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DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 15 : Teenage is said to be one of the liveliest stages of any human’s life. It is a stage of joyful experiments and the most entertaining stage with no worries.
But for Imtimenla, life just turned the other way round when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour just two years ago, after years of misdiagnosed ailments from a series of hospitals.
Bendangla, mother of the girl, recalls how the symptoms began showing when her daughter was just two years and six months old. The pained mother narrated some of the years of suffering of her only child. She had been suffering from severe seizures ever since infancy.
‘For a mother, it is the worst experience to see her child suffering when she cannot do anything else but just pray for miracles,' the mother said.
During health checks,
The family have had to visit many hospitals to find out Imtimenla’s ailment. It would take many years to diagnose.
For years, it was informed, they were told that her daughter had ‘heart problems’ and that 'keeping her happy' was the only ‘medicine to keep her out of danger.’
'The day from Zion hospital that I found out that my daughter had a serious brain tumour, I felt the world coming down on me,’ Imtimenla's mother cried.
Imtimenla was then taken to North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) as it was the only distant hospital that they could afford. But the family was shattered when they were told that there was no cure for the teenager.
The MRI brain report that was taken at the hospital showed a large well-defined T1 hypointense, T2 hypointense and FLAIR hypointense cystic lesion measuring 4.4 x 4.7 x 9.1 cm to the left of her brain.
Hoping against hope, the shattered family—with the support of relatives and loved ones—visited GNRC in Guwahati for further treatment. There was a positive signal.
The dream of curing Imtimenla for once turned towards the possibility of a reality the previous year in the month of March but financial crisis smashed their dream as they were told that more than 10 lakh would be required for the surgery.
Seeing their situation, the doctors advised the family to come after 6 months. Unfortunately, the family had no financial capability. They are still at home waiting for a miracle to happen.
Imtimenla's health is said to be weakening each day from the continuous seizures that have even stopped her from going to school. She is a 7th standard student studying at Corner Stone Higher Secondary School in Dimapur.
Imtimenla’s health, whose seizures occur mostly at night, has worsened from June this year. She is not even able to attend school and has also skipped her mid-term examinations because of her weak body.
When all hopes seemed to have faded, the family found some more—they have heard news that a group of like-minded people would be organising a concert for the cause. The concert is in aid of Imtimenla's surgery. The event is scheduled to be conducted at Dzukou Guest House in Kohima on September 24 from 4 pm.
Anybody can be a part of her miracle by contributing in whatever possible ways. One can contact 9612853687 for information concerning financial support to her.
