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“What Does It Feel Like To Stand Tall?” Says Dev With A Bent Spine.

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The other children run past his house, backpacks bouncing, laughing. He presses his face against the glass. His spine curves so severely now that even sitting upright sends waves of pain through his small body. He is 11 years old, and he has never known what it feels like to run.


Thoracic kyphoscoliosis. That's what the doctors called it when Dev was 5. His spine doesn't grow straight, it twists forward and sideways, bending him into a shape his body was never meant to hold. 6 years later, the curve has worsened. His ribcage presses against his lungs.


At school, he can't sit at his desk like the other children. The wooden bench digs into his twisted back, and the pain becomes unbearable within minutes. Other kids mock him for his condition. His mother found him crying in his room last week. “Mummy, when will I get better?” he asked. She held him, but she had no answer.


Dev's father works as a labourer in a small shop, earning barely enough to feed 4 mouths. Dev’s mother stays home, caring for Dev and his 6-year-old brother. They have exhausted their savings with no emergency fund at their disposal. Just the weight of watching their son's body fold in on itself, knowing a surgery exists that could save him. He needs an expensive surgery at Divine Multispeciality Hospital. Every day, Dev's spine curves a little more. If delayed for long, surgery won't even be an option. The deformity may become inoperable. His organs can continue to compress. His lungs may fail.


Dev doesn't ask for much. He just wants to attend school. To play cricket with the neighbourhood boys. To walk to school without pain stealing his breath.

He wants what every 11-year-old deserves: a childhood.

This campaign for a single patient can be converted into a multi-patient campaign, subject to the performance of this campaign. Once the funding requirement of a specific patient is met, multiple other beneficiaries can be helped through Impact Guru.

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Pradeep Sharma

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Dev Sharma

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Dear Donors,

Dev Sharma’s condition remains the same, and doctors have advised that surgery is the only option. This is a critical time, and there is an urgent need for support. We humbly request your help, support, and prayers during this difficult time so that Dev can receive timely medical care.

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