By Winnie singh | Executive Director
Last few months have been hectic and at times stressful and challenging. We celebrated Renu Ma's birthday with balloons, songs cake, sweets , Rasgullas ( Indian sweet) and A lot of dancing. She is going frail , with a lot of body pain due to muscele reducation but she is full of energy still, can climb up two flights of stairs running. An inspiration to us and her buddies in the ashram to live active. After all life is only for once. No point engaging in petty arguments, fights, God shows the path to all in some way or the other to live life well. To all the mothers of maitriGhar and all the people associated with Maitri, she is a source of inspiration and motivation to keep smiling despite physical challenges or other and always BE POSITIVE.
One of our mothers Gayatri Devi, a kind, quiet, peaceful, gentle always smiling mother complained of pain in her teeth three months back. On having her examined by the dentist, we were advised to get a biopsy done. We also learnt that before she came to Maitri she used to eat betel leaf, with tobacco. Extremely lethal and known to cause cancer. She stopped eating betel leaf when she came to Maitri volunteered to take responsibility of taking care of the Mandir and doing the pooja at all required times. Her tests came positive and unfortunately informed us that her cancer had spread deep into her moth and some glands of the throat, She was in a advanced second stage of cancer.
Without any delay, despite financial constraints , we met an oncologist in a hospital in Vrindavan, who not only is a surgeon but has specialied in Oral Cancer surgeries..Unfortunately the hospital administration did not agree to give any discount. The founders decided that we could not waste any time as the doctor had advised, and money will not be a reason for any delay.
She obviously, being human and without any family except us and mothers at Maitri, was confused and scared. .Unfortunately the hospital administration did not agree to give any discount. She was also anxious and worried that she will be all scarred and no one would like to see her leave aside meet her and be friends anymore. A few rounds of counselling and consulations with doctors, her surgery got scheduled for 5th May. With all motivation, prayers and positive conversations from the mothers and staff and doctors, she had her surgery and sadly, unfortunately her cancer had spread quite deep into the tissue, left side of her jaw and muscles from the neck were removed.
She has had three rounds of radiation and chemo, and another three rounds to follow which is extremely uncomfortable but she is being strong and bearing the discomfort and pain.
We are all very optimistic that she will overcome the challenges and be able to talk properly once the tube is removed which is obstructing her speech presently. She needs all her friends and well wishers prayers and good wishes for recovery and good health.
Yes, Life is for once, our mothers say that every day and remind each other to live healthy and joyfully.
By Winnie Singh | Executive Director
By winnie singh | Executive Director
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