Helping in saving one's life is the best karma

      Do you know?

• An estimated 7% of the global population is a carrier of an abnormal, or pathological, hemoglobin gene 

• Some 300,000 – 500,000 children with a severe hemoglobin disorder are born each year  

• 80% of them are born in middle- and low-income countries 

• 70% of them have sickle cell disease and 30% thalassaemia 

• 50,000–100,000 children with beta-thalassaemia major die each year in middle- and low-income countries (World Bank 2006, report of a joint WHO-March of Dimes meeting) 

• A carrier of a pathological hemoglobin gene is a healthy person with no medical problems 

• A patient with beta-thalassaemia major requires life-long treatment, including regular blood transfusion and continuous iron chelation (removing excess iron from the body) 

• At least 15 million blood units are needed every year to keep alive 500,000 patients with beta-thalassaemia major.

 

A Basic Description 

Thalassemia is the name of a group of genetic blood disorders. To understand how                      thalassemia affects the  human body, you must first understand a little about how blood is made.

Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying component of the red blood cells. It consists of two different proteins, an Alpha and a Beta. If the body doesn't produce enough of either of these two proteins, the red blood cells do not form properly and cannot carry sufficient oxygen. The result is anemia that begins in early childhood and lasts throughout life.

Since thalassemia is not a single disorder but a group of related disorders that affect the human body in similar  ways, it is important to understand the differences between the various types of thalassemia.

People whose hemoglobin does not produce enough alpha protein have alpha thalassemia. It is commonly found in Africa, the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, southern China, and occasionally the Mediterranean region.

There are four types of alpha thalassemia that range from mild to severe in their effect on the body.
Silent Carrier State.
Hemoglobin Constant Spring.
Alpha Thalassemia Trait or Mild Alpha Thalassemia.

                

                                  AN APPEAL  TO ALL WHO WISH TO HELP SAVING A LIFE 

 Mrs.Anita,47 yrs old senior nurse by profession from New Delhi,India is blessed with three children- Two daughters (17&13 yrs old) and a son Vishal (15 yrs old.).  After one year of the brith of her son she found that vishal is having thalassemia disease. Since then she tried and search every corner of india to cure her cute loving son from this horrible disease,but all in vain. Since 14yrs of his life vishal is surviving on regular blood transfusion. Recently he has been underwent a mojor surgeory of abdomen at appollo hospital, new delhi in which doctore took out his spleen to save his life. This surgeory cost her 2843$ .Now as per the advice of doctor vishal must go for bonmarrow transplant surgeory,which is available italy and it will cost more than 18000 us dollor.

Through this media i would like to appeal all those people from all around the world that if they can come forward to help this poor lady in saving the life of her son by contributing a little.

Here i am provinding the email link of this lady so that any one who wish to help her can contact her directly. holysoul2009@yahoo.in (mobile number:0091/9971346778)

  God bless you all,