Heeeeeeeeeelp

As you can see from recent blog posts we have had some really great support but there are always more cases needing urgent medical attention, so please tell your friends and family about this blog. On April 12th we posted the story of Bhagavati who is in terrible pain and cannot walk. We know that it is quite a considerable amount of money that is needed but if everyone chips in a little, together we will get the job done. Watch this space for the progress of the campaign.
Many thanks to the following people for helping out :

Pratiba Jethwani £50 (US$98.5)

Nilesh Patel £34 (US $67.00) + a pledge to raise money from customers

Nileshbhai £251 ( US $494.50)

Running total: $700.00 (only $650 to go)

Malati visits Santoshi and Somnath

Pictured here is Malati from GANGA saree shop in Zangreb, who came to Vrindavan to see the family who she and her customers raised funds for (see blog post for Wed March 12th 2008 for details) . We thank them very much, and wish to let them know that their support is extremely valuable to us and to the benificiaries.

Thank you Bharat ji.

A kind sould from USa has sent the remaining $300 for Rajanath (Sundar) recovery expenses and for some food grains for the family.
On behalf of the Brajabasi.
Thank you

Help a young girl get back to school

Bhagavati is a 17 year old girl who has not attended school for the last two months because she cannot walk due to pain in her leg. Bhagavati has broken her leg four times in the same place. Her family could not afford proper medical treatment and the leg was never put in plaster. In 2002, FFLV with help from sponsor helped Bhagavati, for three years she was under treatment and twice she underwent surgery.
here's some photos of her taken in 2002 when we found her, and other taken after the surgery.

When we left her in 2005 she was walking and had no pain. Now after almost three year later some complications are coming back, for the last 2-3 months the leg has started paining badly again. X rays show that she has a condition called Osteomilitis, which means that the bone is very thin and is malformed. The malformations are pressing on the nerves in her leg, causing her to be in great pain whenever she walks.
We need to send her to Delhi again for another operation. The sooner it is done the better because Bhagavati is missing out on her chance to get an education and a brighter future. The entire cost of the operation (plus travel to Delhi and medicines) will be US$1350.
Please contribute to helping to stop this young girl's suffering.
Email to me ASAP rupa@fflvrindavan.org

Anybody out there......?

We are still waiting for funds to cover the costs of Rajanath's medicines and already we have another urgent case (as well as many less urgent cases on the waiting list). We still need at least US$295 to help Rajanath's family with cost of medicines and to provide some extra food for him. We are posting this next case in the hope that people will come forth to help both cases.

Update

We recently visited Rajanath at home. We found that he is living in a tiny room with 5 other people. His mother is blind and his father is fruit seller. The good news is that Harsha, UK has helped out with $US205 towards medicines and a home nurse to change dressings. We still need at least US$300 to help with medical care. We would also like to contribute something for the family's groceries for the next few months because even when their son was working, the family was struggling.

Ongoing support needed

Raganath (also known as Sundar) is returning to his home but will still need several months of post operative care, antibiotics, pain killers etc. We have received around US$2000. Luckily this was enough to pay for some basic hospital care. We need at least another US$500 to support his family with his aftercare (we will keep you updated on how the treatment is progressing).

The family has no means of paying for his continuing treatment, and this treatment is vital so that all the work that the hospital has done in reconstructing bones etc is not ruined by infection. Please continue to do what you can to ensure this young man has the best possible future after this horrible accident.

We are pleased to report that Sundar (real name is Rajanath) is being discharged from hospital today. He had several operations to reconstruct his skull, ribs and arms. Thanks to the kind donations of blog viewers,
Vijay and his friends from Canada
Michelle, canada
Bharat, California
Dinanath, Washington DC.
Suan U.K
...this young man is saved from a life of unnecessary pain due to poorly healed injuries. He is being discharged from hospital and is returning to his home today. For further details on this case see next blog.

Updates on little Gopal

We are happy to let you know that a kind soul, (not directly related with us) has donated for the full treatment of Gopal.
With the donor's permission we will redirect the donations we received for Gopal to Sundar, the boy who was involved in a bad road accident, as reported in our previous posting.
More updates soon..