The niece (Holli) of a family friend (Joy) was critically injured in an accident last week in India. Our friend, Joy, and her sister (the mother) were able to get emergency visas and flew to meet her. They were horrified by the the conditions of the hospital: Holli’s mother had to run around town (in a foreign land, keep in mind) to find any prescriptions or equipment the doctors needed for her child. Rats scamper between the hospital beds. Holli has a head injury, and the hospital does not have the equipment or training to deal with it.
Which means they’re doing nothing.
Joy and her sister are trying to get Holli transferred to the States, an expensive and dangerous endeavor but necessary if there is any hope of saving her life. It will take $160,000 to bring her home in a special ICU plane with a doctor and nurse.
Please pray for Holli and her family. Also, you can find out more information about donating to help Holli get home here.
Update: Holli may be able to be moved to a better facility in Chennai. If this is the case, it looks like she may be in India for a while, and her mother will stay with her.
Update 2: Holli survived the four-hour transfer via ambulance to a hospital, Apollo, in
Chennai. Apollo has all of the modern treatment
capablities; Americans travel to this hospital for
treatment. A
high-ranking officer in the Indian Army arranged this. He offered his services to get her
transferred and has even offered monetary help. Also, a friend of ours has contacted a Dallas Seminary professor
(Indian) well known in India. His brother, Rajiv, is in Chennai with his wife, who is at that same hospital. Rajiv is staying
in the home of the Indian Medical Coordinator for Americans. Joy’s cell
phone number has been sent to Rajiv. Thank you all for your prayers! Please continue to pray for Holli and her family.
You can continue to follow Holli’s progress on the blog set up for this purpose.
heather, this is heartbreaking. thanks for letting us know about Holli.