Afzal was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia when he was 12 years old and has been since taking treatment at Sion Hospital, Mumbai under Dr Sujata Sharma. He has been advised chemotherapy and a year and a half of oral maintenance therapy. As of now he has completed two cycles and is responding well. His family stays in Malwani and his father works in a small firm and earns Rs 7900 (INR) per month.

Total Treatment Cost: 4, 00,000 (INR) | Treatment duration 3 years