Kolkata: Sixteen-year-old Anish Sanyal dreams of becoming a teacher though football has always been his first love. But at an early age, Anish's dreams came crashing down when he was diagnosed with cancer. A resident of Rajarhat Narayantala, the class 12 student stopped going to school in January as his treatment began.
"I used to see him coming from school in the winter and changing and sitting under the ceiling fan. He used to feel tremendously uncomfortable and didn't want to eat anything," Anish's mother Tina Devi said. At first, doctors said that water had accumulated in his chest. Anish was treated at a private hospital in the Baguiati area. Later they found out that Anish had a tumour between his heart and lungs.
Further medical tests revealed that Anish was suffering from cancer, which had spread from the tumor to his entire body. Later, Anish was taken to Vellore for further treatment, which cost the family a whopping Rs 10 lakh. Eventually, Anish's mother and grandfather withdrew from Vellore treatment due to financial constraints. He was later treated at the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.
