Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Cancer-Battling Children Celebrate Rakshabandhan With Families At Mumbai Facility
Some children who are seriously ill, including children with cancer, celebrated Rakshabandhan with their families in Mumbai.
They made colorful rakhis and exchanged them with their brothers and sisters.
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde also joined the celebration.
The event gave the children time to enjoy a family tradition away from the hospital.
Ronald McDonald House India helps families who come to Mumbai for treatment.
It offers them a place to stay, food and rides to hospitals.
It also provides activities and emotional support.
The celebration showed how happy family moments can help people during a difficult time.
Children undergoing treatment for serious illnesses, including cancer, celebrated Rakshabandhan with their families at Ronald McDonald House India in Mahim.
The children made and exchanged rakhis with their siblings during the celebration.
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde joined the families and said needy children receiving cancer treatment would receive future support through the Mayor's Fund.
Ronald McDonald House India provides free accommodation, meals, transportation and emotional support to visiting families.
The event offered children and families a brief break from prolonged hospital visits and treatment-related pressures.
- Who
- Children undergoing treatment for serious illnesses, their families, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde and Ronald McDonald House India.
- What
- A Rakshabandhan celebration where children made and exchanged rakhis with their siblings.
- When
- August 28, 2026, on the eve of Rakshabandhan.
- Where
- Ronald McDonald House India in Mahim, Mumbai.
- Why
- To provide children and families facing prolonged medical treatment with togetherness, emotional support and a brief break from hospital routines.
- Event
- Rakshabandhan celebration for children undergoing treatment and their families
- Location
- Ronald McDonald House India, Mahim, Mumbai
- Participants
- Children with serious illnesses, including cancer, their families and Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde
- Children's activity
- Making and exchanging rakhis with siblings
- Facility support
- Free accommodation, meals and transportation for children receiving treatment and their families
- Additional services
- Recreational activities and emotional and psychosocial support
- Future assistance
- The Mayor said needy children undergoing cancer treatment would be supported through the Mayor's Fund