Kids We Support

Month and Year of Birth: Feb 2014

Asil Kumar was a 2 year old baby and was diagnosed with advanced bilateral retinoblastoma. When reported to the hospital, the child was advised immediate medical care, advised chemo and enucleation at the earliest.The family resides at Chikmagalur, and are coffee estate laborers. The parents were ill-informed and very non-responsive initially. The baby was examined under anesthesia and initiated  chemotherapy. It was ascertained that the baby would require to undergo 12 cycles of chemo, on 31 Aug 16 as tumour was too active and was on verge of rupturing. His condition deteriorated irrespective of care and treatment provided and we lost him in May 2017.

Month and Year of Birth: March 2015

Vikram naik was three when he was presented to Iksha in March 2017. He underwent MRI at Narayana Netralaya and was diagnosed with unilateral RB. His right eye had to be enucleated after 3 three cycles of chemo as he did not respond well to the treatment. His pathology report is clear and recovering well now.

Father is a daily wage labour and mother is a housewife. Iksha has been providing aid for his treatment and wishes for speedy recovery.

Month and Year of Birth: Sep 2014

Ram's parents noticed a white spot in left eye when he was 17 months old. MRI was done at Narayana Netralaya and his left eye was enucleated immediately due to the advanced tumor. The pathology report showed optic nerve involvement. He received 7 cycles of chemo and 26 fractions of radiation. Irrespective of treatment and care given, due to cancer spread to the brain we lost him in the month of March 2018.

Month and Year of Birth: April 2016

Abhiram( 18 months old) was just 6 months old when his parents noticed a white spot in his right eye. A pediatrician from Bellary suspected it as RB and suggested them to go to Bangalore for better treatment. They visited Prabha eye clinic in October 2016. He underwent MRI and was diagnosed with bilateral Retinoblastoma.

His father is a farm laborer, approached IKSHA as they were in need of financial support for treatment.

So far, he received 7 cycles of chemotherapy and responded well to the treatment.

He now got busy in exploring things around him as his left eye vision improved but still undergoing treatment for the right eye.

Iksha has been providing aid for his treatment and wishes for his speedy recovery.

Month and Year of Birth: Oct 2016

Yashaswini(10-months), was just one month old when a white reflex was noticed in the eye by her parents. She was referred to Narayana Netralaya by an ophthalmologist in Mysore. The Child underwent EUA, MRI and was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma with group E in both eyes.

Father Mr. Ganesh, a laborer in a cinema at Nanjangud and Mother Mrs. Lakshmi, housewife approached, Iksha for aid as they could not afford the treatment.

She received 6 cycles of chemo, laser therapy and 3 shots of cryo. She showed remarkable improvement and recovering well.

She is now on 3-week follow-up and always on time for checkups.

IKSHA has been providing aid for her treatment and wishes a speedy recovery.

(Date updated,14/11/2017)

Month and Year of Birth: Feb 2015 

In February 2017, Somesh, 2year old boy presented to NN. Evaluated by Dr. Roshmi and diagnosed the case as B/L retinoblastoma with group E in the right eye and group C in the left eye. Dr. Rosmi has advised for an MRI, chemotherapy, focal laser as further treatment. 

Father, Mr. Mahesh is working as a farm laborer at Belgaum Dist and Mother Mrs. Komal is a housewife. Parents were able to afford to pay the initial diagnosis like Evaluation under GA and MRI. Iksha Has been supporting his treatment thereafter. 

So far, he received 6 cycles of Chemotherapy. His right was enucleated after 2 cycles of chemo as it did not respond. He received Brachytherapy for his left eye and recovering well.  

Month and Year of Birth: January 2015

Devaraj was born in January 2015 and was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma in May 2016.

His father Mr. Shivraju is a driver and his mother is a housewife from Chitradurga.

When Devaraj was referred to Narayana Nethralaya his father had spent all his money on his treatment and had no money to take Devaraj for his MRI, the hospital then sought Iksha’s support.

 Devaraj needs 6 cycles of chemotherapy and his left eye need to be enucleated. He also will be examined regularly under anesthesia to assess his progress from time to time.