Ramulamma can take care of herself

Ramulamma is an 85 year old widow living with her daughter in the village Gudarigunta in Kakinada, India. Her husband died 25 years ago from health problems, leaving her with minimal support. Ramulamma was blind in both eyes due to cataracts. She found it difficult to support herself because of her loss of vision. Under such conditions she became a burden to her daughter and became very depressed.

Due to Ramulamma’s poor economic standing, she could not afford to pay for a cataract surgery. When she attended Sankurathri’s free eye screening camp, they brought her to their hospital for cataract operations. Cataract blindness is extremely common among rural areas of India. Sadly, there are no ophthalmologists in these regions except those provided through community outreach programs like Sankurathri’s.

Sankurathri provided Ramulamma with cataract operations in both eyes thanks to your donation, Harini. Now, her daughter has less responsibility to take care of her mother and Ramulamma can live independently again. Thank you, Harini, for this life changing gift that betters not only Ramulamma’s life, but also her daughter’s.