Such a tragedy for the Adhikari family, specially a child so young. My prayers are with him for his speedy recovery. San Message from Meenakshi Gyawali, Manchester, NH below ______________________________________________ Hello webmaster, Is it possible to get this posted on Sajha to see if anyone will help this family. Thank you. ______________________________________________Dear Family and Friends As some of you may have already heard regarding the tragedy that struck the Adhikari family in Manchester, NH. I have attached an article from the local paper below for reference.  This accident took place about a month ago. The boy is still in the hospital and his father has not left his side in 30 days (the father has not come home since the accident) The family is struggling to commute to Boston where is boy is located which is about 40 miles north form here and also to make ends meet at home, The older siblings have just recently found employment at McDonald’s and at a local hotel, and are trying to make ends meet. They arrived in the country 4 months as refugees. The social worker and others have been taking the family to Boston and back when they get a chance. Right now the family does not have a car and are totally dependent on strangers both for work and going to the hospital. (New Hampshire and Manchester does not have a very good public transportation infrastructure, the local bus stops running at 6pm). Right now the immediate need for this family to is to start making them self sufficient by helping them get a car.  We are reaching out to the Nepali community both in New Hampshire and Country to see what resources we can tap into. There has been an account opened at Citizens Bank where funds can be donated under the “Adhikari Maousham Trust” They are located at 875 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101.  If anyone is interested in making a donation, checks can be mailed there. If you are willing to help please contact me and I will send you additional information and keep you updated. Below is the article from the local paper. A few updates from that article, grandpa is home, he has many broken bones and Mousham has come out of coma and is healing slowly.   Thank you. Meenakshi Gyawali Manchester, NH   FROM THE UNION LEADER, MANCHESTER, NH MANCHESTER – The 6-year-old struck by a car Saturday evening while crossing a dimly lit street with his grandfather has moved his hand, the only sign of improvement so far since arriving at the hospital, his family said yesterday. Maousham Adhikari remains in a coma at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, his family said. Maousham Adhikari, 6, left, remains in a coma after being struck by a car with his grandfather, Kubirlal Adhikari. "The doctors say he will be better, but it will take a long time," said his sister, Jhali Adhikari, who is 22. The heartbreaking accident has jolted a family that is just learning about life in the United States. The Adhikaris are refugees from the South Asian country of Bhutan, a country about twice the size of New Hampshire that is wedged between India and China. They moved to the United States this past summer. The grandfather, Kubirlal Adhikari, 64, was in Catholic Medical Center yesterday with a broken ankle, broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder, family members said. He is conscious and has talked about the accident, said a relative, Chandra Subodi. "He said he looked on both sides, didn't see anything and crossed," Subodi said. The two were struck about 5:20 p.m. Saturday while crossing at the intersection of Conant and West streets, not even a block from the Notre Dame Avenue apartment building where the boy lives. He had spent the day at his aunt's apartment, telling stories and playing hide-and-seek with his 3-year-old cousin, relatives said. His grandfather was taking Maousham home when the accident occurred. Police have impounded the car and were inspecting it for mechanical defects yesterday, said Lt. Jon Hopkins, head of the Manchester police traffic division. Hopkins said police have interviewed Kubirlal Adhikari and the driver of the Volkswagen sedan that struck the two, Joshua Bouchard, 19, of 153 Whipple St. Bouchard has been cooperative, Hopkins said. Hopkins said there is no indication that speed or impairment came into play. Nor is there any indication that Hopkins was driving with his lights off, he said. Conant Street, which runs beside West High School, is straight and narrow, with few if any visual obstructions. But Hopkins said it is not well-lit. Police should make a determination on the accident by Thursday, he said. Maousham started kindergarten at Gossler Park School this year. His classmates drew get-well cards for him yesterday, said school Principal Jim Adams. The school has been in touch with the family since the accident. On Sunday, a school district social worker, Kim Calhoun, drove some family members to the Boston hospital, Adams said. Yesterday, the family welcomed a visitor into their slightly furnished apartment and answered questions. All were bundled against the cold snap. Older women wore traditional dress and spoke their native language. Younger adults wore puffy ski jackets and spoke in English. The Adhikaris had lived in a refugee camp in Nepal since 1991. Maousham's mother nodded in appreciation of condolences, but turned her head sideways and gazed off, worry etched on her face. She has not been able to go to the hospital because of her own health problems, Subodi said. "She's worried, and she's praying to God he will be better soon," her daughter said. The boy's father -- a teacher in his native Bhutan -- rode in the medical helicopter to the hospital with Maousham and has remained there since. Family members said they wanted to visit him at the hospital yesterday, but did not have a way to get to Boston.