A girl in "real" need of help.

Medical Report
Laxmi, 10 years old.

Girl with intestinal TB.
Abdominal Ultrasound showing:
1) “ A twist of bowel l loops; preeminent and thickened, leading to “sub acute abdominal obstruction (probably due to “Ascaris Lumbricoides”, a kind of worm)
2) “Mesenteric linfoadenopathy (ganglion inside the abdomen increased in volume and size).
Diagnosis: Sub acute abdominal obstruction and Intestinal Tuberculosis”
The blood tests and X Rays, corroborated the diagnostic.
Such situation is considered to be an “EMERGENCY”. The possibility of sudden need of surgery is about 70 per cent. (if the bowel loops twist completely).
Medicines for Tuberculosis and intestinal worms were prescribed. It is dangerous to give the worms medicines at home, because the toxic effect of the medicine will push the worms to move and sometimes cause a complete obstruction of the bowels or a complete twist of the same.
The Doctor advised to admit the child immediately for about 15 days. We are trying to convince the parents to take her to the hospital at our expenses but they are refusing to let her go.
If we manage to convince the parents besides covering the hospital expenses we will have to pay an assistant as she cannot be in hospital alone and the parents have no interest in doing that.
So far we have spent Rs. 1,000
Hospital expenses Rs. 4,500
Attendant expenses Rs. 1,200
Medicine expenses Rs. 5,500
After hospital time she will need two years of medicine for TB. approx. one thousand RS per month. (Rs. 24,000)
Total: 36,200 rs.
If you wish to help her, please email to me at: rupa@fflvrindavan.org

Is this the NEW INDIA?

The India of 36 billionaires? of an incredible growth rate? of the IT revolution? The greatest democracy on the planet?
I traveled most of the planet but I never seen anything like this. Sure as the tourism office says "Incredible India".

This man was found by our FFLV people on the side of the road, literally with his face eaten by worms. After two days our doctor, who cleaned and treated him still has problem adjusting to normal life as it was so unrealistic and inhuman!

Our brave workers took him to many hospitals in Vrindavan and Mathura but none would want to deal with him, we drove to Agra and even there the hospital said to take him to Delhi.

Thanks God on the way to Delhi he left is body, so we took him back to Vrindavan for the final rites.
I am sick even by just writing this. And I am sorry, you may also get sick by reading and seeing the picture. Sure it is an "Incredible India".

Busy time in Vrindavan

Dear all, it has beena while since our last posting, reason is we are in the middle of our SMS Kartik Festival, plese see our daily posting on our website at: http://www.fflvrindavan.org/index.php?S=1&Article=91
We have quite few issues to run by you and we will try to post those asap, in the meantime enjoy the festival with us.

Food for Life Serves Vraja Residents

Some of you may not be aware of Mukunda Maharaja's new website: http://news.iskcon.com/
It is a new horizon where news of both worlds are expertly blended.
Now it carries a nice article of our Food for Life services in Vrindavan.
If you have time take a look, we are on the home page.

The poor brahmin first surgery is done.

Shankar, the Brahmin from Vrindavan with heavy burnt on his face has had his first surgery, again thank you Govindji Mulji for making it possible.
Ref. Sat. 25th August posting.

Thank you Varmaji

Varma Family from Houston has kindly donated for Ranjana's hospital and recovery expenses.
On behalf of our brajabasi children, thank you so much.
No doubt what goes around comes around.
These children are opening the path for our return back home.
Sure! why not? They are innocent, they are helpless, they are born in Vrindavan and they are very dear to Lord Krishna.

Another casualty

658 Ranjna was coming in rickshow to the school, on the way two bulls were fighting and one fell on the rickshaw. Anjana fell under the rickshaw, her thigh bone is broken in two pieces. She is under treatment. The family is very poor and cannot afford to pay for any of the treatments. According to the doctor if there no complications the treatment will cost approximately 5,000 rupees ($125),
if you wish to help please contact me asap. rupa@fflvrindavan.org

If you remember Hema's father

Hema father had some complications in his kidneys and he again needs medicines. The meds will cost 1,500 rs per month, or about 20 pounds.

If anyone wish to help this brajabasi person and his family, please contact me asap.
rupa@fflvrindavan.org

This what we posted two months ago.

"Another Hema

Today after almost two weeks of absence Hema has come back to School, I called her and asked why she was absent for so long.
She said that her father is in a hospital in Agra with both kidney failure. Then she said that the doctors have said that they will need 500,000 Rupees or US$ 11,357 for the surgery to replace one kidney, they also said that there is no certainty that it will work or be successful.
The father has 45 years and has 3 daughters and three sons.
It is such a large amount that considering the innumerable other casualties and needs we have it is not even thinkable of trying to help them.
Our commitment is there already as we have Hema, her two sisters plus two brothers in the school. Our prayers are with them."

I am sorry!

I have not updated the blog for quite a while, even though many things have happened.
I have been swamped by things..... the very slow internet is not helping either.
So to bring all of you up to date:
1. Uttam has been operated and he is doing well!
many thanks to: Lorenzo, UK
2. Rajkumar Shukla is taking treatment, we have finances for eight months for him, thanks to:
Jagannath Misra CA.
Dinanath AUS
Uma UK
Giovanni IT
Bharat USA
Krsnaa UK

3. Shanker the brahmin from Vrindavan with the severely burned face has undergone the first surgery (refer to August blog). he will have to receive treatment for long time, today they take out the bandages after the first surgery. Many thanks for Mulji family from UK.

We have much more... for you, as soon as I find sometime I will post.
thanks for your help and your patience.
YS rupa

She left and went back home

It is with a relived heart that we wish to inform you that the old lady, Koki Haldar has left her body last night, our FFLV boys have attended to the final rituals.

We thanks all the friends who have helped us in giving her a decent life in her last days on this planet in Sri Vrindavan.
She has gone and she has taken with her the kindness and wishes of all of you. No doubt she will look down on us with gratitude and compassion.
Her prayers and wishes are very valuable to us.

Dear Kokiben, please forgive us for any inconvenience and suffering we may have caused you.

May Lord Krishna be with you and you with him.
Your servants at FFLV.