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Did you hear the story of the starfish?
There were thousands and thousands of starfish being washed up on the sea-shore. As the tide went out they would die in the hot sun. A man was walking along the deserted beach and saw a woman in the distance. As he drew nearer he saw that the woman was bending down to lift a starfish and throw it back in the sea. He approached the womand and said "There must be thousands of these starfish on this beach and around the headland there are more beaches just like this - covered with starfish. You can't possibly make a difference. The woman didn't reply immediately but , as she lifted another starfish and threw it back into the sea she said- "...Made a difference to that one didn't it? " Sooo....
...... Deena Devi is a 55 year old lady who lives in a remote mountain village in India. Last year while she was away from the village gathering animal feed she was attacked by a bear. She suffered severe facial trauma and a broken leg. She had plastic surgery to her face and a long nail was inserted in her shin bone - the tibia. Her leg is now badly infected and pus exudes from several points on the shin. She is in great pain and spends most of the day just sitting on the ground with her leg stretched out. We arranged an appointment with Dr Nautiyal,an orthopaedic surgeon in Dehradun - a large town 5 hours drive away. Other villagers carried Deena down the hillside to the road where a car met her and took her to see Dr Nautiyal. She needs surgery to remove the nail and cleaning of the wounds, antibiotics (probably given intravenously) and several months of traction. This will cost approximately £1500. Deena and her family have no money and survive essentially as subsistence farmers. Myself and my friend Mahavir have paid for her initial hospitalisation but we do not have the funds to pay for the operation and additional treatment. I hope you, my friends, will be able to make a donation -small or large - so that we can pay for the treatment required. If you feel you would like to help us in this project simply send me an email - to
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- with "Deena" in the subject heading and I will send you our UK bank account details for internet funds transfer. With blessings Stan ************ 9th May 2011Thank you all for your donations.To date we have £1200 - nearly there!****************** 12th May - email from Mahavir in India"Dear Deena have already operation 7 days ago and doctor took out steel rod from her leg.Doctor put again temporary plaster for one month, now she feeling good/no pain like before."We raised £1331.MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELPPeace, Stan |
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