Ijaz in dire need of stone removal surgery

Our country is full of those unfortunate kids who start earning from a young age so they could help their families financially. Poverty urges them to skip studies and adopt a small scale job that just earns them a few rupees. Ijaz Hussain, 16 years old, is also a victim of one of such circumstances. Ijaz belongs to a small city called Okara. He lives with his 6 sisters and 2 brothers in a small house. His father died in his childhood, since then, he & his brother has been taking care of the whole family by earning day & night. Ijaz brings around 200 Rupees daily by working in a local barn while his brother earns 300 Rupees daily by working as a mechan...

Fateh Sakhi has had numerous small stones in her kidney for more than a year now. She had been experiencing regular waves of pain in her abdomen during all this time. However she was not aware of the source of this problem until she had an ultrasound a few months ago, in which small stones were detected in her right kidney. Fateh started taking ‘desi’ medicine prepared in her area ever since, but that did not help her at all, not even in relieving her from the pain. She seeks surgery to remove these stones, which have been growing in her kidney for a year, permanently. 40 year old Fateh lives with her husband and children in Kasur. Only the youngest ...

The day science was integrated with technology, many successful and lifesaving techniques have been devised. From electrocardiogram to ventilator, stents to transplantation many techniques broaden the zone of treatment. But in underdeveloped countries these facilities are provided only to the people who can afford it. No body shows concern about the poor. Faisal is a junior employee in an embroidery factory. He is recommended for Ureteral stent. One year back he had stones in his right kidney and got operated through Transparent Hands platform. Now, after one year Faisal is diagnosed with stones in his left kidney. The stones are multiple in numbers and mas...

Everyone knows, that poverty is a big issue of planet earth. So let’s not talk about it. Let’s talk about the relations and their respective expectations. They say life laughs at you, when you are planning or dreaming about your future. Do you think so? Many people work hard throughout their lives, but when it comes to the return or successful results of their bearings, then life prompt with words like Sorry, your session has expired, you have to die now. How unfair? Isn’t it? Ghulam Rasool is a victim of the same scenario. He was diagnosed with Renal Calculi (Kidney Stones) due to which he used to experience episodic spasms of pain in his abdo...

Saving some one’s life is the noblest deed which one could do. No one can express that feeling in words. I am going to write about someone who makes us feel proud and happy. Few days back, a 7 years old boy named ‘Tahir Ali’ came to Transparent Hands with the diagnosis of stones in both of his kidney, besides this his left kidney is working 29% only and right is working 71% only. His critical and life threatening condition persuaded the doctors to operate his right kidney first. So they did it and saved his right kidney with the grace of GOD and with the help of our prestigious donors. But he is not a healthy kid ...

"Both of Mumtaz’s kidneys have been blocked because of the presence of the stones. The right kidney remains completely blocked, whereas the blockage in the left kidney has been opened by inserting stents. However the stones are growing at a tremendous rate and it is feared that the left kidney will be blocked again very soon. Mumtaz’s case has been registered as on emergency case. Mumtaz Ahmad belongs to Okara. He is married and has three children, who have recently joined school. Mumtaz Ahmad manages the financials of his family through his own earnings, which he gets by driving a rickshaw. Mumtaz was not aware of the presence of stones in his kidney,...

Sajjad Ahmad has stones in both the kidneys form past five years. He has one daughter and two school going sons. He is a tenant and works in the farms of a landlord. Due to his kidney pain he is totally unable to work in the farm and meet the expectations of the landlord. Sajjad Ahmad came to know about Transparent Hands from one of his coworkers. He came to Lahore and met Transparent Hands recruiting officer who promised to help him. Help Sajjad to work in the farms again.

Muhammad Aslam has been suffering from pain due to the presence of numerous stones in his left kidney as well as bladder. These stones first emerged in his left kidney 3 years ago and have grown in number ever since. Despite being aware of these stones, Aslam did not undergo surgery and relied on medication to release him from kidney pain temporarily. Now these stones have grown large and are creating a blockage in his left kidney, causing mild hydronephrosis. Moreover some stones have also passed out from the kidney, to the bladder. Aslam has also been showing symptoms of blood in urine and pain in bladder. According to the tests, he has 2 large calculi present...

Fahmeeda is suffering from severe pain due to the kidney infection. It has been 2 years since this infection first appeared in her right kidney. Initally, Fahmeeda only felt minor pain, but the symptoms have grown tremendously over these past couple of months. Fahmeeda now shows signs of vomiting, nausea, blood loss, back pain and fever. The pain has also grown worse as the infection spread within the kidney. Doctors have suggested an immediate treatment for Fahmeeda in order to remove the developing infection before it enters the uterus. Fahmeeda belongs to a poor uneducated family. She is married and has 5 children, among which three are married and do not l...

"Numerous stones started emerging in Allah Jawie’s right kidney 5 months ago. Allah Jawie had stones in her right kidney before but they were removed by surgery about a year ago. The reappearance of these stones proves that the surgery was a failure. Allah Jawie is 70 years old, and the pain that these new stones are causing is unbearable for her. She needs an urgent surgery to relieve her from the continuous pain. 70 year old Allah Jawie belongs to Jhang. She has two sons and four daughters, all married. The expenses of her family are handled by her eldest son who works in the fields for someone and earns 15,000 PKR semiannually. The income of her son is ba...