Guest guest Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Ron Marinelli <macaroni >Fwd: Praghosa Prabhu >Fri, 14 May 2004 12:18:48 -0700 > > >Dear Respected Vaisnava, > >Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. > >I am broadcasting this to most of the devotees in my address book. >Praghosa Prabhu, our long-term godbrother, friend and book distributor, is >in a lot of trouble as you will see in the attached document from >Udayananda Prabhu. Radhanatha Maharaja and Indradyumna Maharaja, among >others, are significantly helping also. > >Udayananda Prabhu has taken on the responsibility to raise up some money >for the medical expenses that are needed for Praghosa prabhu. He asked me >to help, both by donating some money and by forwarding his message to all I >know. > >Please consider acting on two items: > >1) Get in contact with Udayananda Prabhu, who’s email address and >telephone number are in the body of this text, for purposes of offering a >donation to this cause if you are inclined. You will also see his email >address in the cc: > >2) If you know devotees that might wish to help, kindly forward this email >to them. > >Might I suggest that even a small amount of money will help us in this >cause. > > >Your servant, > > >Gopal Bhatta das > > > >Here are the letters from Udayananda Prabhu: > > > >Help Save the Life of Praghosa Prabhu... Please!!! > > > >Dear devotees, > > Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. > > The following appeal is one of the most difficult and painful things I >have >had to do in my entire life. Our dear Godbrother and friend, Praghosa dasa, >has contracted a life threatening case of cancer. The doctors in the >Chowpaty Temple have discovered a tumor 18 inches long and 10 inches wide >in the abdominal area of his body. The attached letter from one of his >doctors to Radhanatha Swami will give a further explanation of his exact >condition. > > It has been determined that in order to save Praghosa's life, this tumor >needs to be shrunk by several sessions of extremely costly chemotherapy. > Because of the size and location of this tumor, surgery and/or radiation >is >not possible at this juncture. The cost of this procedure will be a minimum >of $25,000.00 US. > > Praghosa is the father and provider of a wonderful vaisnava family. He >and >his wife, Radhanga dasi have six children, a daughter-in-law and a >grandchild. They all live in Sri Dham Mayapura. His body is 51 years old. > After 31 years of devotional service to Srila Prabhupada, he is still >distributing Srila Prabhupada's books on a daily basis on the streets of >New >York City. > >Just a little over a month ago, on St.Patrick's day, he distributed over >150 >of Srila Prabhupada's books in NYC. That day he called >me on his cell phone and told me that he was feeling ecstatic in the nectar >of book distribution and wanted to share it with me. He had a small "hand's >free" ear bud connected to his cell phone in which I could hear clearly >what >he was saying to the conditioned souls and how they were responding in >return. I listened for about 45 minutes to one the most ecstatic exchanges >of book distribution expertise that I have ever heard in my life. > Practically every person that would stop would give a donation, and with >great appreciation take a book promising to read it. > > The possibilities of this maharati book distributor continuing to >distribute >books, and possibly training others, will be over very soon if he cannot >receive proper medical attention. The doctors say that if he is treated >immediately, there is a 70% survival rate. > > Prabhus, I am begging on my knees, please help me to serve Srila > Prabhupada's movement by restoring the health of this great soldier in >Sri >Caitanya Mahaprabhu's army. Forty-four years ago we became best friends. > Thirty-one years ago I brought him to the temple. Now due to my bad karma >I >do not have the funds to save him. I can only beg for your mercy. > >The worthless beggar, > >Udayananda dasa > > If you want to contribute by cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, Discover >card, > American Express, make your checks out to: > >Radhika Galleries-Save Praghosa Fund >3801 Obra Rd. >Graham, NC 27253 > > You can contact me at my email address: > >cieslakparker >telephone:336-376-0331, 336-376-9377 > > For creditcard or debitcard You can give me the card number, the >expiration >date, the name on the card and the amount you want to donate. > > Thanking you in advance, > > Your servant, >Udayananda dasa > > > >******************************************************************* > > > >Dear Udayananda Prabhu, > > Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. > > Thank you very much for your kind letter. I have noted the contents >carefully. > > Let us sincerely pray for Praghosh Prabhus health and let us all do >whatever is required to help him. If we wish to offer him a peaceful >treatment we must all work together. Please allow me to honestly explain >the situation. We offered to try our best to meet his medical expenses. If >Praghosh Prabhu decides to go for the Chemo Therapy it will simply be too >costly for our temple to afford without a lot of help. Our doctors only >earn about $500 per month (that is a lot in India). They all have families >and homes to maintain. Our temple has been sustained hand to mouth over the >years. In India there is no real income in book distribution. Chowpatty >temple is in the top 5 of the world every year for the December Marathon >and in the top ten for the yearly totals. All money earned by book >distribution pays the BBT and maintains the book distribution parties. >There are little or no funds beyond that. Praghosh Prabhu could certainly >inspire more book distribution but there is nothing Praghosh Prabhu could >do to raise substantial income. In India, practically all temples are >maintained by life membership. Our temple has never made a single life >member. We agreed to this years ago, to avoid conflict with the JUHU >temple. Thus our temple has always run hand to mouth for sustenance. Our >hospital being closed for 9 months has been a terrible financial strain for >the supporters of the hospital. I informed the temple to try to compensate >the costs of Praghosh Prabhu with money from donations and daksina which >has been given to me. I always immediately turn it over to the temple. >There is only about $3,000 left of that. I did not believe the treatments >would exceed that. Our doctors will continue to serve him around the clock >for absolutely free. That is already at much cost to them but they are >grateful to do so. If Praghosh Prabhu requires Chemo Therapy our simple >temple simply has no means to cover the entire cost for the materials >required. We will certainly do our very best and beyond. However, if our >beloved Godbrother does go into this Chemo treatment it will require a >joint effort of those who really love him. It appears to me that Krishna >wants to give a chance to his dear friends to help at this time. "A friend >in need is a friend indeed." My humble and sincere request to you is >please, please, please help in this crucial matter. You are his very >dearest friend. You know who are his dear friends and well wishers. Please >contribute and inspire his other friends to contribute to this noble cause. >It is a genuine way to show our love and reciprocate with his incredible >life of devotion. If this treatment is required let us all sincerely and >earnestly work together to raise the funds required. Let us do everything >possible to keep Praghosh Prabhu free of all financial anxieties at this >critical time in his life. Let us show our love and appreciation through >our service to him. Whatever is best for him, he should get with minimum >disturbance. Please, if necessary, do contact his friends and well wishers >for help and contribute whatever you possibly can. Let us all stand united >in our sacrifice to serve this great soul. Srila Prabhupada will certainly >be pleased. > >Your servant, > >Radhanath Swami > > >****************************************************************** > > >4/28/04 > > >Dear Radhanatha Swami Maharaja, > >Hare Krishna > All glories to Srila Prabhupada > Please accept my most humble obeisances. > > It was revealed in the investigations of H.G.Praghosh Prabhu that he has > developed recurrence of his previous cancer. Amazingly he has developed >an > unusually large sized Tumor approximately 1 ½ feet by 10 inches in size >on > the left side of the abdomen going into the Pelvis, going up to the left > Kidney encroaching upon important structures like left Kidney, Abdominal > Aorta and Big Veins, like an Octopus. It is very obvious that he has > neglected his health and early symptoms of the relapse very badly. In one > sense, this is a very serious condition as the Tumor can burst the Aorta >and > Veins & cause fatal bleeding inside. He is still in the hospital. Today >he > was supposed to undergo Surgical Excision of left Inguinal Lymph Node to > assess the status of the cancer whether malignant or benign or local. > Surgical removal of the big Tumor is impossible due to its Octopus like > encroaching structure, which may endanger the vital structures. He needs >to > urgently take 6 sessions of Chemotherapy with advanced drugs with the > interval of 4 to 6 weeks between the 2 sessions. For each session he >needs > to be hospitalized for 48hrs and each session will cost Indian rupees 1 >lakh > 25-30 thousand. It will be unimaginably costly abroad. The very first > session will bring the tumor to 1/3rd of its size most probably. > Please please please tell him not to think of any alternative treatment >at > this moment of time. That can be considered, once the life threatening >size > of the Tumor goes down by Chemotherapy. Anything else but >Chemotherapy will > put his life at risk. > > Detailed evaluation of the Tumor is awaited. All the above things are >duly > explained to him. > > Your servant >Vishwarup das MD > > > > > > > > _______________ Best Restaurant Giveaway Ever! Vote for your favorites for a chance to win $1 million! http://local.msn.com/special/giveaway.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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