Kids bring creativity, awareness to World Environment Day
Ganeshpuri, India— On June 5, the people of Ganeshpuri celebrated World Environment Day with activities organized by representatives from PRASAD Chikitsa, and from local schools and youth groups. At the Primary School of Ganeshpuri, enthusiastic children created drawings and Rangoli to express how trees benefit both people and the environment. Read more…
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Donor, Margareta Blix, is celebrating the life of her beloved late sister, Gudrun, with a grant of up to $20,000 that will provide a dollar-to-dollar match for new donations to PRASAD Children's Dental Health Program (PRASAD CDHP) received through October 31, 2010. Read more...
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PRASAD Helps Girl with Rare Medical Condition
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February 2007, 11-year-old Nikita Ashok Bhoir, of the Tansa Valley village
of Karanjothi, was brought to Gurudev Siddha Peeth Anukampaa Health Center
by her mother. For two years, Nikita had been having recurring episodes
of abdominal pain. During these episodes, she also would appear to be
disoriented and engage in what her mother described as “muttering
and irrelevant talk.” She did not have any other complaints or any
history of major illness in the past. Nikita’s parents had taken
their daughter to many doctors and clinics, and many tests had been performed,
but no one could figure out what was wrong or how to treat her symptoms
successfully.
The staff at Anukampaa gave Nikita a thorough physical exam and did some tests, but all the reports were normal. The episodes of pain and disoriented talk persisted. Because of the unusual verbal phenomenon that accompanied the episodes, the Anukampaa doctors decided to refer the case to their visiting psychiatrist, Dr. Dinesh Narurkar, when he came from Mumbai in March for his monthly visit.
After evaluating Nikita and talking with her mother, Dr. Narurkar came
to the conclusion that the girl had a very rare epileptic condition called
abdominal epilepsy. He immediately started her on anti-epileptic medication.
At his next visit in April, Nikita was much better – and by his
May visit, her symptoms had totally disappeared. She will have to be on
the medication for at least three years, and have her condition evaluated
periodically, but she otherwise should be able to live a normal, healthy
life. Nikita is very happy and relieved to be feeling better, and her
parents are grateful to know her care is now in such capable hands.