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15 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
1/ Power of social media:1 lakh strangers pool in Rs 17 crore to save five-month-old baby with rare disorder

“We have no words to describe the gratitude we feel towards your compassion & commitment towards our little one,” says Teera's father, Mihir Kamat. Image
2/ A lockdown baby born in August 2020, Teera was 2 months of age when she was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 -- a rare genetic disease that cause weakness and wasting in the voluntary muscles of infants and children.
3/ While there is no cure for SMA, there is Zolgensma, a one-time gene replacement therapy, which could be a potential cure.

So Teera’s parents set up a fundraiser for Rs 16 crore to pay for her Zolgensma treatment. The good news? They raised the money and then some.
4/ Little Teera received donations from a whopping 1 lakh people for the life-saving treatment. Social media at its best!

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