Jaipur, March 4 -- Twenty-two-month-old Hridyansh is fighting the most severe form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 2, which causes the wasting of voluntary muscles and impairs breathing.

For treating the disease, a Rs 17.5 crore injection is needed, for which the family is seeking help from the public.

The boy's father, Naresh Sharma, who is a police sub-inspector posted in Rajasthan's Bharatpur range, is helpless, watching his 22-month-old son each day who needs constant care.

The cure for Hridyansh is Zolgensma injection, one of the most expensive in the world. It is given as a one-time dose, before the 24 months - with just two months in hand, the boy's family is desperate and hoping for a miracle.

Naresh Sharma, Hridyansh's ...