Parents Crowdfund ₹ 16 Crore To Treat 5-Month-Old Daughter, Thank Donors | Read
Tira Kamat, a five-month-old Mumbai infant, has been suffering since birth from spinal muscular atrophy -- a rare genetic condition that leads to the loss of muscles (skeletal muscles) needed for movement. Her middle-class parents couldn't afford a ₹ 22-crore injection required for her medical treatment. However, when all hope appeared to be lost, thousands of people from across the world pitched in with donations - ranging from ₹ 100 to ₹ 5 lakh - to generate nearly ₹ 16 crore for the infant's treatment, sending out a message that humanity transcends all borders
