Wheel Chairs to the Needy
Ms. Velveta Ilario from Sailabhat, Molla was provided with a specially designed wheel chair by Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott. The special chair provided by Rotary International was further modified by GBE to suit Velveta’s special needs.
Velveta is suffering from muscular dystrophy due to which she cannot sit or stand and is always lying. He mother carries her wherever she has to be taken and it is indeed quite an arduous task given the fact that the girl is now in her late teens.
Rotary International District Governor Dr. Jorson Fernandes who saw the child’s plight was quite moved by it and ensured that a chair was specially designed for her so that she could lie prone on it. However, the chair needed further modifications which were done by GBE.
At the moment, the family is trying to get Velveta adjusted to remaining in the chair, which in itself is quite a task. But the chair has come as a great relief to her mother who had to carry the child everywhere.
Meanwhile, GBE has also been provided with three wheel chairs by Rotary International. These chairs will be provided to the villagers as and when they are required for a limited period of time following which they have to be returned to GBE.