My Story | Living with thalassemia

Her life revolves around blood transfusions to ensure her hemoglobin levels are normal. But she fights against all odds to stay energetic. That’s Namitha A Kumar, a 44-year-old researcher and medical writer from Bengaluru who was diagnosed with thalassemia, a blood disorder, when she was four. Namitha excelled in academics and has a good career, despite living with thalassemia.
Namitha, a voice of people living with thalassemia, started falling sick frequently in the 1980s when she was young. A series of infections led the doctor to suspect thalassemia as low hemoglobin leads to compromised immunity. She was sent to Mumbai for further tests and was diagnosed with thalassemia intermedia, a moderate type of thalassemia.
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Research: Sunitha Rao
Camera: Shiva Kumar
Editing: Samden Lama
Produced by: Revathi Rajeevan

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Thank you maam, your story is encouraging for thallesemia patients