18 June 2010
Ahmedabad, India
Stem Cells Were Transferred From Sibling to Cure Thalassemia, Blood Cancer

When Urvish’s mother Sunanda conceived, the couple even went to Vellore to get the foetus tested if it was thalassemia positive. The child which was born did not carry the genetic blood disorder. Unfortunately, he too was not a match. “We were crestfallen. But we had made up our minds that we will have to do something to save the life of our son. People around us suggested that we should go for another child and we did in the hope that it would medically be a match for Urvish,”says Umang.
The couple again went to Vellore and were told that the foetus was not thalassemia major. They, however, did not test the foetus whether it was a match for Urvish as they feared that they would have to abort the child.
“Our prayers were, however, answered when our daughter Richa turned out to be a match for Urvish. She was God sent as by then Urvish was also detected with blood cancer and the stem cell transplant offered hope to cure both,”said Umang.
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