This is a moving tale of a small child called Karan Malhotra who had Cerebral Palsy. While kids of his age were at play, he remained ever dependent on his parents.
When the child was all of three days old, he suffered a brain injury that led to his delayed developments. His parents thought that the dark clouds had surpassed them and better days were coming.
But little did they know what was in store for them. When Karan crossed three months, they noticed something very unusual. They noticed that his milestones had not yet developed. Alarmed at seeing his condition, they started approaching several paediatrics but no one could tell exactly what was wrong with Karan.
It was not until they flew to Mumbai and consulted a well-known paediatrician that they found that Karan had Cerebral Palsy much to their horror. The paediatrician sat them down and explained that Karan showed some autistic features as well and that explained his lack of social interaction and responses. The news affected both parents greatly. He had lost all hopes that there was nothing that could bring his son back to normal.
But they quickly realized that they cannot afford to sit and lament over the situation. The coming days were spent sending Karan for physical rehabilitation and private counselling sessions. Although he showed some signs of improvement, it was not consistent at all. Soon enough, they realized that this option was not working out and they needed to look out for something else. During this time, a colleague of Dr. Malhotra suggested Dr. Malhotra to consult Dr. Alok Sharma and also talked to him about the concept of stem cell therapy.
