An Appeal

Mrs.Rajalakshmi & family
No:20, Mappila Lane,
Chinthavallappu,
Ram Mohan Road,
Calicut

To,
The Secretary,
THIRD EYE,
Calicut.

Dear Sir

An Appeal

I, Mrs.Rajalakshmi, aged 76 years, a Brahmin widow is a tenant of a rented house which is a self contained small two room portion of a Lane in which three families are living. I have four sons, my two daughters were married to middle class families. Three sons are employed in shops and private firms. My husband Mr. V.P.Krishnan expired on 4th June, 1987. He was employed in Brook Bond India Ltd., got retired in 1982.

My youngest son Mr.Balamurali.V.K. aged 41 years who was very attached to his father was mentally disturbed by his father’s death and by 1990 he showed sings of mental problem. His job in a Travel Agency was initially promising but had to quit due to this problem. The disease grabbed him and no stone was left unturned for his treatment and he was given treatment in all the branches of medicine. He was taken to various places for treatment including ‘NIMHANS’ Bangalore. But all these efforts were in vain and more over from some centres, he go admitted for treatment, he had developed Kidney and skin infections.

Presently, he is under resident treatment for the last 9 years in S.H.Hospital, Thodupuzha, Kerala, where he showed some signs of improvement. If the medicines are discontinued even for one day, he becomes abnormal. Thrice on the advice of the hospital authorities/doctors he was discharged and brought to house, where he refused to take medicines after some days making him abnormal. So it is imperative that he be given treatment regularly and continuously for life long which is possible only from hospitals.

The prolonged treatment for my youngest son involved a huge amount to the tune of Rs.4.00 lakhs which is totally unthinkable to a family like us but was somehow managed and met from his father’s small savings and helping hands from my sons having their own families to survive and from the support from relatives and friends. The present monthly expenses in the hospital including nursing, medicines, food and other charges comes to around Rs.5000/-. This recurring expenses is putting a heavy burden on the brothers.

As a way out the hospital authorities have suggested that if a lumpsum amount around Rs.6 lakhs is made, they will look after him throughout his life. This has been offered by the hospital authorities considering his young age. Another hospital in Wayanad District viz., Louse Mount Hospital has also suggested a similar thing. A small portion of this can be raised by his brothers and through contributions from relatives and Philanthropists.

So, this appeal is specially made by us before your goodself to save my family from this hardship which we pulled on upto our last fortune.

All the documents pertaining to his treatment are submitted herewith for your perusal and records.

[RAJALAKSHMI]

The Doctors and Hospitals treated Murali:
Dr.Mohan Chandran - Calicut from 1990 to 1992
Dr.O.N.Vasudevan - Calicut from 1993 to 1994
Dr.Narayanan – Homeo Specialist, Calicut
Govt. Mental Hospital, Calicut
NIMHANS, Bangalore
Ayurveda College, Manjeri
S.H.Hospital, Thodupuzha – 1995 and resident treatment from 1996


Calicut
10/04/2006