Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 gratitude and wonder – all at the same time. “Can all this be really true… am I dreaming?” Nagaratna, the first surgery patient of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield, kept wondering after she was discharged from the Hospital with the hole in her heart fixed. 18-year old Nagaratna never had imagined that somebody would be interested in improving her condition looking at her father’s purse, or the lack of it. Her father, a typical poor Indian farmer, battered by erratic seasons and beaten by poverty from Sipili village of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, never ever contemplated taking his daughter to a super specialty Hospital, forget getting her treated. When someone told him of Baba’s Hospital, he too, like many, never believed about the free treatment part, until… when he came face to face with the huge mansion that was the Hospital, stepped inside and experienced that the hearts of the people serving inside were equally large. He immediately felt at ease when he and his daughter were greeted with smiles by everybody from the registration clerk to the doctor. On the day of her surgery, the nurses, the technical officers, the doctors…all seemed so interested in her, “It was a like a family affair, I never felt I was alone… everybody was with me, concerned about me,” says Nagaratna now recalling her days in the Hospital. Her father lost all anxieties when he saw his daughter going to the operation theatre smiling and later the Hospital staff reassuring him, “Do not worry…She is going to be alright...it’s only a matter of few hours...Baba will take care.” The First Surgery of SSSIHMS, WF in Progress... The First Patient in Smiles After the Operation as Baba Looks at Her... Looking at her cheery face nobody would have said that she had undergone a heart operation just a few hours ago, the nurses attending on her say. Her joy was doubled when Bhagawan Baba Himself visited the ICU just the next day of her surgery and as He gently moved, cast a kind loving glace on her and then raised His hands in blessing! Nagaratna was never the same again. You could see an all new Nagaratna on the day of her discharge - the spring in her step, the smile on her lips and the confidence on her face to now face life boldly and bravely – it was as if she got a great blessing unexpected! She was now going to study with renewed vigour. The Magnificent Mansion of Hope A casual look at the corridors and corners of the Hospital on any typical day will show you so many such Nagaratnas, whose existence society barely acknowledges, let alone comes to their aid, who have stepped into this magnificent mansion of hope and received help, health and more importantly, confidence. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield, Bangalore (SHARING WITH SAI LOVE) RAM.CHUGANI Ram ChuganiKobe, Japanrgcjp Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Om sai ram to you Ramchand. I want to say thank you for the wonderful info you provide to this website every day. It is totally wonderful to read them every morning when I awaken. I send much love and appreciation for your time and obvious love for our precious Lord Sri Sathya Sai Baba. In his name I ask for special blessings for you. Om Sai Ram Ayla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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