Dhobi Venkatesh Jalaneela visits his dhobi ghat frequently
Given the family tradition he has taken on the family dhobi business willingly
About 3 months ago he cut his feet walking over some sharp stones on the dhobi ghat
It seemed regular to him but it bled and he practices some home remedies with some turmeric and cloth bandages
It healed over a period of few weeks until monsoon hit and his feet started to remain more in water than dry
This did not help
His feet started to swell and accumulate water internally
It was still not bothering him, not hurting, he continued his regular day-to-day activities
A few days later when he woke he saw that his feet grew cracks and to his nightmare he was hurting like million ants biting his sole
The feet had developed pus and had swollen more
The swelling had grown his foot size by 3 points that he could not wear a chappal sized 10, note his regular size is 6/7
Dhobi's wife works as domestic maid with one of our Sai Seva teams' member and she happened to mention this case to her
Dhobi had been to local doctor and had been taking some medicines, but it showed no signs of healing
The pain was getting unbearable, soon he turned immobile and could not walk
Dhobi was taken to a bigger hospital and was detected severe eczema
The doctor said, any later, and the foot would have developed gangrene
So much so that it would have led to blood poisoning and possible amputation of the organ
Rishi donated Rs. 15,000 from his accumulated funds
Rishi visited dhobi with his father to the hospital and handed over the sum
Rishi has grown up, he does some things which many of the adults do not think of
Gold bless you Rishi!
The sum of money not only help the minor surgery that the dhobi underwent but it also covered the post surgery expenses and hospitalization expenses
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