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Single mother struggles to help daughter battle rare genetic disorder

Abandoned by dad, little girl finds all the support she needs from mum and sister, who have arranged for the transplant with the help of children's hospital

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Suhana and her mother Ruksha are hopeful she will improve after a bone marrow transplant

Suhana and her mother Ruksha are hopeful she will improve after a bone marrow transplant

After losing her brother to a rare genetic disorder, six-year-old Suhana Shaikh is battling the same deadly condition. Once a happy, smiling child, she sank into further despair after experiencing extreme weight gain due to steroid treatment, after which she refused to meet anybody. The only person she does want to meet is her father. However, he cruelly abandoned her and her mother in their time of need.

Suhana suffers from Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a genetic disorder that claimed her brother's life when he was two. Due to the condition, the white blood cells supposed to protect her from disease, have become a slow poison for the six-year-old instead.

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