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BY: BASU GHOSH DAS (ACBSP)
May 12, BARODA, INDIA (SUN) — Mahaman Prabhu progress report - May 11, 2009 - Good news
Here is a progress report on the condition of Sriman Mahaman Prabhu that I just wrote [to a godbrother] after speaking on the telephone with Mahaman Prabhu's wife, Paramahamsa Mataji, just a few moments ago:
Home Base: ISKCON-Baroda Dear Prabhu,Namonamaha. Jaya Srila Prabhupada!
Received your message:
How is Mahaman Prabhu's condition? Our prayers are for his speedy recovery. I tried to contact that mobile number of his wife which you gave, but no response. Just now I phoned his wife -- it's 8:00 AM IST on Monday, May 11, 2009 -- on that very same mobile number: 93004-74043, and she answered immediately.
Maybe there was a "glitch" (problem) with the "line" when you phoned? This is a "Reliance" number and it's not unusual for there to be problems connecting to such numbers from other SP's ("service providers"). My phone is BSNL, the Government telecom here and at least today it went through! ;-)
The report is good. Although Mahaman Prabhu's condition is "serious" (she didn't state that, but it was "critical but stable" before, so I conject that the improvement "upgrades" his condition, thus), and he's still in the ICU, they've removed oxygen support (he was NOT intubated, at least) and he's able to breath normally, on his own. There is a constant drain of fluids from his lungs -- or an infection or collection of blood & fluid (I won't know exactly what the doctors are calling that till I go there -- and I'm now planning to do so after he's out of the ICU) in that area.
Mataji said that it will be a few more days before he's shifted out of the ICU. They allow visitors only a few minutes with him in the ICU, so my feeling is that it's best to let the "major healing" take place, and then visit him when I can spend more time with him.
HH Gopal Krishna Maharaj visited him last Tuesday. Ganga Narayan Prabhu, TP of ISKCON Ujjain visited him again yesterday. Otherwise, there haven't been other "out of town" visitors, yet.
ISKCON Juhu will be shortly arranging for a collection of contributions to help cover the hospitalization costs of his care. ISKCON Baroda VP Nityananda Ram Das was there last Sunday & Monday, and we contributed on the spot a cash donation of approximately US $400 (Rs. 20,000/-).
Details will be sent out on the internet shortly (of how to send the contributions to Juhu temple), so that those who wish to help cover the expenses of his hospitalization and treatment, may do so. It's anticipated that the costs may go up to about Rs. 5 lakhs, that's approximately US $ 10,000. Around a lakh of Rupees has already been spent by his wife on his treatment... (US $ 2,000).
Thanks for you kind message and prayers. I'm copying this to Mahaman Prabhu's e-mail address, so that when he gets better, he'll see how many devotees were thinking of him and praying for him!
Hope this meets you well.
das,
Basu Ghosh Das