Prayers, blessings and help for Master Yashu

Yesterday, 7th May 2010 my wife came home from office with a request that I visit to Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (popularily known as Safdarjung Hospital), New Delhi to see a boy about whom she had read in Navabharat Times' website. The boy was suffering from some disease and his parents have asked for help.

I along with wife and a family friend visited Safdarjung hospital at 8pm and met the boy and his parents. The boy's name is Yashu and he is just 3 years. He is ill for past several months. Earlier he was being locally treated at Jaunpur and Faizabad from where his parent Mr. & Mrs. Vivek Upadhayay come from. When his condition deteriorated his parents brought him to Delhi and with help of a relative got him admitted in Safdarjung Hospital. The Safdarjung Hospital's doctors told his parents that they should take him to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi if they wanted to save his life. The parent took him to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) little knowing that it is a private hospital having a very hefty fee structure. They had to deposit INR 25000 to simply get the boy admitted. The boy got treatment and showed some recovery but the hospital bill soared to INR 80000+ within a couple of week. Being a villager having little land and education only upto 8th Class the father Mr. Vivek was in no position to continue the treatment at SGRH so he somehow arranged money after selling little jewellary of his wife and mother and brought the back to Safdarjung Hospital(SJH).

When we got to know of his story when we met him, we met the doctor available at SJH for his advice. We were informed that the treatment would take long time and if we could find better hospital it would be good. Today we got him admitted in Kalawati Saran Hospital (a part of Lady Harding hospital for Children only), New Delhi. The treatment has started at this hospital and the parents are a bit relaxed now seeing the treatment and promptness of doctors here though the hospital is overcrowded with sick children (4 children on 1 bed).

We are very much moved by the pathetic condition of the child Yashu and his parents.

I had requested through Twitter also for prayers for this child. He is the only son of poor Mr. Vivek Upadhyay. Updates will be available at http://www.twitter.com/hemantdubey and through this blog too.

Please pray for the wellness of the boy, Yashu. He is suffering from liver infection & abscess. Please pray to God for his speedy recovery.

Hemant Kumar Dubey
http://www.hemantdubey.com/
http://www.ramcharitmanas.in/