Aisha
Beevi’s legs were deformed by birth. She is staying
with her brother. As nothing much could be done about
the disability the Centre helped her to start a
small provision stall by providing the necessary
capital. Though the income is small it keeps her busy
and she is happy that she can interact with the
neighbours quite frequently.
Muhammed Basheer, 49 yrs. Visually
Impaired
Basheer
was born blind. He is married and has three daughters.
When MGRC met him he was selling lottery tickets. The
centre provided capital to enable him to start a
petty shop. He is trying to make both ends meet
with the income from the shop & lottery sales.
Selvi, 53 yrs.
Orthopaedically Handicapped
Selvi
had an accident at the age of 18. She fell down from a
bridge and was totally paralysed. After some treatment
at the hospital she was brought back to her small hut
and thereafter for the last 35 years, she has been
bedridden. During this period she lost her parents and
there were no body to look after her except an older
female relative. She also had nowhere to go. The old
lady works as a housemaid and supports Selvi. The
centre set up a small petty shop for Selvi. As
Selvi cannot move the customers themselves take the
items they want and leave the money in the box. Though
the income is very little the shop keeps Selvi happy.
Sajikumar, 22yrs. Orthopaedically
Handicapped
Sajikumar
is a victim of cerebral palsy. He is incapacitated
below the waist. But the Calipers and Crutches provided
by the centre has enabled him to move about. He is also
having difficulty to speak. However with the help of
the centre now he runs a small petty shop and
earns his living.
Shamnad, 14yrs.
Orthopaedically
Handicapped
Shamnad
was born with ‘spina bifida’ which makes the life of the
victim miserable. From his very early years the centre
has been supporting him by providing medicine,
calipers, crutches, and educational assistance. He
needs continued care.
Kunjukunju, 54yrs. Orthopaedically
Handicapped
The
problem started with a small wound on the right leg.
Probably due to lack of medical care infection set in
and at last the leg was amputated. Even though the
family members of Kunjukunju were helpful he was very
dejected when MGRC found him. The centre provided him
with crutches and gave him a goat so that he can
be productively engaged. Now he lives happily with his
family.
WE bring you a few cases
of persons with disability. There are many many more
suffering individuals whom the centre has helped.
Anoop
is 9 years old. He lives with his family. His
father is a laborer. As part of its regular survey the
centre found him bedridden. After a medical assessment
he has been undergoing physiotherapy. If supported, he
can sit in a chair. The excercises have strengthened his
neck muscles. He needs a continued service.
15 year old Beena, who is mentally challenged and
orthopaedically handicapped, lives with her parents and
brother. She was bedridden when the centre found her.
After medical assessment she too underwent
physiotherapy, but unfortunately there has been no
improvements in her condition. With hope in our hearts
we continue physiotherapy and medicines.
Vandana, a 14 year old girl, was born with one normal
leg. In the place of the other leg, she has a misshapen
foot with tiny toes. A vivacious young girl, Vandana
loves to dance and sing. She’d love to take music
lessons too. She hops around cheerfully on one leg, but
going to school was difficult. The centre provided her
with a prosthetic limb.
Six year old Deepu and his eleven year old sister Deepthi,
are mentally and physically challenged and have
photosensitive skin.
After PMR assessment the centre is providing them with
proper medication for all their problems. To augment
their meagre family income, the centre gave their mother a
sewing machine.
Vijayakumar, who is 34 years old, lost both his legs in
an accident. He lives with his aged mother. Medical
assessment showed that he had 80% disability and the
centre helped him to get a certificate to that effect.
The MGRC trained him to make envelopes and also set up a
petty shop for him. Despite his handicap, Vijayakuamr,
is a
happy young man. He has an independent source of income
to support his mother and himself.
14 year old Rajesh’s father abandoned his family.
His mother works as a housemaid to support him and his
sister. Scalded when he was a little child, he lost all
sensation in one leg. The centre provided him with
calipers to help increase his mobility. Rajesh now attends regular school.
Gopakumar aged 28, is mentally challenged and visually
impaired. He tends to lose his temper at times. He is
totally dependent on others for all his needs to and
lives on a meager pension.
His sister
Vijayakumari who is 38 is visually impaired.
Out of sheer fright she never ventured out of the house
and her world was confined to one room in her house she
shared with her family. The centre imparted mobility
training and taught her to make incense sticks. Being
economically independent, her world is much brighter
today.
Sebastian has cerebral palsy since childhood. The centre
found him in 1993, as part of a survey and took him to
the medical college. However, surgery did not prove
helpful in his case. The mothers’ meager salary as a housemaid has to support
him and his 2 younger brothers. The centre provides the
continuous medication Sebastian needs.
Little
Renjith was born with a congenital heart problem.
A stroke at the age of 1 ˝ left him partially paralyzed
without use of his one hand and leg. His father earns a
mere pittance as a labourer. At present, the centre
provides Renjith with the continuous medication he
needs, but the child needs heart surgery.
At 30 Leelamma was afflicted by Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Due to lack of proper treatment and adequate care, all
her joints went stiff and she became totally immobile.
What her husband earns as a labourer is hardly sufficient
to make ends meet. The centre provided her a loan, on
very easy terms and helped her set up a petty shop. The
centre's help in rehabilitating her has brought some
happiness in her life.
Vishnu
was born without the extremities of legs and hands. A
very energetic and enthusiastic child, he runs about
using the artificial limbs. To enable him to
walk, the centre gave him artificial limbs for both
legs.. He is a good student. Using the hands which
have no fingers he can write and draw pictures
He
was a very able-bodied daily labourer. He had a stroke
2 years back and life became extremely miserable. All
his earnings are gone and now he is staying with his
wife in the small hut seen in the picture. The centre
gave him a wheel chair and put up parallel bars
to enable him to practice walking.
