Latest Update_19th November 2011

Dear All,

Hope each one of you is doing very well :)

Rishi has started to go to school regularly now and all his counts seem to be very much under control.

Please do keep him in your prayers and lets hope this was the last time Rishi had to undergo the pain and now he will lead a healthy and a very happy life :)

a HEARTFELT THANK YOU to EACH ONE of you...

May the good lord bless each one of you abundantly and please do pray i do not have to update this blog again for any kind of news that is worrisome.

Thank you Thank you Thank you :)

Warmest Regards,

In Love, Gratitude, Prayers & Seva,

Team Saihands

Update_October 13th 2011_Thursday

HI Folks!

Heartfelt Seasons Greetings to each one of you!

Rishi is on his 4th injection at the moment; in the hospital.

All his counts seem fine .

His liver counts , for which the medication is, is also showing improvement;slowly but steadily.

He will be home tomorrow by noon and that's the end of his dose of 4 injections of Mabthera ; also god willing his last serious medication for the rest of his blessed life.

Please do keep him in your prayers.

Thank you once again on behalf of the family and us :)

Warmest Regards,

In Love, Gratitude, Prayers & Seva,
Team Saihands

Update_October 8th 2011_Saturday

Hello ,

Rishi had his 3rd dose of the injection on Thursday.

He is back home now and all is under control.

His liver counts have not improved much but the doctors say we will see an improvement for sure once all 4 injections are done with.

Rishi requires prayers.. please keep him in yours....

Thank you once again!

In Love, Gratitude, Prayers & Seva,
Team Saihands

Update_October 4th 2011_Tuesday

Hello Folks!

Today completes 1 whole year after Rishis Bone Marrow Transplant (Treatment for his Blood Cancer where in his sister donated her bone marrow for him)

The good lord has got him thus far .. Im sure He will take him all the way too ..

Like they say "If God brought you TO it , He will bring you THROUGH it " .. Rishi is a living example of the same..

Let us all say a SPECIAL prayer for our Little warrior on this solemn day and a very special THANK YOU to each one of you who have contributed in ANY way , be it prayers or funds or even mere thoughts....

THANK YOU and May the good Lord shine His Light upon You ALWAYS :)

In Love, Gratitude, Prayers & Seva,
Team Saihands

Update_30th September 2011

Hello Everyone!

Rishi had his second dose of injection day before yesterday . All is well by Gods grace.

He is back home now and his third dose will be given next week.

Please do keep the prayers on .

Thank you all once again :)

In Love, Gratitude, Prayers & Seva,
Team Saihands

Update 25th September 2011_Sunday

Hello Folks!

There is some good news.

Rishis treatment has started. As mentioned earlier , he has received his first dose. He is home now.

He will be admitted once a week , for 4 weeks , every time he gets another dose of the injection.

The better news is we found doners or rather , the doners found us :)

Wanted to take a moment to let everyone know , that there are kind souls in this world , like angels , who appear from no where . :)

StockTalkers , you'll surely are God sent :) a BIG THANK YOU to each one of you!

Thank you for driving all the way to Pune to personally hand over the money to the family and meeting them. They sure feel blessed.

Below are a few pictures we clicked with them alongwith Rishi , his sister, Rujuta (who is the bone marrow doner) and his father , Mr. Prakash Sarafdar.

Rishi

The "Stocktalkers" with Rishi (extreme left) and Mr.Prakash Sarafdar(Rishi father - extreme right)

Rishi and his sister , Rujuta.

Thank you all very much again for everything... and lets keep the prayers on , hoping all goes well with our Little Warrior :)

In Love, Gratitude, Prayers & Seva,
Team Saihands

Update_21st September 2011

Rishi went for his regular check up this morning. After the reports were out , the doctor suggested that we do not waste any more time in admitting him for the injections prescribed.

The situation was quite grim , coz the hospital at first refused to admit him without a deposit of 1 lakh INR.

After which the doctor was spoken to (who is also one of the founders of the hospital).

Looking at our previous records on payment , he agreed to admit him with a small certain amount which we have collected till now.

But we definitely need a LOT more :(

2 lacks is the total cost of 4 injections and we have just about collected 50 thousand...

I'm sure the good lord above has a plan....

He will be given one injection today and the next dose after a week. We will know by tonight if Rishi will be in hospital for the whole month or he will be allowed to be home in between the injection dozes.

Praying real hard.. something works out till then.

Apologies on being repetitive , but if anyone is willing to contribute , please do feel free to get in touch with me at tina.malkani@gmail.com and i shall give you the address to which you can courier cheques to .

The cheque is most welcome directly on the name of the hospital with Rishis ref number written behind it (these details shall be given to you once I am contacted for the same)

Also , anyone who wants to wire money , please do feel free to wire it to the account mentioned in one of our first updates on Rishi...

http://saverishi.blogspot.com/2010/09/details-for-transfering-money.html

A sincere thanks to each one of you , who remember Rishi in your prayers too...

In Love, Gratitude, Prayers & Seva,
Team Saihands

Update 19th September 2011

HI Folks!

Yes! It's been a very long time.. and i was glad I had nothing to write about here , till now... :(

Rishi has been going for regular check ups. All seems well with his blood cells.. but not with his liver.

The last time , which was in about March , our little warrior needed 4 injections as he had contracted GVHD ... Graft Versus Host Disease , for which he was treated immediately with the help of a few very very kind souls who made it possible for him to continue fighting this battle.

After which he needed medication continuously which also would cost a bomb , would it not have been very kind of a dear sai brother who helped us through this by getting us a discount of nearly 50% for his medication. This kind gesture was shown not only once, but infact twice. A very BIG THANK YOU from all of us...may God bless you all always ..

It was all stable for a while with medication , but now again , this week , when they went for their regular check up , they found that he had GVHD again!! of the Liver!

For those of you , who are joining us now... here is a little about GVHD :

Rishi has developed a Graft Versus Host disease of the Liver . GVHD is a complication that can arise post bone marrow transplant in which newly transplanted material attacks the recipient's body. As part of the treatment, he will need IV-mabthera 500mg weekly - in all 4 doses. The cost for the same would be about 2 lacs. Need help in mobilizing the same. The cost of 2 Lacs mentioned above is towards 2 doses. The hospital has agreed to bear the cost of the other 2 doses. However, we need the funds in place before the first dose can be administered.

We are sure these are tests of times that our little warrior and his family are going through and there are enough kind souls to help him out of these.

Please do feel free to get in touch with us for this cause at any time .

Looking forward to hearing from you on the same.

PS - Attached below is the letter from the doctor dated 16th Sept 2011.

In Love, Gratitude, Prayers & Seva,
Team Saihands

Thank you :)

HI Folks,

Rishi had his monthly check up. All is well except his liver function , for which the docs have put him on medication for 3 months minimum.

The course of medication would cost 50 , 000 , had it not been for one kind soul who we happen to know through someone , who sponsored 50% for it.

We wanted to take this opportunity to thank them and everyone else for this kind gesture. Rishi is surely blessed to have known you all indirectly and I am sure once he is big enough to read this blog He will value these years more than anything known to him and am sure he will be a very responsible citizen of our country , giving back as much as he can.

God bless you all and thank you once again!

In Love, Gratitude, Prayers & Seva,
Team Saihands

Saved Rishi :) :) :)

HI Everyone!

Rishi went for a check up after a months gap and all his counts seem to be in place and on track.

He is doing good by the good lords grace.

His school has been spoken to and they have agreed to even promote him to the next class in spite of not attending last year ; since they know he is a very bright student.

He will be attending school 2- 3 times a week to start with and will be given that extra care and attention.

As of now all is well and a BIG THANK YOU to each one of you! God bless u all abundantly, always! Lets keep the prayers on that Rishi keeps well and grows up to be a lovable and responsible citizen of our country.

The lords ways are so inspiring...

A few days after we found out all of the above about Rishi , we were guided to another child , called , Allahbaksh Maqsood Momin . www.save-momin.blogspot.com do have a look at that link and spread the word.

We have been given another opportunity at saving another life . Lets not let it pass by. Let us all do our best and our bit.

Thank you once again and looking forward to hearing from you all with just the same and even more enthusiasm as we did for Rishi!

In Love, Gratitude, Prayer and Service, Always,
Tina

Keep the Faith! :) -- Update_11th April 2011

Hi All !

It's been a while i've written and i'm glad... :)

I usually take it as a good sign when its been long i've written on this blog! It just means that there isn't anything in particular to write about Rishis health which is worrisome.

Yes, i do agree I also write to thank each one of you and also to let you all on a general update on our little warrior; but i'd prefer to go the 'no news is good news" way :)

Rishi is doing good .. by the good lords grace; recovering at home. He goes to the hospital once a week for a general check up and blood counts etc.

His last counts were a tad lower than what they've been but that the docs said not to pay too much heed to as ups and downs will keep happening for some time to come .. we got to become friends with them :)

We would like to thank a few very generous donors who have contributed much more than anyone of us could ever expect or imagine.

Though like i always say , any amount , even if its one rupee , makes the most difference...

Thank you to all of you and God bless you all , always.

It's only coz of you all that Rishi has made it to where he is today .. Please do Keep the prayers and faith on ...

In Love, Gratitude & Prayers, Always,
Tina

Happy Birthday Rishi!

God Bless you today and forever more :)
Lots and Lots of Love , Luck , Prayers and Wishes from each one of us!!

Update _23rd March 2011

Hi Folks!

As most of you know , Rishi is done with his dose of the 4 injections he needed and is now recuperating at home .

He is doing well. Had a regular check up today and by Gods love and kindness , all his counts are under control .

Its his birthday on Friday ; we cannot celebrate it as we normally would for a child his age ; for fear of infection etc .. so we will have a quiet celebration.

Please do remember him in your prayers and pray he sees many many many more birthdays :)

Thank you to each one of you !

In Love , Gratitude and Prayer , Always,
Tina

Nearly there..

Update_4th March 2011_Friday

Hello People,

Rishi has had his 3rd injection today. He is home recuperating. Doc's say he is improving.
His counts have gone a little low. Nothing drastic to really worry about , but definitely worth praying for.

The hospital has been kind enough to give us 2 injections free of cost on the 2 we buy and have also been very kind to wait for us to pay them as and when we get donations.

There have been a few kind hearted souls who have made donations and we shall remain ever greatful to them.

Please do continue to spread the word and ofcourse , needless to say , keep the faith and prayers on! :)

Thank you each one of you for every contribution made , in the form of prayers , donations or anything else.

Will post soon after he is done with his 4th injection and all goes well.

In Love, Gratitude and Prayer, Always,
Tina.

The battle half won.....The last mile remains

Update 17th February 2011_Thursday

Hi Folks!

There's not -so- good news !

Rishi has come down with GVHD- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graft-versus-host_disease
and is in the hospital undergoing treatment.

This is real testing time now. The doctor says he needs 4 injections which will help him come out of this and once and for all get all the infections etc out of his system.
The injection is called - Mabthera 500mg injection , batch b6144b01 Dec 12.

Each injection costs , Rs.80,000/- , Yes you read right , Rs.80,000/- .

The doctor has managed to get us 2 on 2 free , but even the cost of 2 is coming upto 1,60,000/- which we are trying to collect.

This is an appeal to anyone and everyone who would like to contribute and help us to save our little warriors life.
We have fought upto here , we obviously are not going to give up now .

He is already in hospital and undergoing treatment while we wait to hear from kind souls like you all who are willing to contribute in saving this little boys life who dreams to grow up and contribute as much as he can , to the world which saved his precious little life.

Besides this , please do keep him and his family in your prayers and hope such trials and tribulations leave their home as soon as possible.


P.S - Please do spread the word and find below a note from his doctor ...

P.Also See - Incase you do want to help , please get in touch with me at tina.malkani@gmail.com and I will try to respond as soon as I read it.

The other way you could donate is , by reading the details on this link -> http://saverishi.blogspot.com/2010/09/details-for-transfering-money.html






In love, gratitude and Prayer , Always,
Tina.

Update _January 25th 2011

Hello everyone!

Our warrior is winning :) !

His platelet count had gone up to 1.67 lakhs .. He is out of danger .. His hemoglobin is a little low at 9 ... but that the doctors say is nothing to worry about.

He has a little bit of a reaction in his mouth due to medication , which normally happens after such treatment . The doctors have told us to keep a watch on that bit .. and has given mild medication for the same. It should be fine soon , but he has to go back to see the doc next Monday again for the same.

The medication and treatment still continues for a long long time and hence the expense is still very much there.

Thank you each one of you , without whose prayers, our little warrior would not have been where he is today .

Keep the faith! Keep the prayers on!

In Love, Gratitude and Prayers,Always,
Tina

Update _ 10th January 2011

Happy Brand New Year to each one of you!

Apologies on not having written for so long.

Our Lil warrior is doing good, though a week and a half ago he was down with a very slight temperature for which he was admitted in the hospital for 3 days , just to be extra careful so that he does not catch any other infections. Was put on to medication and observation; is back home now, smiling :)
The latest reports look good. His platelet count has been on a gradual rise which the docs say is a great sign. He is recovering very well but has to visit the hospital at least 2ce a week.

There do come spurts of discomfort every now and then but then i guess from what he has gone through earlier , these don't seem that troublesome to him as they do to me when i see him or hear of it.

We definitely need to raise more funds as what we had in reserve is slowly drying up and we definitely will need more to make sure he wins this battle entirely..

We are trying to look for a baalvikas teacher for him and his sister , if anyone in Pune does know of one who is ready to go to their home and take lessons, please do let us know.

I would like to thank our sai brother once again for making it possible to get the medication Rishi needed so urgently . Thank you.

Thank you to all of you , without whom , fighting this battle and being on the way to winning it would not have been possible.

Please do keep Rishi and his family in your prayers..

In love, gratitude and Prayers, always,
Tina