Dubai: An Indian carpenter, who was rendered a paraplegic with severe complications after a work-related accident in Dubai, is desperately seeking help to continue treatment and provide for his family.
Rajendra Raghupathy Sakali, a 36-year-old father of four, who is undergoing treatment in Ward 19 of Rashid Hospital, told XPRESS that he was working on the first floor of an under-construction building in Dubai Sports City when he slipped and fell through a window opening.
Deadly December
The accident occurred on December 5, 2010.
Dr Emela Mujic Skikic, Specialist Senior Registrar and Psychiatrist at Rashid Hospital (pictured right), said Sakali was brought in with a spinal fracture following which he was operated upon. "He was making slow recovery and was being trained for daily activities, but suddenly lost his vision and developed urinary infection," she said.
While Sakali's rare vision syndrome - Voght Koyanagi Harada disease - was being treated and he was showing signs of recovery, the urinary tract problem will be needed to be managed life-long with the help of a supra-pubic catheter, she said.
"The accident has not only affected me, but also my entire family. I was the sole breadwinner of my family, taking care of my wife, four children and aged parents," said Sakali. "Please help me. My vision is getting restored, my mind is alert and I can work with my hands," he said, desperate for any help that he can get to return home and set up a small shop that he can run with the help of his family. "He first needs to be shifted to a hospital close to his hometown [in Uttar Pradesh] and which has facilities for rehabilitation, ophthalmology and urology so that he can continue treatment," said Dr Skikic.
