Asha, a 57-year-old single mother, had gone to take a bath, just another ordinary start to the day. Within minutes, a loud, unsettling thud made Suma and Sushma run towards the bathroom, only to find their mother lying unconscious on the floor.

On the morning of 14th April, their mother had a brain stroke

“We kept calling her name, shaking her, begging her to wake up. Her eyes wouldn’t open… she didn’t respond at all. At that moment, it felt like we were already losing her. If she leaves, we will become orphans overnight.” - Sushma, elder daughter

For Suma and Sushma, their mother Asha was never just a mother. She was their father too, raising two daughters alone after their father walked away without looking back. 

"He left us when we were children. We grew up learning to live without a father. But Maa made sure we never felt that emptiness - she became our home, our strength, our entire world. If we lose her now to this brain stroke…we won’t just lose a parent, we will lose the only family we have left.”- Suma, younger daughter 

Any delay in surgery could lead to clotting, another stroke… or worse

An MRI confirmed Asha’s severe brain stroke, triggered by dangerously high blood pressure, had caused internal bleeding in her brain. Today, she struggles to move, her once-independent life now reduced to helpless dependence.

Doctors have warned that she needs urgent brain surgery followed by prolonged ICU care costing Rs.18 lakhs. 

There is no father to call and no one else coming to help these young girls

Suma, the younger daughter, the only earning member, is staring at a medical bill of Rs. 18 lakhs - already stretched beyond her limits. Sushma, battling her own health issues, had to quit her job to care for their mother full-time.

Asha was their entire support system, she raised them alone, sacrificing everything so they could survive. No support, no partner to lean on, just a mother who became both parents, sacrificing her own life to build theirs. Every meal, every school fee, came from her relentless strength.  Now, they are fighting to save her.

These daughters need your urgent help to save their mother from a brain stroke.