An ambulance struck Amrit Parajuli ten years ago while on its way to work in Kathmandu. He was left unable to walk and despite being given treatment by the ambulance’s hospital he was left with serious complications. When INF began working in Gorkha, Amrit’s hometown, following the earthquake of 2015 they fit him with a wheelchair and began building him a wheelchair accessible house.
It’s been a long journey for Amrit to regain any independence after the horrible accident in Kathmandu in 2007. While the hospital responsible for the ambulance that hit him immediately provided treatment they performed a tracheotomy [surgery involving an opening in the windpipe] that was left open with no explanation. He stayed in the hospital for four months but his improvement was minimal.
Amrit eventually returned home to Gorkha unable to speak or walk. INF’s community facilitators working on the GRACE project found Amrit began consulting with doctors about treatment options. Sadly because the tracheotomy had healed open medical staff were unable to return Amrit’s ability to speak.
INF’s physiotherapists began working with Amrit on getting him into a wheelchair. His current house is not accessible for a wheelchair so INF is building him a wheelchair accessible house. In the interim they’ve provided Amrit a mattress to relieve pressure on his back.