Indian family earning $4-a-day launch plea for baby daughter with condition causing her foot to swell
Indian family earning $4-a-day launch plea for baby daughter with condition causing her foot to swell

An 18-month-old girl in India has an unknown condition causing her leg to swell, while her family earn just 300 INR ($4.18) a day to help treat her.

Pragya, the baby daughter of father Virendra Kashyap and mother Rinki Kashyap, was born seemingly healthy until her right leg started swelling to its current size.

Living in the town of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, the parents were unable to learn the cause for the swelling.

Consulting with a number of doctor, there was speculation of a blocked vein in her leg causing her affliction.

However these doctors refused to treat her, saying that the girl was too small for any conventional treatments.

After seeking second opinions from doctors in Nagpur and Udaipur, eventually the parents found a doctor in Indore who diagnosed Pragya as suffering from Congenital Amniotic Band Syndrome.

This condition is caused when a strand from the amniotic sac entangles with a part of the fetus.

The problem caused varies from the location and how tightly the strand is wrapped.

The doctor said that Pragya will need to undergo multiple surgeries and even then she would have to keep her feet under wraps.

The doctor also fears that the inflammation may spread to other regions.

Disappointed with the outcome, the parents wish to take their daughter to a better specialist.

They had been recommended a doctor in Hyderabad, but their financial conditions stop them from doing so.

With an earning of INR 300 per day, which Virendra gets through his fruit shop, almost half of the amount is spent on his three children - the twins and baby Pragya.

Virendra now finds it hard to continue supporting his daughter's treatment.

Mandla is a town with a lack of many medical facilities and good doctors.

This can be seen with their inability to even diagnose the condition of their daughter which makes the situation even harder.

Providing for a family of five, travelling to places with better facilities, getting treatment all while running their fruits shop is not possible for Virendra.

Therefore the family have made an open plea for donors to help them raise enough money to save their daughter from her crippling condition.