Please Help Save Little Mrinavik — A Father’s Fight for His Son’s Life
Mrinavik is just 22 months old.
At an age when most children are taking their first steps, learning to talk, and discovering the joy of play, Mrinavik is fighting for something far more basic—the chance to live.
My name is Muthukrishnan, and I am Mrinavik’s father. Like every parent, I dreamed of watching my son grow up healthy and happy—running freely, laughing loudly, and living a life full of possibilities. Those dreams shattered when we learned that Mrinavik has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA Type 2), a rare, progressive, and life-threatening genetic disorder.
What Is SMA?
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a disease that slowly weakens the muscles that control movement, breathing, and swallowing.
Over time, children with SMA lose the ability to sit, stand, or walk. Without treatment, the disease continues to progress and can be fatal.
Mrinavik did nothing to deserve this. He was born without a critical gene (SMN1) his body needs to keep muscles strong—and every passing day causes irreversible muscle loss.
One Chance at Life: Zolgensma
Doctors have told us there is only one treatment that can stop SMA at its root—Zolgensma, a one-time gene-replacement therapy.
Zolgensma works by replacing the missing gene, helping stop further muscle damage and giving children like Mrinavik a chance to live a longer, healthier, and more independent life.
⏳ Time is extremely critical.
Every day of delay causes permanent muscle damage.
The Heartbreaking Reality
The cost of this life-saving treatment is ₹16 Crores—an amount impossible for a middle-class family like ours.
After months of struggle, Novartis, the manufacturer of Zolgensma, has agreed to provide the medicine through an EMI plan.
However, we must arrange an upfront payment of ₹9 Crores to begin treatment.
No parent should ever have to put a price on their child’s life—yet this is the painful reality we face today.
Our Urgent Need: ₹9 Crores to Save Mrinavik’s Life
To start Mrinavik’s treatment, we urgently need ₹9 Crores upfront.
We are reaching out to kind-hearted people, friends, family, and organizations—but we cannot do this alone.
A Father’s Humble Request
This is not just a fundraiser.
This is a father’s fight to save his son.
A chance to run, laugh, play, and grow up.
A chance to experience the life he was born to live.
How You Can Help Mrinavik:
- Donate — every amount matters
- Share — help us reach more hearts
- Pray — for strength, healing, and hope
Your kindness today could change the course of Mrinavik’s entire future.
Together, We Can Save a Life
Together, we can give Mrinavik hope.
Together, we can give him life.
With endless hope and gratitude,
Muthukrishnan
Father of Mrinavik .
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The goal amount of the campaign may be higher than the attached estimates to address and aid the post-hospitalization expenses/contingencies including but not limited to prolonged medication, diagnostics, rehabilitation therapies, and follow-up doctor visits/consultations which vary from disease to disease.
