A 3-year-old waits by the door every evening for his dad, who can't come home. Dad is on machines after brain damage. Mom has no income. Posting here as a last resort.

I know this community has seen posts like this before. I'm going to be completely transparent.

My uncle Manoj undergoing treatment for Stage 1 mouth cancer at Apollo Health City, India. Stage 1, highly curable. The surgery went perfectly.

Then everything collapsed in a single hour.

After being shifted to the ward, he vomited. The vomit entered his lungs. He went into sudden cardiac arrest. His heart stopped.

The doctors performed CPR and revived him. But his brain had spent several critical minutes without oxygen.

He now has brain damage. He cannot breathe without machines. He cannot move. He cannot speak. Doctors have confirmed the damage cannot be operated on; only time and intensive care give any hope.

Here is who is left behind:

His wife Lakshmi is a housewife. She has never worked outside the home. She has no income, no savings left, and no family support network.

Their children:

* Daughter - Class 10 (15 years old, preparing for board exams)
* Daughter - Class 4 (9 years old)
* Son - 3 years old

He was the only earning member of the family. Everything, every single thing, depended on him.

Now Lakshmi wakes up every single day not knowing how she will pay:

* The ICU machine costs (thousands of rupees per day)
* Hospital bills
* Medicines
* Her children's school fees

She is carrying all of this alone. She is not complaining. She is just quietly drowning.

We have started a verified campaign on Milaap.

That amount is enormous. But if this post reaches the right people, it can be achieved.

Campaign: http://m-lp.co/manojkum-292?utm\_medium=campaign\_page\_share&utm\_source=copy

Medical Bills: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f2gpmXYyk6apuKjUfFAvgVJ-78sntOaW/view?usp=sharing

If you can donate, even Rs 100, it helps.

Manoj's 3-year-old son is too young to understand why his father doesn't come home. Please help us change that.