INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, August 14
Shivakala Bhandara, 54, who spent almost one year in congested cabin No 315 at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital,
Maharajgunj, could not hold back her tears after she heard a voice she desperately longed for
Her 21-year-old son Arjun Bhandara called her ‘mummy& in a faint voice after nearly a year.
Arjun Bhandara, 21, gesturing after emerging
from coma at TU Teaching Hospital, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday
Photo: THT
Arjun was injured in police firing during a protest outside Kanchanpur District Administration Office, following rape and murder
of Nirmala Panta, on August 23 last year.
He was shot at in his right leg during the firing
He was rushed to the nearby hospital and was sent to Kathmandu for further treatment on the same day.
In the course of treatment, doctors
found that his injured leg was infected and they had to cut it off to prevent the infection from spreading to other parts of the
body.
Taking to THT, Shivakala, a single woman, recalled the days before the incident
She told that her son was bright at studies
All members in her family, including her elder son, were working hard to provide quality education for Arjun
&Things were going well and I was beginning to think that my good days had started
Unfortunately, my younger son got injured in police firing.&
&Arjun regained consciousness after four months, but he could not move his
body, and his sensory organs were not receptive,& a doctor involved in his treatment told THT.
&I prayed every single day for his good
health, and suddenly I heard him calling me mummy in a faint voice yesterday morning,& said an elated Shivakala.
Though Arjun is yet to
fully recover his consciousness, he was making efforts to speak toanyone who comes to see him.
Mental condition of Arjun was not stable, and
he did not remember much about his life prior to the accident
He could read basic texts but could not write.
He has been given catheterisation, a process which allows a patient urine to drain freely
from the bladder into a collection bag
One of the female doctors involved in Arjun treatment said, &We only hoped that he would regain consciousness
But, his young brain seems to be recovering fast and if he recovers at the same speed, he will be able to live a normal life soon.&
Quoting
the doctors involved in Arjun treatment, Director of TUTH Prem Kumar Khadka said Arjun could now be discharged
&He is physically fit and is regaining his memory
He does not need any medication now
So, we will have to discharge him,& he added
On August 1, the Cabinet had decided to provide Rs 25,000 per month to the family of Arjun to cover his monthly expenses.
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