Pune’s Aditya Tiwari was adjudged "Best Mommy of the World" at an International Women's Day function in Bangalore recently. A single man, he had to go all out to win custody of Avnish, a child with Down syndrome, he met at an orphanage in 2016. This is their love story.
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00:00This all is because of me, so life is adventurous
00:10I decided that no, I will go for it
00:31If Avneesh says, yes you are the best, then only I can consider myself
00:34Because of Avneesh, I am learning parenting, what is parenting, whosoever, whatever my identity is because of Avneesh
00:40I was sleeping, he was looking at my eyes
00:54And I feel there is some connection between me and Avneesh
01:10It was a difficult journey of around one and a half years
01:34He was not in the government records, so it's like child trafficking
01:38And not only he is around 35 kids from the same centre, 30-35 kids from one centre were not in the government records
01:47And I have to travel for 1800 kms by road to meet with the authorities, go to the CM's house, meet the minister, go to the CWC
01:58It was difficult, it's psychological, mental, financial, it was like a torture
02:08Avneesh had two poles in his heart and I told you that he will never be able to stand in the light
02:32And I started giving him massages, taking him in the sun, focusing on proper diet
02:36In fact, he was not dewormed for two years
02:38Initially, when he came home, he used to cry every night
02:41And I am like scared that why is he crying, what is his problem
02:44I didn't know what is deworming
02:46Then I used to call the doctors at night, ask them that the kid is crying, make videos and send them
02:52Later I came to know that maybe one of the reason is deworming
02:55I didn't wash his head for two years, so it was a dandruff layer
02:59It took 3-4 months for it to come out
03:02And he always used to stay in the diaper, so he had rashes
03:08After 6 months, I think, when we started following regular routines for Avneesh
03:14And he started walking without support
03:16So I visited a cardiologist doctor and they said that his heart hole is filled automatically, he doesn't need any surgery
03:23I can see it's like a miracle for me that his heart hole is filled and he can walk
03:29And he got the admission in the 7 months, the day he came to our home
03:33And he started going to regular school
03:41On 14th November, at 2.30 am, the doctor called me
03:45Aditya, we are putting him on a ventilator
03:47His saturation, his heart rate and other factors were very up and down
03:52So we are putting him on a ventilator and he will be very critical
03:56Let's see what happens
03:59I was like, he won't survive, the chances are very low
04:03I was like, he is helpless, I can't do anything for my kid
04:06I mean, I don't care about him, he is in so much trouble and I can't do anything
04:17On 14th November, at 2.30 pm, Aditya was admitted to the hospital
04:27I saw you on TV, it was you, right?
04:29Yes
04:30You were sitting on the TV, right?
04:31Yes
04:32I was watching live on TV
04:34Okay
04:35It was you, right?
04:36Yes
04:39Thank you
04:40Thank you
04:41Hey, stop, it's raining
04:47On 14th November, at 2.30 pm, Aditya was admitted to the hospital