Rathna Kumari
About Rathna
Rathna Kumari is 51 years old and is a mother of 2 daughters and a son. She is from Chennai. Her husband, Mastanaiah, works as a laborer in an iron factory with earnings of 12,000/- month. She has led a very difficult life for a mother, as both of her daughters became polio victims at the age of 6. They both are bedridden and require their parents’ support for their basic daily activities. Her son was not interested in studies and left school after the 10th grade. He works in garments sector where he gets paid according to his work. They live in a house sponsored by the Government.
Rathna Kumari spends most of her time by taking care of her 2 daughters and reading the holy book. She says her happiest moments are on her children’s birthday. She doesn’t go outside since her daughters depend on her for support and for continuous medication else they will be affected with seizures. They are taking treatment at NIMHANS hospital.
Medical Details
In January 2015 she started feeling pain in her right breast and found a small lump. She visited a local clinic where the doctor recommended her to visit any hospital. Her neighbor suggested her to visit SK Hospital, where she was told to get a biopsy and tests from Karma lab. The results showed the presence of cancer cells. The SK hospital doctors explained the line of treatment and estimated cost for each treatment and/or test. Since they didn’t have enough money for the treatment, her husband asked the opinion of the factory owner where he worked at.
He advised them to take treatment in HCG Hospital, so Mastanaiah came with all the reports to HCG Hospital and met Dr. Shekar Patil who went through all the old reports and insisted her to undergo certain more test to confirm the line of treatment. The initially treatment started with the surgery to remove the lump, followed by 12 cycles of chemotherapy in day care and finally complete treatment with radiation. After the course of treatment, the doctor prescribed a tablet to take for 7 years along with annual check ups.
Rathna Kumari continued with the treatment course by following up for 3 years and after that she stopped because she couldn’t leave her daughters due to their health condition. After a few years there arouse a doubt whether there is a reoccurrence due to the lump coming back on her right breast.
Recent Updates
Rathnakumari has successfully completed her treatment and is on regular medication. She is glad to be back home with her family.
