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The world's oldest mother is dying just 18 months after giving birth at the age of 70.
Mrs Lohan, now 72, and her husband Balla, 73, are poverty- stricken farmers from the village of Alewa in Haryana state, north of Delhi.
After nearly 54 years of marriage they were desperate to have a child so took out loans to pay for the £2,000 IVF treatment.
'The doctor never warned me it was dangerous to have a baby at my age. But I was healthy before, and now I am very sick.'
'Even though Rajo's health is deteriorating, at least she will die in peace,' he said. 'She does not have to face the stigma of being barren.'
Originally posted by riddle6
If they are so impoverished, how did they get a loan like that? I would think that they would have to put up some type of collateral or something in the event that they could not pay off their loan. Would they have anything that would be valued that much? Or are loans completely different in India?
Mrs Lohan's doctor Anurag Bishnoi denied her illness was linked to her pregnancy.
'Even though Rajo's health is deteriorating, at least she will die in peace,' he said. 'She does not have to face the stigma of being barren.'
'She had an ovarian cyst that was causing her problems but that has now been removed. The IVF treatment is completely safe. Rajo is an old woman and her life expectancy was only about five to seven years.'
But she has no regrets, saying: 'I dreamed about having a child all my life. It does not matter to me that I am ill, because at least I lived long enough to become a mother.