The lone breadwinner of her family after her husband had died of a heart attack two years ago, the widowed sweeper of Nirmala Hospital in Calicut, Kerala was struggling to pay for basic amenities while caring for her two growing children. There was a pending loan of Rs 1.25 lakh even though the bank had waived off the interest, seeing her pitiable condition. With friends and family unable to assist much, the woman was struggling as the deadline from the bank to attach and take over her property drew near with friends and family unable to significantly assist her.
The stress took its toll on her heart and she suffered an episode of angina, a severe, squeezing chest pain that required urgent medical attention. Lying there in the room of the treating physician in the very hospital she worked, she finally broke down when he asked her what was wrong. In between fits of tears, she explained…
