Old age homes have been the last resort for several neglected elderly people of the society.
In one such incident that occurred in the Mothers Old Age Home, a mentally disturbed mother, who is approximately 42 years old has been reunited with her family after 7 months.
The lady was rescued by Chandmari Police 7 months back and was handed over to Mothers Old Age Home. She was later identified as Babita Deka, wife of Late Mantu Deka.
Babita initially had no memories of her family or village, and could not even remember how she came to Guwahati. With the constant support and dedication of Utpal and Monica, the two youngsters of the old age home, Babita was provided treatment for her mental condition at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
Babita is a resident of Altagaon, Kamalpur, and a mother of two. He family members and residents of her village considered her to be dead, after they failed to trace any information about her for 7 months. According to her family members, Babita after the death of her husband eventually faced a very tough time bringing up the family and lost her mental stability.
Utpal Harshavardhan, Co-Founder of Mothers Old Age Home said, "It was very difficult for us to trace her details. She could not remember anything about her past. She earlier named two other places as her village, but both the places were wrong. With the faint memory that she had, we took another chance to help her reunite with her family."
"It was a very emotional moment. Her daughter had achieved her puberty few days back, and villagers had informed the family to perform the rituals by someone else, as they considered her mother to be dead," added Utpal.
The residents of Kamalpur and Babita's family members thanked the team for their selfless help in reuniting a mother with her children,
