Posted by Mr. GPR Smit, 36 years old South African national was suffering from an advanced stage of skin cancer. His skin had turned red and he was eating less than his normal intake. He had lost a lot of weight too.
Mrs. Nellie Bester, his mother-in-law connected with Help to Heal foundation online. She requested information on treatment available for skin cancer in India along with the hospitals and doctors available for the same. She was extremely worried about her son-in-law.
Ms. Namrata, our patient coordinator got in touch with them to gain more information on the extent of spread of cancer and his health. MsNamrata referred his case to Dr. Suresh Advani, senior oncologist at the SL Raheja Hospital Fortis Associate, Mumbai. DrAdvani suggested that Mr. GPR Smit should visit India for a thorough round of medical investigation.
Mr GPR Smit agreed for the same and Ms. Namrata processed the travel papers for him and his mother-in-law. They flew to India from South Africa on May 20 2019. After medical investigations, Dr. Advani suggested that Mr. GPR Smit should undergo four rounds of immunotherapy to which they agreed.
Mr. GPR Smit took two round of immunotherapy in India. The recovery was good but quite slow. After which, Mr. GPR was found fit to travel and they agreed to take the remaining two rounds of immunotherapy in South Africa. He was allowed to take the required drugs for the same to his home country.
Mrs. Nellie Bester and Mr. GPR Smit extended their thanks to Ms. Namrata and the entire support team for the help and were extremely glad to return home in better shape and frame of mind.