Success story
Cathrin Clara
July 2010
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Name
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Cathrin Clara
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Age
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5 years
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Sex
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Female
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Medical Problem
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Ventricular Septal Defect (
heart)
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Status
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Discharged
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Date
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2/7/2010
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Case Background
Cathrin Clara is the daughter
of Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Sagayarani. She was born at the Tirpur government
hospital as third child of her parents. Sagayarani
had already given birth to two children that had died due to breathing illness
within two days of birth and so they were extremely happy when Cathrin Clara
was born as a healthy child. But when she was one year old, Cathrin suddenly
acquired a viral fever and was taken to the Erode Private Hospital. When there
was no improvement in her health for the next three days, she was taken to the
Government Hospital in Madurai, where she was diagnosed with Ventricular Septal
Defect(VSD), a defect in the ventricular septum, the wall that divides the left
and right ventricles of the heart. The
doctors recommended an immediate open heart surgery and suggested that the child
be taken to a private hospital.
Lawrence
works as a sales man in a small hardware store and earns about INR 3000 a month
while Sagayarani works as a casual laborer and earns about INR 100 a day. The
family could not afford an expensive surgery at a private hospital. The
consultant physician of Cathrin referred the case to Ekam foundation.
Ekam’s Involvement
Ekam coordinated with the child’s
family and immediately had her shifted to Sooriya Hospital for surgery. She
underwent a successful open heart surgery and was discharged after 45 days of
hospitalization and medication. Ekam supported the parents with the entire
expense that amounted to INR 79615. The following donors have supported Ekam to
settle this case.
1.
Mr.Ahmed Monzoor – Rs.1,000
2.
Mrs.Bhrathi Krishnamurthy- Rs.5,000
3.
Mr.Mukesh Jain – Rs.10,000
The remaining amount of INR 63,615 was
paid through EKAM Emergency medical fund.
Current Status
Cathrin Clara
is now living happily with her family and is attending nursery school. We
sincerely thank all the donors who supported us to help save Cathrin’s life.
Ekam Contact
Name : Ms.Ambika
Designation : Sooriya Hospital
Telephone
Number : 044- 42736321
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