sriram Karthikeya, 7 months old boy presented with history of poor weight gain since birth. He was admitted in Rainbow Children’s Hospital & BirthRight by Rainbow, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. After being in hospital for more than a month and having spent nearly 7 Lakhs for the treatment, his condition has not improved. As the hospital bill is exponentially increasing, doctors have advised to treat him at home. Home treatment is still costing about Rs.3500/- per day and the tenure of the treatment remain indefinite as of today. Their family approached Team Ashvattha for help to continue with the treatment. Volunteers from Ashvattha visited the family to understand the condition of the baby and donated an amount of Rs.40,000/- for the treatment. We hope the baby recovers soon and enjoys his childhood. 
Appreciate all the donors and volunteers of Ashvattha who were able to help this little baby grow. Every life matters!
AshvatthaOctober 2018 Update – 2
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