A 48 year old man who has been wheel chair bound for 7 years has been taken into our shelter home today from TUEM HEALTH CENTRE , Pernem.

Mr Harshad suffers from Chronic Arthritis , has prostrate , is on a catheter & very weak, undernourished and is in a hospital.

The suffering is so severe that the fingers on both his hands are curled up inside making his grip next to impossible on anything he wishes to hold on for long.

Wife has been looking after him and bringing him last few years on wheel chair to this hospital for regular treatment.

45 days back, she told Harshad she has cancer and is going to stay with her sister in Polem, Canacona.

So basically he is an abandoned PERSON WITH DISABILITIES and this matter should have been looked into by Social Welfare dept & The DISABILITIES Commissioner.

Irony is ” non of these departments ” have a single home to admitt such Chronic case who are abandoned, suffering with disabilites when there is NEED OF THE HOUR for PALLATIVE CARE HOMES.

As usual call STREET PROVIDENCE. 

Dr Anil, is the newly appointed Incharge of the hospital and he has a heart of Gold and asked us to rehabilitate.

This afternoon we took Harshad into our home.👇👇

Wife dropped all his belonging in the hospital before locking the house and it looks like it's no going back for him as it's going to be difficult as of now for him to walk in the situation he is.

But we will attempt and put In our best effort through our rehabilitation program where all such types of cases are able to get back to their feet.

Most of our wheel bound admissions have recovered and left our Home walking fit and fine.

Its the season of LENT and I take all such opportunities to atleast attempt to bring relief and provide care to such terrible and disappointing situations faced by the poorest of the poor.

LENT to me is not about fasting / sacrifice  but to me its about bringing that joy and life to the poorest of the poor with sickness just as Christ resurrection brings eternal life.

Does our State have any facilities for such poor people who are abandoned due to disabilites ?

Does anyone recollect any such Homes in Goa who will admitt such patients on wheel chairs without a single charge?

Does The Government have a responsibility towards such sad and disappointing cases of people being abandoned due to disabilites & poverty ?

I require answers which i am waiting.

But till then Harshad has a clean bed , warm food, medication and a family in our shelter Home to cheer him up.

It's going to be difficult & complicated to get Harshad up and standing

But WE DARE TO DREAM. 

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God bless you all