This Kidney Patient Needs Help

[B4ND4]

This kidney patient needs help

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 19

Destiny played a cruel joke with Harpal Singh, a daily wage earner, when he developed a liver problem. The problematic liver resulted in the damage of his kidney. Now, doctors at the PGI have asked him to arrange more than Rs 4.5 lakh for treatment.

Dr V. Jha, additional professor, department of nephrology, PGI, Chandigarh, said the patient had been advised to start on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), a life-saving procedure. This procedure was likely to cost Rs 4,55,000 and would have to be continued throughout life or until kidney transplantation was done.

This amount was in addition to the cost of other medications that might be required for the management of chronic renal failure and its complications from time to time, added Dr Jha.

In fact, Harpal, father of four, including two daughters, had undergone kidney transplantation in 1998 with generous help from donors.

Now again after nine years, Harpal has developed renal failure following the liver problem. Doctors have said he requires kidney transplantation again, but not before he is treated for his lever disease, and till then he will be put on dialysis with expenses up to Rs 3,000 every week, says his wife Amarjit Kaur, who has started working as domestic help due to illness of her husband.

"He used to work as a labourer, but now the disease has rendered him incapable," said Amarjit Kaur.

"I am trying to earn, but my earning is so meagre that it barely covers the daily requirements of a family of six," added a hapless Amarjit Kaur. Donors can send their cheques, mentioning the name of patient on the reverse side in favour of the director, PGI, through the PRO, PGI. For further details, one can contact the PRO office, PGI, at 0172-2756003 or the family at 09814964554.

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Help this person folks :lol: .

[B4ND4]

Is there a way we can collect money for this sikh?

S1ngh (the mod) any ideas bro???

[darminder]

hey B4ND4, you might as well setup a central point or something for collection, i'm sure everyone'll contribute...

[B4ND4]

I don't mind doing that but how do i setup this central point.

I guess we can collect some money by making an announcement at out local gurughars too.

[Guest peacemaker]

Do you mind if I email this to people in my company?

[Guest Akirtghan]

455,000.00 INR = 11,928.28 CAD = 5,611.15 GBP = 11,184.86 USD

yes we need to setup a central location. how do those donation website's work? japmans had one for this stroll for liver thingie.

banda, also post the link where you got that article from

[B4ND4]

Do you mind if I email this to people in my company?

Why would i?

The family needs monetary help bro and it is some money. All i am concerened about is how the money should reach his wife.

[Hardeep Kaur]

A lot of us may already have paypal accounts set up. Can we do something with that? Maybe set up account where everyone can transfer some money into?

[Guest Akirtghan]

goto your gurudwara committees people, we can only do so much at an individual level.....

[B4ND4]

Japmans had his account setup at secure.e2rm but am not able to figure out how that works :umm: