http://www.pranavdhakal.com/

Dear Sajha friends,

Pranav Dhakal is our wonderful friend and it is on his behalf we are making this appeal. It is unfortunate that we could not introduce a person so cheerful, optimistic and compassionate in a better circumstance.

Throughout these many years of friendship he has endlessly won our hearts with his witty "shayaris", empathetic spirit, and has personally impressed me with his enduring optimism. His motivation to help fellow Nepalese is unequaled. There are many of us whose memories with Pranav began at the airport, where he volunteered to pick up new Nepali students with that big smile on his face.

Recently, Pranav was admitted to Overland Park Hospital in Kansas City to get treated for a rare infection. As of now, his condition is very CRITICAL. The infection has spread throughout his body including his heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. His brain has suffered a condition called "sinus thrombosis". Doctors say that it is difficult to cure this condition when only a minimal dose of antibiotics can be administered to him in order to prevent further damage to his kidneys.

We felt helpless to see a person as enthusiastic and as motivated as Pranav lying on the hospital bed fighting for his life. This is an appeal on his behalf to pray for him and for his family during this difficult time. This is also an appeal to every one of you to DONATE whatever amount you can to help him cover the medical expenses but more importantly to bring his family members here to care for him.

We thank you in advance for all your prayers and support.

On behalf of Pranav Dhakal,
~ Friends of Pranav
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Pranav's Associations: St. Xavier's School - 1996 batch (Kathmandu)
Wichita State University (Wichita)
Butler County Community College (Wichita)
Park University (Kansas City)
Pranav was also a resident of Boston, MA.

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DONATIONS CAN BE SENT TO:
Amar Bajracharya
13920 W 143rd Ct,
Olathe, KS 66062
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PayPal will be setup SOON.
http://www.pranavdhakal.com/

* I apologize for the misleading subject of this thread.

Thanks Bijulee, for the nice update on Pranav's condition with photos.
He looks in better shape, but needs complete recovery & wish for the same..

New LQ Videos of Pranav are posted on his website. Please visit http://www.PranavDhakal.com to see Pranav.

Also, please keep your donations and prayers flowing. You can make a donation for Pranav directly from his website using a Credit or Debit card. You may also choose to mail your check.

We thank you for all your support.

thanks for the update~

आँखामा पट्टी किन लगाएको बिजुली ?

No Updates? Been a long time !

i hope and pray for his speedy recovery.Please guys help him and his family.If you haven't done by now.they will still be needing help!
thanks.

it has been a while since the last update. How is he doing these days?

Hi all:

I have recently updated the website (www.PranavDhakal.com) with Pranav's latest health condition. I have also updated the donor's list.

Pranav still needs your donations and prayers. He is still fighting to recover from this illness and we have to show him our continued support.

Please keep him in your prayers.

thanks for the update, i hope he gets well real soon and my he's still in my prayers.. he doesnt talk though, does he?

What is happening with pranav???

is there any progress?? Update??

Please post. !!

I wish his fast recovery.

Hi all:

Pranav is now released from the ICU.
Pranav is off the ventilator.
Pranav can speak now.

For details and to see and listen to Pranav talk please visit his website:

http://www.PranavDhakal.com

Pranav has verbally thanked everyone for the prayers and support that made his recovery possible.
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PRANAV'S BIRTHDAY IS AUGUST 9th.
If you want to send a card or gift for Pranav please mail it to:

PRANAV DHAKAL
10514 Garnett St.
Apt# 21
Overland Park, KS 66214

Amazing news and indeed a great birthday gift to him. Happy Birthday Pranav.
Revival

What is latest condition of prannab?

Dear Friends:

Pranav's story is amazing and his road to recovery is a miracle. After almost a year he speaks to us for the first time.

Find out what he has to say at

http://www.PranavDhakal.com

PRANAV TALKS TO US FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A YEAR
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Dear Friends and Family,

Namaste and Hello,

This is Pranav writing to you from Kansas City, KS. It has already been a while since I was sick, and the joy of being able to make it through this deadly infection runs in my heart everyday.

It was very confusing for me during the 35 days of sleep, what actually was going on. The day I woke up, April 7, 2006, everything was crystal clear to me. I don't remember anything when I went to the hospital or even what happened to me. I was in my own dream world during that time. I felt like that I went somewhere and I was lost and I wasn't able to come back from there. I was then just wandering about in that mere dreamland and suddenly I started hearing voices from my loved ones and the people closest to me. It would really confuse me and each time they called to me I would see them in my dream. At that time I was in the ICU of Overland Park Regional Hospital; doctors, nurses, and people would come to visit me and I could hear them talking and praying. I would hear my parents and my Uncle talking to me and I would wander where I was, what's really going on. Obviously I was in my sleep and the subconscious mind didn't have logic, therefore, I would see everybody in my dream. Sometimes I tried to move in my sleep and I wouldn't be able to do so, due to the paralytic medicine, and I would feel myself trapped in my dream world and I would be more confused what was going on.

This happened throughout the 35 days of my sleep and the day I woke up I saw my family members in front of my eyes which made me shed into tears. It was a very joyous moment for me but still I wasn't able to talk due to the tracheotomy done to feed my lungs with the oxygen with the ventilator. I was then briefed by the nurses what had happened to me and I was really happy that I had made it and that my family and friends were beside me. My living in the ICU continued for five months. I wasn't able to talk, therefore, I had to use like a sign language to communicate with everybody. The hardest thing in the ICU was not being able to drink water through mouth. I used to think, just let me get better and I would drink gallons and gallons of water. I had a feeding tube in my stomach so all the food, medicine, and, water went through that tube. My body was very weak due to the infection and to regain my strength and mobility I had to exercise with the help of occupational and physical therapist. This how I spent my five months in the ICU, until August 4, 2006.

After that my ventilator was taken out and I went to the general patient room and I spent one of my life's memorable days there. It was on my birthday when all the Therapists and Nurses in the ICU and even the busy doctors and my family and friends celebrated that day. There I also had my first normal meal, with the aid of speech therapists, after a long time.

I went to Mid America Rehabilitation Hospital on August 11th. There I spent the next four months exercising and bringing my strength back. It is just like the saying 'Use it or lose it'. I had to learn how to breathe, speak, walk, talk, and eat since I hadn't used it for a long time. I would even forget to breathe in the ICU and when the respirator pushed air in my lungs, I would suddenly be conscious about it and start breathing. I really had to learn a lot of things in the rehab hospital. Regaining mobility after five months of sleep was obviously challenging. Sleeping in the ICU was easy but the real hard work started when I started moving.

With the help of doctors, nurses, therapists, and many other people I am now able to walk with a walker. I have regained most of my mobility except for my hips which has HO (heterotopic ossification). HO occurs due to neurological lesions and conditions of prolonged functional immobilization. Bones have formed around my hip joints which have limited my range of motion, therefore, I can walk with the walker but climbing the stairs is a challenge to me. With the help of orthopedic doctors and more therapy I will be walking normally by next year. I am going for a hip surgery after couple of months, which the doctors believe will give me more mobility.

This is the summary of my story friends and family. I know that lot of people who helped and prayed for me didn't even know me and yet they did it. I would like to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. There are also people who know me who has prayed and helped me. I would also like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Friends and family in Nepal, I would also like to thank you for your help and prayers. I would also like to thank friends in Wichita and Kansas City who has done a lot for me and my family. I would also like to thank the Social workers, doctors, nurses, therapists, and everybody who was there for me in the Overland Park and Mid America hospitals for their wonderful work to keep me alive and mobile. Namely I would like to thank Jay Ji and Sav dai, A.K.A. Bijulee, for creating this website and keeping it alive; and I would also like to thank Darla Matney for taking care of the finances in the hospital. I would also like to thank the affiliate websites for their help.

I would also like to thank the Spin Pizza restaurant family for their love and support. I would also like to thank the families in Kansas City for making our life manageable. I would also like to thank the Sai Ashram and Olathe prayer group for your prayer and support. I would also like to thank my parents and my uncle for being there for me when I need them the most. I would like to thank the people who took me to the hospital and staying beside me when there was nobody available. I would like to thank the friends who prayed for me in the ICU and gave me a lot of strength. There are lots of people I would like to thank and if I have missed, please consider this as a thank you from me and my family.

Overall, I would like to thank the Almighty God for listening to the prayers of everybody and creating a miracle and giving me a new life. I can't be more thankful to the Lord than that. This is something the Lord has done for me that I cannot just thank with my words. He has given me an inspiration to help more and more people and I am all ready for that.

Thank you

Pranav

Pranav,it gave us an immense pleasure to know that you are gradually recovering...

I would like to produce special thanks for Jaya and Saurav for their continuos effort to let us know about your health situation...

Wish you best of luck for complete recovery ...

It is going to be almost two years since Pranav recovered. I would like to know where he is and how is he doing ? Please update !

There is one Creature in this universe who always take care of the good person like you Pranav and that is God. God is always there with you, So dont worry and have faith on god. Since you recovered from all those hard things, now you just have few things left for recovery, so be strong and fight with the disease. Best of luck for your recovery, You will be always in my prayer brother. Take care.

I think God wouldn't let ppl like Pranav go away easily, he is byfar the most selfless and helpfull person that I met in America.

It was almost about 7 years ago, I first met him in a cold icy weather as he came searching for "a new nepali student" at the university, with a big smile in his face and 'how can I help you' attitude. I wouldn't even go outside at that kind of weather, he gladly took me to the Walmart, and his help continued for several days, weeks and months as we became friends. Even though I moved on from that place to chase the american dream and still today, when I go back to my memory lane, his big smile always there. I was so happy to talk to him sometime ago after several years that he has finally recovered from one the dealiest of diseases, I can't help but write few words about him.

 

God Bless!