Family receives offers of help for Sasha Bharrat

The parents of Sasha Bharrat, the ten-year-old who has a rare skin condition which speeds her skin cell turnover, causing the top layer to shed six times faster than in a normal person, said that they are heartened by the public response to the child’s plight and there have been promises of help.

Ganga Bharrat told the Sunday Stabroek that they have received quite a few calls from members of the public and some have promised to assist with the cream Sasha needs to control the condition, as well as with the monthly cost for connection to the internet.

This newspaper featured Sasha’s story in its edition last Sunday dealing with the