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| Sumesh, Anthikkad, Thrissur |
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Wandering
from shop to shop in Anthikkad, Thrissur, Leela had only one aim: to collect
few rupees from good Samaritans for the kidney transplant of her sister’s son,
Sumesh. What she wasn’t prepared to hear, she heard from a shopkeeper, Shaiju
Sairam, who was running a bakery-eatables’ manufacturing unit.
He said he didn’t
have money to give her, but he was ready to donate his kidney for Sumesh.
At first she
thought that the shopkeeper was making fun of her. But he insisted that he had said it in good
faith. The next day, he was medically
examined and found to be a fit donor for Sumesh. But an inflammation of the liver postponed
the organ donation.
Meanwhile,
his wife and family members raised strong objection to the idea of
donation. But even after a long waiting
time he did not waver on his plighted word.
Then his wife Sanitha and children, Nandana and Sai Krishnan also came
around to accept the view of Sairam.
The incident
in the bakery had happened almost three years back. Recently, Sumesh and Sairam underwent surgery
at Lissy Hospital, Ernakulam for kidney donation and transplant.
Friends and
well-wishers of Sumesh had conducted a musical programme to gather fund for the
surgeries.
Paul
Mathew (text), Kerala Kaumudy, December 7, 2024
