{"id":5233,"date":"2020-09-22T15:23:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T09:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/?p=5233"},"modified":"2020-09-22T15:23:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T09:53:08","slug":"lost-patient-bdal-returns-to-help-the-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/newsite\/2020\/09\/22\/lost-patient-bdal-returns-to-help-the-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lost patient&#8217; Badal returns to help the clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5233\" class=\"elementor elementor-5233\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74cd5b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"74cd5b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-967577f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"967577f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a3b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70a3b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Badal was one of Calcutta Rescue\u2019s \u2018lost patients\u2019 &#8211; people with serious medical conditions who the medical team lost touch with during India\u2019s protracted Covid lockdown.<\/p><p>Now Badal, who is 70 and has nasty ulcers on his feet, is back getting treatment at Nimtala Clinic and is helping track down other \u2018lost patients\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad1040b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ad1040b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ca8de8 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9ca8de8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acecb42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acecb42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Badal has lived on the streets near the clinic for 20 years since being rejected by his family in Midnapore, 130 kilometers away.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Severely depressed, he tried to commit suicide but has since learned to survive on his own in the city.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">At the start of this year he fell while crossing the road, cutting himself badly.\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Soon an ulcer developed and became infected with maggots.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2799d22 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2799d22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7abe07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7abe07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-09-17-at-3.43.42-PM-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5239\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-09-17-at-3.43.42-PM-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-09-17-at-3.43.42-PM-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/calcuttarescue.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-09-17-at-3.43.42-PM.jpeg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7040c17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7040c17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f0416a ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"9f0416a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a81ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a81ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Badal said: &#8220;My feet hurt too much and I tried some self-treatment but nothing helped. Then I came to your clinic.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">On January 27 doctors checked his wounds and began treatment.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">His wounds were dressed regularly until the lockdown was suddenly announced in March forcing the clinic to shut down overnight.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The team tried to contact patients by phone but Badal does not have a mobile and has no permanent address.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Badal said: &#8220;I wanted to come to the clinic for a check-up but I could not. The clinic was closed. 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And he kept his word. Badal contacted me through his phone and came to the clinic.&#8221;<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Badal is now doing well. His wound is healing but he needs continuous check-ups. Badal is also being given food and other nutritional benefits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2e0e9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e2e0e9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-634d8b6 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"634d8b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36efc20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36efc20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Badal is so grateful that he is always on the lookout for other patients who have still not been traced.\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">He said: &#8220;I want to help the clinic, that&#8217;s why I want to find other patients and send them here. 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