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Aid flows
in from US for patients
WSN Bureau
Chandigarh:
The plight of poor Indians, especially of those who can’t afford
medical treatment, continues to be a source of worry for Dr Sukhpal
Inder Singh Jassi and his wife Kiranjit Kaur, who is a health
services administrator in a hospital at Baltimore, US. Whenever, Dr
Jassi and his wife find any story regarding a poor patient needing
help, they extend him some financial help.
Dr Jassi
recently sent Rs 50,000 to his father to be delivered to Vikram, a
25-year-old patient suffering from Togan. Vikram, who lives on the
outskirts of City Beautiful, needed Rs 1.20 lakh for his treatment
of the rheumatic heart disease in the PGI.
A story
highlighting Vikram’s plight had appeared in The Tribune a few days
ago. On reading the story, Dr Jassi sent the money to his father Dr
Puran Singh Jassi, who retired a few year ago as director, Health
Services, Punjab.
His father
handed over a cheque for Rs 30,000 to the patient today. Vikram
needed Rs 30,000 only as he had already got Rs 90,000 from others
donors. However, Dr Jassi’s father gave the remaining Rs 20,000 to
Dipti, an 11-year-old girl patient, who is suffering from a rare
heart ailment.
“My son and
daughter in - law told me to hand over the remaining money to
another patient and I thought Dipti, whose father died of cancer a
few years ago, deserved it the most.
”Earlier, during
a visit to
India,
the couple had donated 50 fans for a “pingalwara” at Palsora. He
said he told the authorities concerned of the Poor Patients Aids
Cell in the PGI that they could approach him any time in case some
patient needed financial help. “Besides my son and daughter-in-law,
I have some friends who can help needy patients,” said Dr Puran
Singh. (The Tribune)
14
May,
2008
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