This Mother's Day, don’t let a child fight cancer on an empty stomach, help them with nutrition

“My 4-year-old son was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia. We brought him to Mumbai 6 months back when he was fighting for life. But within a couple of months, Vidhan’s condition improved drastically. Apart from the chemotherapy, one thing that has had a significant impact on his health is the nutrition support provided by Cuddles Foundation,” says Meenakshi Motiwala, who hails from Dhule, Maharashtra. Meenakshi and her husband had no means of supporting Vidhan with special nutrition, but thanks to the NGO, their son is in better shape.

Cuddles Foundation is a nonprofit that helps hundreds of children fight cancer each year, but there are thousands more still battling cancer and in need of help. Help the NGO extend its reach and save many more lives. Donate now.

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Non-profit organisation Cuddles Foundation has been on a mission to give underprivileged children having cancer a fighting chance against the disease with complete nutritional support. 

Giving kids battling cancer a fighting chance

Doctors often say that proper nutrition is the first line of treatment for children fighting cancer. However, because of poor financial background, many parents can’t give their kids life-saving nutrition and often witness the condition deteriorate before their eyes. “We have observed that there is a marked improvement or maintenance in the health and nutritional status of more than 80% of children with cancer by giving them proper meals. 

Nutritional support can not only give a child the strength needed to go through chemotherapy, but also help in reducing the side effects of cancer treatment significantly. Sadly, the life-saving nutrition needed to help children defeat cancer is well beyond the reach for many parents due to their financial condition,” says Purnota Dutta Bahl, founder of the nonprofit. 

Purnota embarked upon the mission to save the lives of children with cancer over a decade back after a chance visit to the Tata Memorial Hospital. “I saw a baby girl who back then, was about the same age as my daughter. The girl was fighting cancer and was visibly malnourished. I was informed by the nurse that children get treatment for cancer at the hospital free of cost, but their condition keeps deteriorating as their parents can’t afford the required nutrition. It was on that day that I decided to at least give these children a fighting chance against cancer,” explains the founder of the nonprofit organisation. 

Donate to heal thousands more

“We have been able to take our programme to over 50 hospitals, spread across 17 states. But still there are thousands of children we are yet to reach. The cost of providing nutritional support to a child and their family suffering from cancer is about ₹80,000 per year (or ₹7,000 a month). Cancer is absolutely curable. A little love and support from you can help children suffering from cancer complete their treatment and go on to live functional and productive lives in the future,” says Purnota.

Donate to this fundraiser by give.do, India’s largest fundraising platform, to support Cuddles Foundation in their mission to give life-saving nutrition to children suffering from cancer and give them the strength to fight cancer.