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Month: September 2020

Silva back at his “Wheel”

Silva back at his “Wheel”

A brush with death in a midnight crash and a huge gash on his neck Silva never expected to live another day to relate his story, but HE DID! Silva was a 27 year old young man who earned a living by driving his own three wheeled trishaw taxi. He used to work from morning and sometimes till midnight to earn a substantial income for his living. He has had many brushes with death like all 3 – wheeled trishaw…

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HAIR SCARE

HAIR SCARE

A Wig in a Child’s Stomach Little  Iresha  is  admitted  to  my  ward  with  abdominal  pain On 8th June 2008 a 14-year old girl, Iresha, from a remote District in Sri Lanka came with her parents and was admitted to my ward at Sri Jayewardenapura General Hospital, Nugegoda (SJGH).  Little did everyone realise that “little” Iresha would attract much publicity sooner or later. Two weeks later Iresha’s story was published in many English and Sinhala Newspapers in Sri Lanka without…

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From Darkness to Light

From Darkness to Light

The Story of Lalitha: “first she couldn’t swallow, then she had no food to eat” “He brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder” (Psalm 107:14) May 1990 Lalitha was a 29 year old spinster, the only child in the family living with her mother Somawathie, a rubber tapper earning a daily wage. Following an argument Lalitha tried to commit suicide by swallowing Acetic acid (referred to as rubber acid by those in that occupation and…

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Premasiri (Mr Banku)* walks again!

Premasiri (Mr Banku)* walks again!

“whatsoever  you  do  to  the  least  of  my  brothers  that  you  do  unto  me” (Matthew 25:40) This story is about Premasiri, a thin and tall 35 year old farmer sporting a beard. His hometown was Polonnaruwa, but was working in the sugar cane cultivations in Hingurana situated in the Ampara District of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. One day, while driving in Polonnaruwa, I noticed a young man sitting on a very low stool by a way-side boutique. He…

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