Just yesterday I posted the story of one year old Mahesh whose parents want his life terminated medically because he suffers from serious congenital deformities ^[1].

But thankfully there seems to b some hope for this young kid and his parents. Dr Santosh Karmarkar from Lilavati Hospital on Thursday offered to operate upon the boy free of cost and also take care of all the post-operative expenses. He believes the Pujaris’ must not give up so easily. “I have carried out 700 surgeries on children suffering from spina bifida and other similar congenital defects. I am sure Mahesh can be treated too. I will perform the surgeries free of cost and the post-operative expenses too will be taken care of. I just need his parents’ consent,” he said.

Last week, having exhausted all their savings, Mahesh