HELP AAYUSH

Aayush Nadkarni is 13 months old and lives in Malad, a suburb of Mumbai, India. He has a rare genetic disorder known as Waardenburg Syndrome with severe to profound hearing impairment. His family comprises of his parents Mr. Aniket Nadkarni and Ms. Vinita Nadkarni. Aniket is working with the Bawa Group of hotels. Aayush is alert and reacts to sounds, which he hears with hearing aids on both ears.

He has to be fitted with special hearing aids so that he can undergo language and speech training. Aayush will be required to undergo surgery for fitting of a Cochlear Implant. This is necessary to give him normal hearing and a normal lifestyle like other children. It will also aid him in acquiring normal speech. There are very encouraging results with children who have cochlear implants. They are attending normal school and speaking more than one language fluently.

We recently came across a very encouraging report, which says more than 50 children who have cochlear implants and attending normal school are speaking more than one language fluently.

In order to provide an implant, his parents will be required to spend a substantial amount for the implant, hospitalization, post implant training etc.

The total estimated cost for the implant, hospitalization & post implant therapy is Rs 9, 95000 (INR Nine Lakh Ninety Five Thousand) which, when converted to US Dollars, amounts to approx USD 19750.

Cochlear Implant – INR 8, 90000
Hospitalization, Surgeon's fee – INR 70, 000
Post-implant training - INR 25,000/-
Pre-Surgical Investigation - INR 10,000/-

We solicit your financial assistance for Aayush by inviting monetary contributions.
If you wish to help Aayush, you can get in touch with us at
aniket_nadkarni@yahoo.com
or you can get in touch with us at any of the following numbers:
Aniket Nadkarni - +91 9967229120
Vinita Nadkarni – +91 9819623461
Anika Nadkarni- +91 9833248633
Mandar - +91 9892211489
Rahul - +91 9987273759

Or you can send in your contributions directly in the name of

Name: Aayush Nadkarni
Bank – HDFC BANK (VILE PARLE) EAST
Account Number – 06691460001676
RTGS Number - HDFC0000669
MICR Number - 400240091
Or
Name: Aniket Nadkarni
Bank – HDFC BANK (VILE PARLE) EAST
Account Number- 2271600000985
RTGS Number - HDFC0000227
MICR Number - 400240038

You can help us in one of the following ways:

1) Donate money yourself. The amount really doesn't matter; No amount is small every rupee counts!

2) Spread the word and request people to donate money: Forward this link to as many people on your list so that people get to know about this. The amount required to be collected is large and the time is less; hence it will really help if more and more people come forward to help us.

3) You could also help us by sharing information such as important contacts, Hospitals, NGOs, charitable institutions or corporates who would like to help us out.

4) If you know of any hospitals or healthcare institutions who provide assistance in terms of providing implants, please let us know.

5) Last, but surely not the least, pray for Aayush's speedy recovery.

Thank you for your time and help...

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