Reuniting a mentally challenged mother with her son

The story of Pushpa-ji, a mother reunited with her twelve-year-old son after a year of destitute living on the streets. 

Before Pushpa-ji became a loved member of our community of compassion, she roamed the streets in mental confusion, her anguished cries piercing through the noise of daily life. Alerted to her distress, our team, a year earlier, found her in a terrible state. Her agitation was pitiable and her condition dire as she battled an infection that ravaged her frail form.

With determined compassion as our guide, we transported her to our sanctuary and initiated the necessary medical intervention. Miraculously, her response to treatment was swift, leaving us hopeful despite the darkness of her affliction. She grew stronger even as we initiated efforts to locate her family. 

Witnessing Pushpa-ji's transformation from a state of despair to one of restored vitality was a profoundly gratifying experience. Equally heartening was the reunion with her long-lost family, a reunion which took us a full year to enable. We found out from her family that Pushpa Ji had battled mental illness for over four years before she left home and this was the cause of the difficult conditions leading to her miserable life on the streets. 

Despite the obstacles, our efforts to bridge the divide between Pushpa-ji and her family bore fruit. Through a video call, her husband, a deaf and mute migrant worker, was finally able to communicate with his beloved wife. It was also a beautiful emotional scene that we witnessed as Pushpa-ji was reunited with her 12-year-old son after her agonisingly long absence. 

In the glow of Pushpa-ji's radiant smile, we found reassuring affirmation of the transformative power of our work here at Feel Parmartham. Her story, like many others at our centre, serves as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring bonds of family.