Mangaluru: After being entirely bedridden for eight years suffering from Ankylosing Spondylitis, a young man has gained new life after a successful hip replacement surgery.
Giving details about the disease and patient's condition, Dr. Deepak Rai, the chief orthopedic surgeon at Yenepoya Specialty Hospital, said, "Jayant was suffering intolerable pain in both hips and was leading a terrible life. He was completely dependent on family and caretakers to perform his day to day activities. There was no option but to undergo a replacement surgery of both the hips to bring him back to his feet. It took nearly one-and-half hour to replace each hip. After a few days of the surgery, it has become possible for him to stand on his feet and now he can walk like other human beings."
Dr Rai said "many people are suffering from such deceases, but due to lack of awareness they are not taking treatment. But now, Jayant's new life will motivate such patients."
"while Jayant was studying PUC I, the pain was started in one leg and later it was reduced. But after completing the mid-term exam in PUC II, Jayant was completely unable to walk. We were doing his routine activities. Treatment was continued for three years before meeting Dr Rai. Later, Dr Rai informed them about the surgery. But due to financial crunch, we decided to proceed with normal treatment. Not only that, but we also started Ayurvedic treatment. But even after completing five years, there was no improvement. So, we decided to meet Dr. Rai, and he advised us to go for surgery. Now I am happy to see my brother walking on his feet. This became possible by the service of Dr Rai," Jayant's brother Gangadhar said.
Financial help needed
"My brother had opted science in PUC after securing 85 percent of marks in SSLC. But in the middle of PUC II, he became the victim of such decease. Due to financial problems, we had to suffer a lot for his treatment. So far, Rs. 6 lakhs have been spent for his treatment. We have received no aid for his operation. It would have been helpful for us if we had got financial help from the government," Gangadhar lamented.
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Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) (PTI): Amid ongoing protests over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on B R Ambedkar, senior Congress leader Ajoy Kumar alleged that the BJP, which "adheres to the principles of Manusmriti", has always "insulted" Dalits.
The AICC executive committee member, in a statement issued here on Sunday, said that the "true character of the BJP, which practices Manusmriti, was exposed" with Shah's comments in the Rajya Sabha.
"BJP leaders' mindset has always been anti-Dalit, which often gets reflected in their statements intentionally or unintentionally," Kumar alleged.
Shah's remark on Ambedkar was not only an 'insult to him but also to crores of Dalits of the country who consider him God", Kumar, the AICC in-charge of Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, claimed. The Congress leader alleged that the "BJP was against caste-based census because of its anti-Dalit approach".
"This was not the first time when the BJP's anti-Dalit character came to the fore... there are many past instances," Kumar, who lost to BJP's Purnima Das Sahu in Jamshedpur East seat in the recent Jharkhand assembly elections, claimed.
"It was Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru's Congress which has always given respect to Dalits," Kumar said.
He demanded that Shah apologise publicly to the nation.
During a debate on the Constitution in the Rajya Sabha last week, Shah had said, "Abhi ek fashion ho gaya hai - Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. Itna naam agar Bhagwan ka lete to saat janmon tak swarg mil jata (It has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. If they had taken God's name so many times, they would have attained heaven for seven lifetimes)."
On Wednesday, Shah held a press conference in which he accused the Congress of twisting facts and distorting his comments in the Rajya Sabha.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha witnessed constant protests from treasury benches and opposition members over the alleged insult of Ambedkar until both the houses were adjourned sine die on Friday.