Mumbai: 10-year-old who suffered from TB gets to be a doctor for a day

Former tuberculosis patient, Aarti Suryavanshi, 10, saw her dream come true when the Sion hospital allowed her to act as a doctor on Friday. With her medicine of choice, chocolate, she treated children for two hours.

Former tuberculosis patient, Aarti Suryavanshi, 10, saw her dream come true when the Sion hospital allowed her to act as a doctor on Friday. With her medicine of choice, chocolate, she treated children for two hours.

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“I have seen how the doctors have treated me and that’s how I started liking the profession. I want to become a good doctor when I grow up, so that I can save people’s lives,” said Suryavanshi.

Suryavanshi suffered from tuberculosis (TB). However, she has been cured completely now.

Her father, Hanumant Suryavanshi said, “About a month ago, she was suffering from severe headaches. One night, she vomited twice and fell unconscious. The doctors said she had mild TB.”

During a visit to the municipal hospital in Vashi, Suryavanshi met a volunteer from Make-a-Wish foundation. On learning that she wished to be a doctor, they got in touch with Sion hospital and arranged for the opportunity.

“It was a wonderful feeling to see her assuming the role of a doctor. I wish her great success,” said Dr Mamta Manglani, head of the paediatrics department at Sion hospital.