Malaysians come together to help a child breathe

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Single mum expresses her gratitude to Malaysians for giving her daughter a chance to live a normal life.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/05/21/malaysians-come-together-to-help-a-child-breathe  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.  Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTLifestyle

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00:00A mother's plea for help has turned into a powerful story of hope and unity.

00:06Single mother S. Kogilavani had been desperately trying to raise 78,000 ringgit for a specialized

00:12implant to help her nine-year-old daughter, Yashika Steven Das, breathe normally through her nose.

00:19Yashika was born with several rare congenital conditions, including Towns-Brock syndrome,

00:25Goldenheart syndrome, and Pierre-Robbins sequence. These conditions have affected her facial

00:31development, hearing, breathing, and feeding. She currently breathes through a tracheostomy tube,

00:38relies on a feeding tube for nourishment, and uses a hearing aid. But after Kogila's story was published

00:44by FMT on Monday, Malaysians responded with overwhelming kindness. Within just 72 hours,

00:51the fundraising target was reached. Kogila said Malaysians from all backgrounds,

00:57Malay, Chinese, and Indian, came together not as separate communities, but as one nation.

01:04She said the donations had restored her faith and hope, proving that compassion knows no ethnicity.

01:11There was more good news. The oral and maxillofacial clinic at University

01:16Malaya Medical Center has agreed to carry out Yashika's surgery for free. For Kogila,

01:22the support has turned headlines into hope and strangers into family. In her words,

01:29this because you cared, my daughter now has a tomorrow. Natasha Beast, FMT.

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