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I like organizations like Heal-a-Child. They are amazing. If they can help children, nothing like it, because I think children are beautiful
Mahesh Babu
Actor
My Mother informed me that there was an announcement about a six month old baby who was on the ventilator for 3 weeks and the parents couldn’t afford his treatment anymore. We didn’t know the baby or his family personally but being a young Mother myself, I felt for the baby and his parents. That very evening I called the hospital in Hyderabad and verified the facts. There was indeed a baby Kevin on the ventilator from the 5th of May. The case was genuine and the parents were already Rs.80000 behind on the hospital bill. It wasn’t easy to say how things would go or how much was needed. We need to take it week by week I was told.
That night, when I went home I sent an email to employees of my company, to my friends & people in my address book asking for help for Baby Kevin. In one day Rs.1.9 lakhs was raised for him. Over the next few days too funds kept coming in. While some people donated big amounts others donated nominal sums but it all eventually added to about Rs.2.5 lakhs.
I was also told that the baby may not survive and the money I raised could help other children who had a better chance of survival. It struck me that some were unwilling to help as the child’s chances were not very good and they didn’t want to put down good money that would probably be wasted.
It made me think about how many other parents were in the same situation. A sick child who needed treatment & no money to pay for it! When I was raising funds for Kevin, so many people were so willing to help. They were grateful to be a part of something good. It made me think, if I could raise so much through one email, how much more could I do if I did it in an organized manner. How many little children can be saved?
Four days after raising funds for Kevin, I came up with the idea of a Trust for sick children – all sick children. No matter their chances of survival. Miracles happen on a daily basis. If the child is sick and the parents can’t afford it, this trust will help. If a little life is lost, it mustn’t be for the lack of money to pay for the treatment. Never.
