Poverty, painful tumour forces patient to seek euthanasia

Kakinada: A patient suffering from a huge tumour in her stomach has been pleading for euthanasia. The tumour patient, Patthi Rama Lakshmi (38) of Pithapuram, came to the Collectorate here on Monday to submit her petition asking for mercy killing. She is unable to sit and even stand properly because of the huge tumour and gets fatigue while talking.

Speaking to ‘The Hans India’, she explained that the bad condition of her health (Huge Abdomino Pelvic Solid + Cystic Ovarian Mass) and also informed that the pain from this tumour was excruciating.

She along with her husband Kondababu came to meet the Collector Mishra to explain her health condition. She said that her husband Kondababu is a lorry cleaner and he stopped to go to his work because of her and is looking after her. 

She said that they had no proper income and doctors at Yashoda Hospitals in Hyderabad told them that there was no cure for this rare disease except to remove it through a surgery. Rama Lakshmi said that the cost of the surgery would be nearly Rs 5 lakh.
The CMRF (Chief Minister's Relief Fund) has released a mere Rs 1 lakh on February 19, she lamented.

She clarified that she took the decision of seeking permission for euthanasia because of two reasons. The first being lack of money to get operated and the second one is unbearable stomach pain due to this huge tumour. She spoke in a theological way that they had requested many persons in society for help and nobody responded positively.

 She told that she has sent the petitions seeking euthanasia to the President, Prime Minister and the Governor besides the East Godavari Collector Mishra.