Bomb attack survivor: Terror lives on
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 15 2018:
One constant question which has been tormenting Rita is whether the usual self of her son Jamhill can ever be restored and can they ever rest in peace of mind after the day's hard work.
Jamhill who is just 10 years old sustained critical injuries when a bomb exploded at a fair venue at LLYC ground, Tera Lukram Leirak on October 13, 2017 .
Altogether 12 persons including Jamhill were injured in the bomb blast.
Since then, Jamhill has been living with the nightmare of the terrible incident.
He sustained multiple critical injuries on abdomen, chest, stomach and armpit and his intestine was reconnected at four points through surgical operations.
Now he is using colostomy bag for excretion as he can no longer excrete faeces naturally.
So far the family has spent around Rs 2.50 lakh in his treatment.
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To do away with the colostomy bag, Jamhill will have to undergo a surgical operation and he is currently hospitalised at the male surgery ward of RIMS.
Speaking to The Sangai Express on the hospital bed, Jamhill condemned the act of triggering bomb blast at the thickly populated civilian area.
Nameirakpam Jamhill is the eldest son of N Naoba and Rita of Tera Lukram Leirak.
He has a five year old younger brother.
Earlier, Naoba used to work as a bricklayer but after he underwent surgery for hernia, he could no longer work as bricklayer.
Now he runs a pan kiosk beside LLYC Club.
Rita works as a sweeper at Khwairamband Keithel and she gets a monthly wage of Rs 3200.Even though Naoba and Rita struggle hard to make ends meet, they have great hopes for their two sons.
As she has to take care of her wounded son, Rita can no longer work as a sweeper.
The terrible bomb blast not only severely wounded Jamhill but also traumatised the young boy as well as his entire family.
He can no longer go to schools or mingle with his peers.
Jamhill said that he could not appear the Class III final exam as he was critically wounded by the bomb blast.
Even now he is not going to school as his treatment is not yet complete.
Rita said she finds its hard to believe that her son would ever regain his usual self again.
She said that Jamhiirs face got darkened and he breathes very heavily whenever he runs and plays with his friends for a few minutes.
The mother said that she could not sleep thinking about the future of her son.
After the bomb blast, Jamhill was hospitalised at RJMS for one month and a half.
After staying at home for some days, he was again admitted to the hospital on February 9 for another surgical operation but the date for operation has not been fixed yet.
Rita said that they got just Rs 50,000 from the State Government.
Naoba said that they have to replace the colostomy bag three/four times a week which costs Rs 580 per piece.
They are also applying an ointment on the anus of Jamhill which costs Rs 900 apart from using many other medicines.
The financial burden of treating Jamhill has become a serious challenge to the family, Naoba said.
Even though both Naoba and Rita are daily wage earners, they do not possess BPL or any other ration card.
Nonetheless, they are given 10 Kgs of subsidised rice per month under a local arrangement.
While seeking assistance from the Government towards the treatment of her son, Rita expressed keen desire for the Government to give a suitable job either to her husband or her so that they can make both ends meet.