MANJU...
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Manju is a 21 year old lady, mother of two children aged 5 and 2 years. She comes
from a nearby district Mirzapur (approx.50 KM from Naini). Manju speaks about her
pathetic life – “I come from a very poor family, where the only means of earning
is daily labour work in the fields. Life was hard. I got married 6 years ago at
the age of 15. I thought that things would be better after getting married, that
I would see some happiness in life. Since child hood I have seen and experienced
only pain and rejection from the community only because of poverty. Things did not
change and extreme poverty forced us (my husband and myself) to go to other states
to work and earn enough to send back home.
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Two years ago I developed a few white anesthetic patches on my body. I did not know
what they were due to. Initially I took treatment from the village quack who told
me that it is punishment for my sins. I then noticed weakness in my right hand and
my finger was bending. I started losing strength of my hand and was not able to
grip vessels properly. I also kept burning my fingers whilst cooking. My father
took me to a government hospital for treatment and I had leprosy treatment for six
months. However, even after treatment I was very afraid and confused. My claw hand
did not improve. The government doctor then told me to visit TLM Naini for surgery
of the hand.” Manju visited TLM Naini on 18/07/08 for surgical correction of claw
hand, and had successful reconstructive surgery. She was with us for around three
months was familiar with the hospital services. When she got pregnant she came to
TLM Naini for routine antenatal check up. Here, because of her poor socioeconomic
status, she was treated free.
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Unfortunately, on 4/8/09 she came to hospital for with Intrauterine death and induction
of labour and delivery of the dead fetus. She did try getting treatment outside
but could not afford it, so she came here. She is very grateful to the hospital
for treatment received. She was advised by the gynecologist to have a tubectomy
operation and she was willing. After a month she had the tubectomy here and regularly
visits the hospital for follow-up. Manju says “I do not have words to express how
much this hospital has done for me and the happiness and security I have just knowing
that I can come here for any medical problem “
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Contact Information
The Leprosy Mission Hospital
PO - Naini, Allahabad - 211 008
Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Phone: +91 532 2697267
Fax: +91 532 2697494
E-mail: naini@leprosymission.in
Donations given at The Leprosy Mission Trust India are exempted u/s 80G of IT Act 1961