Summary:
A+ A-New Delhi: Over Rs 26.31 lakh raised through crowdfunding for New Delhi-basesd 26-year-old Nikita Sachdeva, who is suffering from Hodgkins Lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. Nikita’s mother, a single parent, works as a teacher and is the only earning member of the family. Aware of the hospital expenses, Nikita’s sister Ishita Sachdeva took ImpactGuru.com — a crowdfunding company — to raise funds for her sister’s treatment. Nikita requires a higher dose of chemotherapy (Line 2), a stem cell transplant and a probable radiation therapy, which costs around Rs 75 lakh. In a span of two weeks, 448 donors have cumulatively contributed over Rs 26.31 lakh through crowdfunding for Nikita’s treatment..