An Appeal.. 25th October 2010

Hi Everyone!

My husband and I visited Rishis home yesterday to see how the progress of his health is going.
I could not get any pictures coz at home as well he is in a sterile room , where only his mother is allowed to go, not even Mr.Prakash. He has an attached washroom there itself and watches television all day. Food is given to him inside .

We had a long chat with Mr.Prakash about all the expenses that have happened till date and are going to happen furthermore.
He did mention that till now , the debt that is on him is nearly to the tune of 15 Lkahs!

This man earns just 13 thousand per month from the job that he does. He has a 5 member family, including himself.
He has a younger daughter who goes to school (grade 5) , Rishi at the moment is obviously on a break from school.
Rishis medication per month is nothing less than 20- 25 thousand as they are imported medicines and are not sold in the hospital.

Rishis treatment/follow ups will gpo on for another year minimum.

At the least ,We now need to help this family , with the following :

*/ Payment of the family’s obligations (loans) [including the one taken to pay the final hospital bill] which is approximately 15 lakhs

*/ The cost associated with Rishi’s monthly maintenance i.e. ensuring he gets a good diet, sterile living conditions and his transport to the hospital (considerably far from his house).

*/ The cost of the medicines which are not being covered by the hospital. This is quite an amount approx 20-25k monthly.

*/ Making sure Rutuja does not suffer or is at a loss for basic necessities in the bargain.

PS- Yesterday, their mother mentioned that Rutuja is defnitely feeling neglected and has even questioned them , "Mummy when will life be happy and normal again" ...

That line touched not only my heart , but my soul.
This is an appeal to all of you , to please please spread the word and try and collect as much funds as possible to help this family.
Now that we have taken these few steps, lets all go the full 9 yards and do whatever it is in our capacity to help...
Prayers definitely need to go on...

Thank you for everything..

In love,gratitude and prayer, always,
Tina

PS- we have all the bills and reports needed for this from the hospital .