Vishal & Chhatrapal’s Story
In May 2021, Vishal was living an ordinary, hardworking life. He had just returned home from his day job as a sales executive at a high-end mobile retail store, healthy and providing for his young family.
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That evening, everything changed.
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Vishal suddenly began struggling to breathe. He called his father, Chhatrapal, who rushed back from his gardening job and immediately took his son to the hospital. During the short 4 km journey, Vishal cried out in panic, convinced his lungs were collapsing.
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Within minutes of arrival, Vishal was put on a ventilator. He told his father he was going to die. Doctors, seeing little hope and aware of the family’s financial limitations, advised Chhatrapal to let his son go.
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Chhatrapal refused.
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With limited means but unwavering resolve, he fought for his son’s life. Vishal survived—but at a devastating cost. His kidneys failed.
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After four gruelling months of dialysis, Chhatrapal donated his own kidney to Vishal. The transplant was successful, and the family believed the worst was finally behind them.
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It wasn’t.
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Four years later, Vishal continues to battle repeated infections. Though the transplant saved his life, complications have pushed him into Stage 3 CKD, leaving him unable to return to work. He is stable—but not fully recovered.
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Today, at 62, Chhatrapal works beyond retirement age, earning less than half of what he once did, supporting Vishal, his wife, their daughter, and his own household. Friends and relatives have quietly fallen away under the weight of prolonged medical expenses.
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What remains is a family that refuses to give up—standing beside Vishal as silent warriors, determined to bring him back to normal life.
Ayush & Sanjay & Smriti’s Story
Ayush’s battle with kidney disease began much earlier.
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Born with a congenital condition, he went into kidney failure at the age of six. His mother, Smriti, donated her kidney, giving him his first transplant and a second chance at childhood.
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Coming from a medically aware and financially stable family, Ayush’s father insisted on a steroid-free transplant, ensuring Ayush avoided the moon face and growth-related side effects often seen in young transplant patients.
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For years, Ayush lived a full, active life—his illness invisible to the outside world.
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In 2021, as Vishal was fighting for survival just 40 km away, Ayush faced his own crisis. He contracted a severe, life-threatening case of COVID-19 and narrowly survived, coming off BiPAP support against the odds.
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But the trauma took its toll.
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In November 2021, Ayush’s transplanted kidney failed. He spent nine months on dialysis until his paternal uncle, Sanjay, stepped forward—without hesitation—to donate his kidney.
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That second transplant gave Ayush his life back again.
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Today, Ayush is an endurance runner, a filmmaker, and a trained singer who gives music examinations every year. He runs, works, dreams, and lives fully—made possible by timely transplants, strong family support, financial stability, and extraordinary luck with recovery.
Where Their Stories Meet
Both Vishal and Ayush survived because someone loved them enough to give a kidney.
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Both had families who refused to give up.
Both endured dialysis, fear, and uncertainty.
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The difference is not courage.
The difference is access to sustained recovery, post-transplant care, and financial security.
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Ayush can run today because his recovery was supported every step of the way.
This run exists to give Vishal the same chance—to heal fully, return to work, provide for his family, and move forward with dignity.
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One run.
One cause.
One chance to turn survival into life again.