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Thalassemia Major patient Hasini needs help
View(s):Hasini Imasha Rajapaksha, (14) who is suffering from Thalassemia Major has undergone a successful matched unrelated donor bone marrow transplant in May 2018 at Asiri Central Hospital in Colombo under Dr. Lalindra Gooneratne, Consultant Haematologist & Director Bone Marrow Transplant Programme.
Her father is appealing for support from the public to raise funds for her operation, hospital charges and the medical check-ups after the discharge – a total of Rs. 10,900,000 – as he has not been able to collect the necessary amount even with the help of kind-hearted people who had supported him in many ways.
The parents R.M Aruna Krishantha Rajapaksha and Thushari Dilhani Jayasundara are residents of Nikadalupota, Ganewatta. Hasini, their only child has been suffering from Thalassemia Major since she was just eight months old. She was registered at the Thalassemia Centre in Kurunegala Teaching Hospital under the referring number 470.
Account Number – 81061255 Bank of Ceylon – Hiripitiya
Contact numbers: R.M Aruna Krishantha Rajapaksha – 0776893332 and Thushari Dilhani Jayasundara – 0721797409/ 03733711433.