Father plans to sell his own kidney to fund life-saving treatment for his three morbidly-obese children
An impoverished father has revealed that he plans to sell his own kidney to fund life-saving treatment for his three morbidly-obese children.
Sisters Yogita Rameshbhai Nandwana, five, and Anisha, three, and their 18-month-old brother Harsh, are among the world's heaviest young children.
Weighing 5st 5lbs (34kg), 7st 8lbs (48kg) and 2st 5lbs (15kg) respectively, the food they eat in a week is enough to feed two families in a month.
Now their father Rameshbhai Nandwana, 34, of Gurjarat, India, is planning to sell his kidney to earn the money needed to see top specialists.
He said: 'If my kids continue to grow at this rapid rate they will have major health issues. We're terrified they will die.'
Obese: (From left) Yogita, five, Harsh, 18 months, and Anisha, three, weigh 5st 5lbs (34kg), 2st 5lbs (15kg) and 7st 8lbs (48kg) respectively
Family: Rameshbhai Nandwana (left), 34, and Pragna Ben (back right), 30, are the parents of Yogita (front left), Anisha (front right), Harsh (front centre) and six-year-old Bhavika (rear centre), their other daughter - who weighs an average 2st 7lbs. They all live together in Gujarat, India
'Our third daughter Anisha also gained weight in similar fashion and by her first birthday she was 15kg.
'But we only realised they were suffering from a disorder when our son Harsh was born as he too gained weight quickly during his first year.
'We started looking for medical help and consulted many doctors but they would just refer us to bigger hospitals that I couldn't afford.'
Mr Nandwana earns just Rs 3000 (£35) a month - but usually has sufficient money to buy enough food to fulfil the large appetite of his children.
He said: 'I am a daily wage labour and I usually get paid Rs 100 a day but there are times when there is no work at all.
'I work in fields, dig wells, and do whatever menial job I can find to earn money.
'And I'm constantly worried about finding the money to feed my continually hungry children.'
Despite his paltry income, Mr Nandwana spends about Rs 10,000 (£110) a month on food for his children and said he 'cannot leave them starving'
Diet: Yogita and Anisha eat eight chapatis, 4lbs of rice, three bowls of broth, six packets of crisps, five packs of biscuits and 12 bananas daily
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