Indian toddler, 2, with protruding eyes who was going blind has lost his battle with cancer and died months after thousands from around the world donated money to save his life
A toddler from India with protruding eyes who was slowly going blind until generous donations from around the world funded treatment has sadly died. The plight of Zailian Kaipeng hit international headlines two months ago and touched hearts across the globe with more than £10,000 poured in to save the boy.The two-year-old had been 'constant pain' with his swollen eyes since he was two months old but his parents were too poor to fund treatment. After finally getting medical attention, he was diagnosed with blood cancer last month and began chemotherapy. But the boy caught an infection late last week which turned into pneumonia, and he lost his battle last Saturday. His father, Neirbanglal Kaipeng, 28, a daily labourer, said: ‘I’m shattered. My child has left me. Despite so much hard work by everyone, he is gone. It is devastating.’
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