Posted On: 2023-03-14 18:32:51
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder. It affects the production of haemoglobin that the body naturally produces otherwise, causing reduced red blood cells. Haemoglobin is a protein present in the blood cell. It enables your red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body, supplying the other cells with nutrients.
What happens if you have Thalassemia?
Your body and bone marrow produces less healthy haemoglobin proteins and healthy red blood cells if you have thalassemia. Anaemia is a condition whereby there are inadequate red blood cells. Lack of healthy red blood cells can deprive your body's cells of the oxygen they need to create energy and thrive since red blood cells have an essential function in delivering oxygen to the tissues of the body.
What are the symptoms of Thalassemia?
Thalassemia comes in various forms. Your condition's kind and severity will determine the indications and symptoms you experience. Signs and symptoms of thalassemia include:
What is the treatment for Thalassemia?
Treatment for patients with mild thalassemia trait isn't necessary.
Treatments available for moderate to severe thalassemia include:
Frequent Blood Transfusions
Blood transfusions are usually necessary for more serious conditions of thalassemia, possibly every few weeks. Iron accumulates in the body as a consequence of blood transfusions over time, which can injure the heart, liver, and other organs.
Stem Cell Transplant
A stem cell transplant generally referred to as a bone marrow transplant, can be an option in some scenarios. It can minimize the need for lifelong blood transfusions and medicines to control iron excess in children who have severe thalassemia.
But how to afford these expensive yet life-saving treatments? At such times, what people do is, mortgage or sell their ancestral property or belongings and are found to be in debt later. Now that the world is expanding, you can find ways to fund even prolonged expensive medical treatments.
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Shazin is Waiting for a Life-Saving Bone Marrow Transplant. Help Him!
Mohd. Shazin is 16-year-old son of Mr. Abdul Gafoor and Mrs. Sahida hailing from Kannur, Kerala. Shazin was diagnosed with Thalassemia Major, a blood disorder when he was one year old. Since then, blood transfusions every two weeks have been necessary for him to survive.
Shazin often falls sick with a high fever, cough and cold, his body is growing weak and has to miss school and other activities most days. The doctors at Narayana Hospital, Bangalore have proposed a Bone Marrow Transplant worth Rs. 25,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Lakhs Only)
Shazin’s father is a truck driver and earns Rs. 500/- a day. He is the sole breadwinner in the family of six. It is nearly impossible for Shazin’s family to arrange such a huge amount. Please help the family to save their son. Any amount donated will push Shazin further towards a healthy life. Please help him.
Kirti Lokesh, a ten-year-old child, has been cursed by Thalassemia Major. His childhood has been caged because of this disease. It all started when Lokesh was two years old. What started as a mere fever turned into an unimaginable catastrophe. Soon, he started losing strength in his body, and he shrunk into skin and bones. After undergoing numerous tests, Lokesh was diagnosed with this bloodthirsty disease. The only way to free him from pain is through a bone marrow transplant. But the transplant comes with a price tag of Rs 35,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Five Lakhs). Kirti’s father, Keerthi Balaji is an auto driver in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He barely earns enough to feed his family of five. Somehow he has managed to arrange some amount for his treatment. But right now he has exhausted all sources of funding.
Please donate as much as you can for the sake of Lokesh. His life is in your hands right now.
Author: Anjali Patel
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