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posted January 16, 2012
Atchayamma is a 65 year old widow living in the village Valasapakala. Her husband, Desanna, died eight years ago due to heart attack. She has one daughter and one son who are married and living with their families. Atchayamma is helpless and working as a daily laborer to make her living and she earns about $ 1 a day. But since few months she was depressed as she noticed defective vision in her both eyes and she could not go to work. She also has no money for medical checkup.
She attended the free eye screening camp organized by the Sankurathri Foundation in Valasapakala, and a cataract surgery was performed on both eyes. Post surgery, however, she needed corrective glasses to see well.
Your donation enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide a pair of glasses to Atchayamma. Thanks to your kindness, Atchayamma can look after herself now and live in dignity during her old age.
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