Letter: A five-year-old boy, suffering from a rare genetic disorder, has succeeded in undergoing stem cell transplants in London, limiting two years of sustainable global campaign launched by his parents who have their family roots in Jamnagar.
Boy Veer Gudhka suffered from Fanconi anemia and stem cell transplantation is the only solution.
On December 2, the transplant operation was carried out successfully, turning on hopes that he would recover from the disorder.
“Veer is fine after transplantation and he must remain hospitalized for three weeks,” his father Nirav Gudkha, who worked on business analysts with the leading car market, said.
The global online campaign to look for stem cells suitable launched by their parents saw nearly 10,000 potential donor registrations including 3,000 from India.
“It has long been coming but Veer finally has his living cell transplantation.
We have a massive trip in front of us but now that the transplant is complete, the biggest obstacle has been overcome.
We cannot thank the super selfless hero (donor).
said not far enough.
You have saved our beautiful boy, thank you, ” His family wrote Help Veer now-Facebook.
Interestingly, among the 3,000 potential stem cell donors that have registered, many of which are gujaratis from Gujarat and Mumbai.
Bhupendra Gudhka from Mumbai, who has registered, is lucky to save a valuable life from other patients when his stem cells match the patient last year.
“Apart from Bhupendrabhai, one of my colleagues in London will contribute after his stem cells matched one patient.
It has become a very good fallout of our campaign to find stem cell matches that have helped save the lives of patients who need other, ” Gudhka added.