Jalandhar:
Three-year-old heart patient Harshita Luthra is all set to undergo a rare surgery at Children's Hospital in Boston, thanks to donations amounting to more than Rs 60 lakh from India and abroad after NDTV ran a campaign for her treatment.
Amit Luthra is a happy man. His daughter Harshita, who is suffering from pulmonary atresia - a rare and fatal heart disease - will finally get the treatment that can save her life.
After heart specialists in India expressed their inability to treat her, Harshita will be flown to the US to be operated upon at the Boston Children hospital by renowned cardiothoracic surgeons Pedro Neil Nido and Dr Jane Newburgur.
Although the post-surgical recovery expenses of Rs 15 lakh are yet to be arranged, Luthra can't thank the media enough for highlighting his daughter's case for financial help.
"This has been made possible only by media support," he said.
An unknown US donor sent a cheque for 30,000 dollars to the hospital authorities, while Hong Kong-based Chela Ram Shipping Company contributed 5,000 dollars.
And donations worth 53,000 dollars came from Spain, France, US, Germany, UAE and India.
"Once we get the medical visa we will go to Boston Children's Hospital. Her angiography will be on July 29 followed by her operation on August 4," Harshita's mother Achla Luthra said.
Harshita, although unaware that she is suffering from a fatal disease, knows this much that after her operation, she'll never have to visit a hospital again.
Amit Luthra is a happy man. His daughter Harshita, who is suffering from pulmonary atresia - a rare and fatal heart disease - will finally get the treatment that can save her life.
After heart specialists in India expressed their inability to treat her, Harshita will be flown to the US to be operated upon at the Boston Children hospital by renowned cardiothoracic surgeons Pedro Neil Nido and Dr Jane Newburgur.
Although the post-surgical recovery expenses of Rs 15 lakh are yet to be arranged, Luthra can't thank the media enough for highlighting his daughter's case for financial help.
"This has been made possible only by media support," he said.
An unknown US donor sent a cheque for 30,000 dollars to the hospital authorities, while Hong Kong-based Chela Ram Shipping Company contributed 5,000 dollars.
And donations worth 53,000 dollars came from Spain, France, US, Germany, UAE and India.
"Once we get the medical visa we will go to Boston Children's Hospital. Her angiography will be on July 29 followed by her operation on August 4," Harshita's mother Achla Luthra said.
Harshita, although unaware that she is suffering from a fatal disease, knows this much that after her operation, she'll never have to visit a hospital again.
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