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
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