Greetings, I'm Maitheka J, a 17-year-old student in Grade 12 at DPS Electronic City, Bengaluru.

I have undertaken this campaign to support children who have cancer and are from low-income homes, and are also unfortunately malnourished. They need the right food and nutrition to fight cancer.

Nutrition is a critical element in the successful treatment of these children who go through the difficult journey of fighting cancer. Although several people and organisations sponsor the treatment of financially stressed patients, there are very few that help out with an equally important issue - "THEIR FOOD AND NUTRITION".

Children from low-income homes are often malnourished. Malnourished patients respond poorly to medical interventions such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and/or surgery, with increased episodes of toxicity, interruptions in hospital admissions, and inability to take timely chemotherapy in full doses, leading to a poor response to treatment. Overall, malnutrition increases the rate of abandonment of therapy and doubles the risk of death due to cancer.

The NGO Cuddles provides ration kits that help these kids receive the right nutrition and support them as they fight cancer. The cost to impact a child and the family for a month is just INR 4500.

Support my campaign, and together we can help save the lives of these cancer warriors.