Bargarh: A woman of Bardol village near here who had pleaded for euthanasia for her family after failing to get financial assistance for the treatment of her bedridden son, finally received help from the district administration Thursday.
Prabhati Barik made every attempt to get financial assistance for the treatment of her only son Muna but was left frustrated as efforts yielded no results. She wrote to the District Collector April 30, pleading for mass euthanasia on behalf of her family.
Collector Indramani Tripathy sanctioned Rs 20,000 from the District Red Cross Fund Thursday. The money in the form of a cheque was provided to Prabhati by Prafulla Kumar Behera of the District Red Cross at its office.
Behera also advised Prabhati to admit her son to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and promised to bear all expenses for his treatment, it was learnt.
Muna, who is unmarried, sustained critical injuries after falling off a tree. He was admitted to the Bargarh district headquarters hospital and later to VSS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla but failed to recover.
He became immobile after the mishap and was confined to bed after becoming paralytic from waist till toe. Prabhati sold off and mortgaged all her land including her homestead land to get her son treated, but to no avail. Doctors said he could be cured if provided advanced treatment.
However, Prabhati could not proceed ahead due to lack of money and pleaded for euthanasia with the district administration April 30.
The administration, taking note of her plight from the reports published in Orissa Post and Dharitri May 1, provided her the sum.
