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Anjali and Prashant Talwalkar had been waiting for their first child. They had counted weeks, picked names, made small plans. They are first-time parents — and like every first-time parent, they expected the normal moments: a cry, a first feeding, a photograph to send to family.

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  • Location

    nashik, maharashtra

  • Medical Condition

    Diagnosis:

    • Prematurity — born at 30 weeks 5 days (by LSCS dating) / 27 weeks 6 days (by USG)

    • Extremely Low Birth Weight — 960 grams

    • Severe Fetoplacental Insufficiency (poor blood and nutrient flow from placenta to baby during pregnancy)

    • Severe Respiratory Distress

    • Hyaline Membrane Disease (HMD) — lungs too underdeveloped to stay open

    • Severe Sepsis with Thrombocytopenia (serious bloodstream infection + dangerously low platelet count)

    • Septic Shock (life-threatening drop in blood pressure due to infection)


    Treatment currently underway:

    • Oxygen support

    • IV antibiotics — including Injection Tigecyclin (a high-grade antibiotic used only for resistant infections)

    • RT (Ryle's tube) feeding — because the baby is too small to feed orally

    • Other supportive NICU care (temperature regulation, blood pressure monitoring, fluid balance)

    Expected duration of NICU stay: 50 days (started 08/04/2026) Current weight: 1.1 kg (up from 960 gm at birth — a positive sign, but she is nowhere near being able to leave the NICU)

  • Hospital Details

    Nimai’s Borneo Hospital, Nashik

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  • Update 28 Jul 2026

    Dear Donors,

    We are overjoyed to share some wonderful news: baby of Anjali has been discharged from the NICU and is finally home with her family.

    Born at just 960 grams, lighter than a small pineapple, this little girl fought through septic shock, severe respiratory distress, and weeks of oxygen support and tube feeding — and today, she is finally in her mother's arms at home. For a family that was managing this crisis on a single ₹15,000 monthly income, with no savings and no second earner, reaching this day is nothing short of a miracle.

    None of this would have been possible without you. Your generosity gave this baby the oxygen support, the antibiotics, and the round-the-clock NICU care that carried her through her most critical days — and gave Anjali and Prashant the chance to finally bring their first child home.

    The family continues to need some support for follow-up care and medication as she settles in, but the hardest part of this journey is now behind them.

    From all of us at Pledge Foundation, and from Anjali and her family — thank you. You didn't just fund a treatment. You gave two first-time parents their daughter.

    Regards,
    Medical Social Worker,
    Pledge Foundation

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  • Update 20 Jul 2026

    Dear Donors,

    An update on baby of Anjali, with continued gratitude for your support.

    She is now 100 days old and has grown to 1.35 kg — a small but steady step forward for a baby who has already fought so hard just to get here. Every gram continues to be a victory, and every bit of it is thanks to the care your generosity has made possible.

    Her parents, Anjali and Prashant, have not left her side through this entire journey. Prashant continues to travel back and forth to the hospital daily, even as he manages his job to keep the family afloat, while Anjali stays close to their daughter through each long day at the NICU.
    She still needs ongoing care at Nimai's Borneo Hospital, Nashik, and the cost of her treatment continues to be far more than this family can bear on their own.

    With the family going through such a difficult situation, we sincerely urge everyone to continue extending their support in whatever way possible.

    Please continue to share her story — every contribution brings this little fighter closer to going home to the family waiting for her.

    Regards,
    Medical Social Worker,
    Pledge Foundation

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  • Update 03 Jul 2026

    Dear Donors,

    Thank you for your continued love and support for Baby Of Anjali.

    It has been over two months since this tiny girl — born at just 960 grams and 30 weeks — began her fight for life at Nimai's Borneo Hospital, Nashik. And fight she has.

    Her weight has slowly grown to 1.1 kg. Every gram she gains is a quiet victory — a sign that despite everything her fragile body has been through, she is still here, still responding, still trying.

    However, she continues to need intensive medical care and close monitoring. Her journey is far from over. The family's financial burden remains heavy, and every day in the NICU adds to a cost that a ₹15,000 monthly income simply cannot sustain.

    With the family going through such a difficult situation, we sincerely urge everyone to continue extending their support in whatever way possible.

    Please share this campaign with those around you. Every contribution, however small, keeps this little girl in the care she needs.

    Regards,
    Medical Social Worker,
    Pledge Foundation

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