4-Year Old Kid Asks Superhero To Save His Life In A Heartbreaking Video

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Heartbreaking video shows a 4-year old with a rare genetic disorder asking someone to 'be his superhero' and save his life. Veer Gudhka needs to find a matching stem cell donor urgently, to give him the best chance of survival. The youngster, from Harrow, northwest London, is one of only around 150 people in the UK to have inherited the life-changing illness Fanconi Anaemia, which results in a decreased production of all types of blood cells.

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Veer who was just a three-year-old kid when got diagnosed with heartbreaking news last August. His test reports now reveal that his blood cell levels are declining at a dangerously low level.

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His worried parents Nirav, 40, and Kirpa, 37, are now launching a desperate appeal for people to join the stem cell register and give their little boy a fighting chance of finding the best possible donor.

In an emotional video, Veer says: "Can you help me? [I need] my lifesaver. Will you be my lifesaver? Will you be my superhero?"

Nirav, a business analyst, said: "Outwardly Veer is the same happy-go-lucky and healthy-looking boy we have always known and loved but unfortunately, underneath this his blood counts have been steadily dropping over the course of this year."

He went on: "We have known that he will ultimately need a transplant since his diagnosis, but the predictions were that he would probably hold out for a few years.

"But with his blood counts dropping recently, it became quite concerning and implied he does need a transplant sooner than hoped.

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"It's been really shocking and scary for us - we knew that this was coming and we thought we had some time to find a donor, but now all of a sudden we need a match straight away. We know that finding a donor is like finding a needle in a haystack, so we are campaigning hard.

"We hope that he can get a match because fundamentally the transplant would be a life-changing miracle for Veer."

Veer showed signs of extreme lethargy back in 2018 when his parents got him checked. His blood reports showed low blood cell levels, which eventually led to the diagnosis of Fanconi Anaemia nine months later.

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Doctors knew that at one point Veer will be needing a stem cell transplant but unfortunately none of his family members was a match for him. There were no perfect matches on the global stem cell registers, and the family is now campaigning to find the matching donor that Veer needs to survive.

Hailing from Asian heritage also means it's more difficult for him to find a matching stem cell donor.

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Ever since Veer's diagnosis, the family has raised nearly £10,000 for Anthony Nolan (a charity that works with leukemia and stem cell transplantation) and recruited thousands of people to join the register.

But now that they are running out of time in finding a matching donor, the family needs public's support and help more than ever now.

Rebecca Sedgwick, National Recruitment Manager at Anthony Nolan, said: "The tale of brave Veer has touched hearts around the country, inspiring almost 700 selfless individuals to sign up as stem cell donors. Time is now critical for Veer and his family, so we're hoping that anyone thinking of joining acts right away.

"Every single person who signs up to the register has the potential to give hope to someone like Veer in need of a lifesaving stem cell transplant. We urgently need more people from South Asian backgrounds to sign up, to ensure we can find a match for everyone that needs one. Together, we can work towards a future where nobody is waiting for their match."