REQUEST TO HELP A CANCER PATIENT

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>"Ashwini Kumar"

>Fwd: REQUEST TO HELP A CANCER PATIENT >Sun, 23 Dec 2001 10:48:09

-0500 > >Namaste > >Please read the attached appeal and donate if you can.Also

please >forward to interested parties. > >Thanks > >Ashwini Kumar > > >> >>Dear

Ashwini ji >>Namaskar: >>Thanks for the wonderful job of sending the messages.

Kindly pass >>this >>message to others. >>Best regards. >>Rajendra >>

>>>X-Originating-IP: [12.73.231.7] >>>"Colour Concept"

>>>"Rajendra Singh"

>>>Fw: Deepika Lakhwani >>>Wed, 19 Dec 2001 00:33:13 +0530

>>>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 >>>X-OriginalArrivalTime:

19 Dec 2001 06:29:41.0736 (UTC) >>>FILETIME=[8A9F8680:01C18856] >>> >>>Dear

Rajendraji, >>> >>>Thank you for your suggestion re the Tax Deductible account.

I >>>have >>>updated the previous Appeal amount after looking at the current

>>>hospital >>>bill dated 17h Dec. This note also has information on the new

>>>"Deepika >>>Lakhwani Fund". Donations to this fund will get Tax relief in

the >>>U.S.. >>> >>>My name is Jitesh Lakhwani, my wife's name is Deepika, we

both are >>>30. We >>>have been married 7 yrs and have a 3 yr old son who we

call >>>Ashvin. All of >>>us live in New Delhi, India. >>> >>>Deepika was

diagnosed was Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) in >>>June'99 and >>>our life has

changed a lot since then. She has been fighting her >>>disease >>>with all she

has and we have come a long way. When she was >>>diagnosed, over >>>30 months

ago, the doctor in India had given her only 6-12 months. >>>We >>>consulted two

other oncologists in India, they treated her for a >>>year then >>>gave up. >>>

>>>Fortunately she is still here and this is all thanks to M.D >>>Anderson

>>>Cancer Centre in Houston, Texas (U.S.A.) where she is taking >>>treatment

>>>since Nov 2000. She was put on a trial for a new drug called >>>Glivec. This

>>>is the BEST available drug today for CML patients and she has >>>tried

>>>everything else already. Glivec worked really well for her for >>>about 7

>>>months and then stopped working. Because of that she developed a >>>lot of

>>>complications and acute pain all over her body. >>> >>>We were in India that

time and she spent 10 days in the hospital >>>without >>>relief. We managed to

reach the U.S. somehow and she is in the >>>hospital >>>here since 30th Oct

'01. She is much better than when we came in >>>but we >>>have been told by the

doctors that the ONLY option she now has is >>>a Bone >>>Marrow Transplant

(BMT). By gods grace we have managed to find a >>>Un-related Donor who happens

to be a really good match. As BMT is >>>a very >>>difficult and taxing

procedure to go through, it is essential that >>>the >>>patient is stable and

in good condition. Deepika is on her way to >>>being >>>stable and fit for the

transplant. She has gone through a heavy >>>dose of >>>Chemotherapy and is

fighting the after effects. She has been in >>>Hospital >>>continuously since

30th Oct and might take another 3 weeks before >>>she is >>>fit enough for the

transplant. . >>> >>>WE NOW NEED HELP. We have found the donor through

M.D.Anderson and >>>this >>>hospital has done the maximum amount of Un-related

transplants so >>>we need >>>to get Deepika's BMT done here as her life depends

on it. At >>>M.D.Anderson >>>an un-related transplant can cost anywhere between

US$350,000 - >>>400,000 >>>depending on the complications. Add to that the

additional >>>US$500,000 - >>>550,000 that we will incur due to this

unexpectedly long current >>>stay in >>>the hospital since 30th October. This

now becomes a huge sum of >>>US$8,50,000 - $950,000. >>> >>>We have a small

business in India and we were hoping that the new >>>drug >>>would give her an

extra 3 to 4 years and in the meantime we would >>>get the >>>money together

for the transplant. We did not get that time. >>> >>>In the 30 months of her

treatment we have already spent about Rs. >>>2 crores >>>(over US$400,000).

This includes her treatment at various >>>institutes in >>>India, her treatment

and surgery here in the U.S. and the cost of >>>the >>>various trips to the U.S.

since her treatment started. This is our >>>4th >>>trip to Houston (from India)

in the last 1 year. We did not have >>>this >>>amount of money so we borrowed

from our bank and some friends. We >>>can pay >>>back in 2 yrs whatever amount

we have already borrowed. >>> >>>But arranging this additional amount for the

current >>>hospitalisation and >>>the BMT has us in a big fix as we were taken

completely by >>>surprise. WE >>>HAVE NO INSURANCE WHATSOEVER and we are told

that hospital will >>>not be >>>able to give us a big discount. They normally

offer 10% discount >>>in such a >>>case but even if we manage to get 15%, we

will still have to >>>arrange for >>>about US$800,000, maybe more. >>> >>>We

were hoping to get some help from the Charitable organisations >>>and >>>Cancer

Support groups in the U.S. but these are meant for U.S. >>>citizens >>>only,

which we are not. We cannot possibly get such a big bank >>>loan as we >>>do

not have enough assets to pledge. Whatever we have is pledged >>>with our

>>>bank and we have already taken a loan against it. >>> >>>We don't have much

time to arrange for the US$ 800,000, only about >>>3 weeks >>>or so, therefore

we will need a lot of help with arranging this >>>amount. >>>You could give in

$50, $100, $500, $1000, $2000, $5000 or $10,000 >>>or any >>>amount in between

or otherwise help by arranging the money through >>>an >>>association or a

charity you may know of. We do not want to >>>inconvenience >>>anyone as we

understand that most people have their own >>>obligations and >>>may not be

able to help directly even if they want to. Incase you >>>cannot >>>help, pls

don't feel bad, just pray for her. >>> >>>The Meenakshi Temple Authorites in

Houston have been kind enough >>>and have >>>started a fund for Deepika. ALL

DONATIONS TO THIS FUND WILL GET >>>TAX RELIEF >>>IN THE U.S.. All people who

can help, you can send in Cheques in >>>the name >>>of - "Meenakshi Temple

Society" . This temple is in Houston. PLS >>>DEFINETLY MENTION ON THE LEFT SIDE

(AS A NOTE) ON THE CHEQUE - >>>"FOR >>>DEEPIKA LAKHWANI FUND". >>> >>>Pls DO NOT

post the cheques to the Temple directly as we will need >>>to >>>collect a lot

of cheques and present them together, that will >>>ensure they >>>don't get

lost and every cheque is accounted for. The address to >>>post the >>>cheques

is: >>>Dr.Sewa Legha >>>8501 Hawaii Lane >>>Houston 77040 >>>Texas >>>U.S.A.

>>>Phone: 713 - 896 8800 >>>E-mail: sslegha (AT) aol (DOT) com >>> >>>SO PLS DEFINETLY

WRITE IN WITH THE CHEQUE AND COURIER DETAILS TO >>>MY E-MAIL

>>>colourconcept (AT) hotmail (DOT) com AS >>>SOMETIMES >>>THEY GET VERY DELAYED OR LOST

IN TRANSIT. >>> >>>My mobile number is +91- 9810111661. >>> >>>This was a long

mail so thank you for your time. >>> >>>Warm regards >>> >>>Jitesh Lakhwani

>>>E-mail: >>>colourconcept (AT) hotmail (DOT) com >>>or colourconcept

>>>Mobile: + 91 - 98101 11661. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>Rajendra Singh >>D. Houser

Banjks Professor &; >>Director, Center for Silicon Nanoelectronics >>Holcombe

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering >>206 Riggs Hall >>Clemson

University >>Clemson, SC 29634-0915 >>E-mail: singh (AT) ces (DOT) clemson.edu >>Phone:

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