7-yr-old battles cancer for 2nd time
	Pune: Seven-year-old Piyush Kolur had thought that he had won the battle when in 2004, the young boy was cured of acute lympoblast leukemia, a type of blood cancer, with the help of chemotherapy. But during a routine blood test in December 2006, came the shocking news. “In routine check up we got the shocking news that it has relapsed, there was no particular reason for it. It was perhaps because the cancer cells were stronger than the chemotherapy. Maybe they got suppressed and surfaced again,” said Piyush’s father, Maltesh Kolur. For Piyush, the battle for his life is more difficult now. His parents say the process of 'Matched unrelated donors bone marrow transplant' is the only treatment possible now. The treatment costs over Rs 1.2 crore, an amount Maltesh knows will not be easy to gather. “In Paris, there is a hospital called Robert Debre where we are planning to take him. In idealistic conditions it will take him four months to get the transplantation and come back the normal way,” said Maltesh. Maltesh has visited many people and organisations for monetary support but without much success. Yet, the Kolur family has not lost hope, there is someone always there to keep them motivated. "I want to get well soon because my friends are waiting for me. I want to cycle too, that’s why I want to get well,” said Piyush. He cherishes a dream of becoming an Indian Airforce pilot but before that he has another dream to realize — a dream seen by his parents, to make him live for another 100 years. You Can Help Piyush Kolur’s four-month treatment is scheduled for mid-March, and his family still needs to raise over Rs 40 lakh. You can reach out by sending a cheque/ DD in favour of Maltesh Kolur to the following address: Siddarth Nagar Housing Society, Phase I, University Road, Aundh, Pune - 411007, Mumbai. You can also call Maltesh Kolur on 09881138337.