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Tamjeed was born on the 30th of December, 2015. Since Tamjeed was the second child to his parents his birth was looked forward with much anticipation. His father Tariq Ahmed celebrated his son’s advent by distributing sweets in the hospital. Soon his joy turned...
A LONE BATTLE FOUGHT, THANKS TO CURE FOR COMING TO HER RESCUE
Yash was born with a bilateral clubfoot deformity in a family where his mother was forced to work beyond her means . His father's alcoholic habits had made life even more difficult for the mother. . She was frightened to death because when Yash was born to the...
Father’s Pride
Pooja was a blessing born to her parents Ramesh and Mahesweta in November, 2015. The parents were happy to have her but unfortunately the child was born with a unilaternal clubfoot (right leg). Ramesh further was humiliated by society due to his short stature. From...
The healing story of baby Nehuvo
A family from the Phek District of Nagaland delivered their 5th child with a Clubfoot deformity. With immense social stigma involved in any form of deformity the parents were ashamed and scared. They were helpless. However, in the hospital a doctor referred to the...
Fear Turned into Untold Happiness
At the tender age of 2 months and 13 days, Mariam and her mother visited Cure Clubfoot Guwahati. Her mother bore a worried look and couldn’t express much as she was not able to speak Assamese . So a translator from among the other parents assembled there was of...
Life’s hard realities versus Optimism
I am introducing this happy child, Anowara Khatun from the Cure Clubfoot Clinic Guwahati.Anowara grew up without the love of a father because her father died even before her faculties could recognize that he was her father. Her mother was crying when she shared...
I love being part of the work of CURE in healing children
A dynamic and determined personality Ms. Hélène Frost, Chief Executive of CURE, United Kingdom (UK), in her recent and first visit to India she was impressed with the functioning of the programme. During her short stay in the city she established meeting with various...
Tears of Joy
On the last day of the year, December 31st, 2016 a couple came to our clinic carrying a 19 days old infant in their arms. The baby, Bhuban, belonged to a family of farmers residing in the district of Jalpaiguri. The parents Deepu and Anita, were ostracised by the...
Testimony from a West Bengal Counsellor
Our Thursday clinic attached to the West Bengal Nodal Office is usually our busiest day of the week. We see the most number of children on this day, and the team of doctors, plaster technicians and post graduate trainees can range from 4 – 8 in number. Every week, an...
Vanshika’s determination and CURE’s dedication got her healed
Vanshika is 9 years old and lives in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. She was born with unilateral clubfoot (left foot) and was left untreated. As God would have it they reside in the same apartment of a boy named Hardik who was already treated from the clubfoot clinic. Hardik’s...
