Friday, 29 September 2017

This stone-quarry worker has to save for months to take his sick son to the hospital


Vishnu's father Srinivas works as a supervisor in a stone quarry. Even though Vishnu was diagnosed with chronic liver disease as a small baby, he has received treatment as an when his father is able to afford it. Once in three months, Vishnu and his father visit their doctor in Hyderabad – but this is no longer enough. Srinivas with Vishnu Vishnu has suffered from liver disease all his lifeLooking back, Srinivas sees how Vishnu's attitude to his condition has changed over the years. At first, he was scared of the injections, crying everytime he thought about it. Slowly it became a part of his life. Now, Vishnu's high point is the bus journey that takes him out of his village – Nakkabokkalapadu to Hyderabad to see the doctor. This journey happens once in three months, when Srinivas has put together the funds for Vishnu's medicines. “I keep saving for two months. My brother and father help me. Then we put together about 10,000 and bring Vishnu to hospital for checkups and medic
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