Patna: At a time when an international kidney sale racket on the outskirts of Delhi is making headlines, the impoverished parents of a toddler suffering from blood cancer in Bihar say they are willing to sell their kidneys to raise money for his treatment.
Amarjit Rai and his wife, residents of Shahpurpatori in Samastipur district, about 100 km from Patna, are desperate to sell their kidneys to save their only son, Sunni.
They have been roaming the streets of Samastipur looking for prospective buyers over the past few days. They require Rs 2.5 lakh for his treatment.
Rai left his native village along with his wife and son last week to hawk his kidney for money in the state capital.
"Our kidneys are up for sale, but we will not sell them for less than Rs 2.5 lakh," Rai said. A landless farmer, Rai was working as a rickshaw-puller in Delhi till last year to earn a livelihood for his family.
Rai said his son developed health problems after a doctor in Delhi administered some medicine that had expired. "Since then, my son has been ill and when we consulted the Delhi-based Hindu Rao Hospital for treatment, the doctors told us that he was suffering from blood cancer," Rai said.
Doctors of Hindu Rao Hospital as well as those in Patna said the treatment was costly and "would not be possible without money".
"I returned from Delhi along with my family because life in the capital was expensive. I made efforts to raise money, knocked on all doors but everything failed. Now I have no option but to sell a kidney for my son's treatment," Rai said.
Rai's son Sunni was admitted to the children's ward of the Sadar Hospital in Samastipur on Monday for treatment and doctors assured him their help.
"They promised to arrange for a medical loan of Rs 25,000 for initial treatment. But it will not meet the cost of treating blood cancer," Rai said.
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