Girija, a motherless child, was handed over to Shishu Guha in Vizag by her grandfather a few months after her father absconded. Though she is of stable mind her milestones are delayed due to severe malnourishment. She has an enlarged spleen, lymph nodes and liver and is undergoing treatment for a non contagious form of TB. She will also undergo tests to rule out blood cancer. She is responding well to her new surroundings.