Trying times as boy hit with kidney issues


Daily routine: Kalaiselvi has to make sure Lingeshwaran take medicine for his kidney problems on time each day. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

KULAI: A family of 10 currently struggling to make ends meet was struck by disaster when their four-year-old boy was diagnosed with a kidney problem and now requires constant care and treatment.

Housewife Kalaiselvi, 34, said her son R. Lingeshwaran was a healthy child until his entire body swelled up suddenly in October 2023.

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