Was Left To Die On Road By Her Relatives. What Happened Next Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity

It’s saddening to see the quality of lives of elderly people deplete once they’re unable to function for themselves. Though our Indian culture imparts wisdom to be the support system of our parents till the end, in the ever-changing world, even that notion has somewhere disappeared.

An old woman in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh was left in a pitiful condition on the road by her relatives. Someone came across her plight and documented the entire thing which you can read here:

This is what it translates to:

“I have recently experienced a situation while I was travelling to Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh.

I saw this elderly woman lying near Govt District Hospital in a harrowing situation. Initially, I hesitated to help her thinking she might be mentally ill, but seeing her plight I couldn’t resist and went up to ask her: Amma kya hua kuchh madat karu? khana laau?” She nodded at me and I brought some food for her.

The Logical Indian

I did the same thing on the same evening, worrying about what will happen to her when I will be going back to my work after 2 days.

But then, I experienced something. Two young guys approached me and said that they also wanted to help this old lady, but didn’t know how to. They said that her relatives left her here to die and suggested if we can ask an NGO or old age home for help.

We decided to help the situation, rather than leaving the old woman dying on the road.

By noon, he confirmed us that there is bed arranged in Ujjain and we need a letter from police authority for approval.

Meanwhile, the message spread over social media like fire, and many people started coming forward to help.

As soon as we reached to Khargone collector Mr Verma, he immediately called the CMHO and other authorities to help the elderly woman. She was then admitted to the hospital and the administration told us that once she gets recovered, they will transfer her to an old age home. All of this took place in a time span of 12 hours. 

And that’s when I realized that it’s always about the first step. There’s always someone around to help, you just have to be the first to initiate the change.”