First, Satish's father to died of a prolonged illness. Then his kidneys failed and he got one of his mother's kidneys transplanted, which his body eventually rejected.
For Satish Kumar, a 28-year-old patient with failed kidneys, and his mother R Vasanti, the last three years have no less than a torture. First, Satish's father to died of a prolonged illness. Then his kidneys failed and he got one of his mother's kidneys transplanted, which his body eventually rejected. He then lost his job due to his illness. Now the family, with the help of activists, have written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the help with the dialysis treatment.
"In November 2014, Satish's father died of a prolonged illness. We had spent most of our savings on his treatment. In December the same year, my son was diagnosed with renal failure and the remaining money that we had was used in his treatment. Later I gave one kidney to him, but this year in January he again started to have fevers suggesting that there was another kidney failure," said Vasanti, now the only earning member in the family, who works as a domestic help and earns Rs 8,000 per month.
Satish has now gone through six dialyses in the last four months, each one costing Rs 4,000. The family, originally from Chennai, has no other savings and with just two members, there is no scope of an external income. With the help of a local activist, the mother-son duo recently wrote a letter to the Chief Minister and PMO asking for help for the treatment.
"Due to heavy rush, AIIMS refused to continue his dialyses and he does not have money to afford a treatment in private hospitals, and private hospitals not ready to accept him in EWS quota. So you are requested to kindly help him and do the needful. I came to know that Delhi Government is providing medical facilities for poor and needy people and hope you will consider this case and save his life," stated the letter written to the CM.
While the family waits for a response, they continue to go into debt with his ongoing dialysis in a private nursing home. Satish had found a job in a mall in Delhi after his first surgery, but his prolonged illness forced him to quit the job.
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- Satish has now gone through six dialyses in the last four months, each one costing Rs 4,000.
- The family, originally from Chennai, has no other savings and with just two members, there is no scope of an external income.
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