Moodubelle: Generosity of Bellevision readers gives new lease of life to a child

By Eugene DSouza, Moodubelle
Bellevision Media Network

Moodubelle, 13 May 2013: The generosity of the Bellevision readers who had responded wholeheartedly to a plea from  Karunakara Panara, the father of a four months old child Prem Panara suffering from a severe heart ailment diagnosed as ‘Atrial Septal Defect-Regressed Left Ventricle Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension” requiring urgent surgical correction  has given a new lease of life to the child.

 

 

Responding spontaneously to the appeal  published in Bellevision.com in the month of February 2013 generous Bellevision readers remitted their donations directly to the account number of Karunakara Panara in the Syndicate Bank branch of Moodubelle which collectively amounted to Rs. 1,30,000/-

 

Karunakara Panara had earlier taken the child to Narayana Hrudalaya, Bangalore for diagnosis. The doctors had suggested that the child required  heart surgery known as “Modified Sennings Operation” to correct the defect which would cost over one lakh of rupees, following which Karunakara Panara approached Bellevision for an appeal for donation as he could not afford such an amount being a daily wage earner.

 

The doctors in the Narayana Hrudalaya conducted open heart surgery on the child Prem Panara on April 26, 2013. The operation was successful and the child had to remain in the ICU for about ten days. With the recovery of the child Karunakara Panara along with the child and wife Jyothi returned to Moodubelle on May 10, 2013. The child is under treatment for full recovery and will be required to be taken to Narayana Hrudalaya in one and a half month for check up.

 

Having returned from Bangalore, Karunakara Panara met this correspondent on May 11, 2013 to express gratitude to all the donors and well-wishers  for their prayers and  financial assistance that was  given to him  as a result of his appeal in Bellevision.

 

On its part Bellevision heartily thanks for all the generous donors for responding to the appeal from Karunakara Panara  and contributing the amount required for the successful heart surgery of the tiny child who has got a new lease of life.

 

 

AN APPEAL - OPEN HEART SURGERY     Prem, three months old daughter of  Karunakara and Jyothi Panara of Kadibettu, Moodubelle, Udupi Dist.,  is suffering from DTGA(Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries) and has been advised by Dr. P. Sheetharam Bhat of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Research to undergo an Open Heart Surgery-ICR Procedure. The cost of this surgery is around One lakh rupees.   Karunakara Panara is a daily wage earner and is in great financial difficulties. Hence, he is unable to raise the necessary funds to foot the bill of the Open Heart Surgery.  He has requested generous donors to help him by contributing whatever they can so that  his daughter can be saved through the Open heart Surgery.   Contributions can be sent directly to the bank account of Karunakara Panara: Karunakara Panara Syndicate Bank, Moodubelle Branch A/C 02402210020378 IFSC No. SYNB0000240