What led the family of the boy with the bone-cyst to finally seek help from Sai Baba?

Chapter 34 explains that the family turned to Sai Baba out of complete desperation after exhausting all other options. The boy's uncle was a doctor, and he, along with other physicians and expert surgeons, had tried all known remedies. The text states that all "native and foreign treatments were tried" and even surgery was attempted, but nothing succeeded. When medical science failed and even turning to deities brought no relief, they heard about the fame of Sai Maharaj of Shirdi. Believing it was their last resort, they decided to visit him, hoping that the great Avaliya's Udi could avert the calamity and save the child.