My name is Neeraj Kumar, a small farmer from Danpur Rasoolpur, Pihani, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh (241406). I write to you today not just as a farmer, but as a helpless father whose son, Nitin Kumar, is bravely fighting for his life.
Nitin was born in September 2017. He is just a little boy—innocent, full of dreams, and far too young to understand the cruel disease that has taken over his body. In August 2024, our world turned upside down when he was diagnosed with Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a dangerous form of blood cancer.
Since then, our days have been filled with endless hospital visits, painful treatments, and sleepless nights. Watching your child suffer—feeling pain in his body, fear in his eyes—is something no parent should ever experience. But we are living it every day. His treatment is being done at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, and the doctors have been doing their best to help him.
Due to the seriousness of his condition, we had to shift from our village to a small jhuggi (hut) near AIIMS. Leaving behind our home, land, and the little comfort we had was not easy, but we had no other choice. Nitin needs to be close to the hospital for regular care, tests, and treatment.
I earn only around ₹5,000 per month through farming, which barely covers basic needs in the village, let alone life in Delhi and the ongoing medical care of my child. We have no other stable source of income. My wife and I try to manage everything together—his care, medicines, travel, and food—but most days feel like a mountain too high to climb.
Still, I wake up every day with hope in my heart and faith in God. I believe that my son deserves a future—that he deserves to go to school, laugh with his friends, and live a life beyond hospitals and injections.
I am writing this email not to ask for donations, but with folded hands, requesting your guidance, emotional support, or any information about assistance programs for families like ours. Even a kind word, direction, or encouragement at this time would mean a lot to us.