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Gurdwara priest comes to poor child’s rescue

Shivani Bhakoo

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Ludhiana, December 27

Never in his wildest dreams, five-year old Shivam would have imagined that his desire for picking up a 2-rupee coin from near a bridegroom's car would land him in serious trouble. His fault was that when the bridegroom’s family was throwing coins while the doli was on its way, he jumped near one of the cars to pick up coins but got a kick in his stomach from one of the agitated drivers accompanying the baraat. He was rushed to one of the hospitals in a serious condition.

Mr Sapinder Singh, a priest at a gurdwara in Gurdev Nagar, while talking to Ludhiana Tribune, said that around 15 days ago, a marriage was solemnised at the gurdwara. “Shivam, the youngest son of a migrant labourer, fell unconscious when a driver hit him in his stomach. By the time, I reached near the gate at gurdwara, the baraat had already left. I took the boy to a nearby nursing home. His parents, who live near the gurdwara also reached the nursing home. He was given first-aid by doctor and stayed there for one day, but was not relieved and his condition deteriorated”, said the priest.

Mr Sapinder Singh left the place and thought that since the boy was at the nursing home, he would be alright. But Shivam’s parents came to him next day and informed him about his serious condition. Mr Singh got worried and asked the parents to maintain calm. He asked the head priest what to do. He was suggested that the boy should be admitted to some other hospital. The family and the priest got Shivam shifted

to Sigma Heart Institute.

According to Dr Amardeep Singh, the attending doctor, “It was a timely decision taken by Mr Sapinder Singh. Shivam was brought in a very critical condition. His intestines were totally ruptured and a lot of blood had been lost. I told the family that the surgery would cost at least Rs 60,000. The parents said that they were unable to bear the expenses but the priest assured them that he would collect the money and the boy should not die”, said Dr Amardeep Singh.

A surgery was performed on Shivam immediately which lasted for more than six hours. Even the doctors were not sure whether the child could be saved. “But the child was very cooperative and he recovered very fast. After staying in the hospital for 15 days, the boy was discharged yesterday. He would lead a normal life now and was absolutely out of danger”, claimed Dr Amardeep Singh.

With the efforts of Mr Sapinder Singh, Rs 35,000 were collected from philanthropists in the city for the boy’s surgery. “The boy is lucky. Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims — all came forward to help this small child whose parents had not even a single penny for treating him. By the grace of God, the child is well. People are so generous, some come and give him milk, while others come to provide him food. We are thankful to the hospital authorities that they never demanded more money. Whatever we had collected, the doctors accepted happily”, said Mr Sapinder Singh.

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