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REPORTS FROM THE CHAPTERS (All are autonomous bodies)

- Sri Tarachand Baporia, Delhi

Sri Tarachand Baporia is He visited several countries in search of a solution to his son's ailment. He is knowledgeable and knows all the scientific details

about the disease. It is amazing to find that though and industrialist, he has an innovative mind with dynamism to help the MDs in all the possible ways He organized several seminars at Delhi when our President and his wife visited Delhi. Baporia's family kept an open house and our President has deep regard for Mr. Baporia. Our President is always stunned to find the care and affection he bestows on his son Sridhar.

A recent example is his trial assembling a power driven wheel chair. He imported all the

spare parts and has assembled it to make the power wheel chair less costly. Power wheel chair is the most wanted appliance helping the mobility of the patients. But even if it is done with a service motive the wheel chair on no loss no profit basis will be around a lakh of rupees or a little less. Certainly not within the reach of the common man, with its astronomical figures.

But Baporiaji needs all our praise for his dynamism. And he has compiled a booklet containing the classification of MDs, their scientific details. Such a scientific treatise done by layma, just motivated by his son's ailment is simply laudable. Sri Tarachand Baporia has been our senior most benefactor and patron. We wish him and his son long life and his innovative ventures all success.

Report from Bombay
- Sri K.L. Viswanathan
President Mumbai Chapter IMDA

Suggestions to parents of MD patients:

The patients should be allowed to do their duties to the extent they can, without being shown excessive pity as this may lead to disuse of available muscle power. They should be protected from respiratory, gastric and skin troubles. They should not be harassed with unscitific methods like forceful massage and other practices suggested by quack doctors. They should be provided with some avocation some avocation like school education, music, painting, reading and small craft and avert their thinking that they are invalids. A positive thinking should be encouraged in the patient by parents, by giving up illusory feelings of guilt and of crimes supposed to have committed in past lives, etc. A positive cheerful attitude of the patients/parents is requisite in the fight against this cruel unrelenting disease. We at IMDA will do our best to extend missible possible help/guidance.

[We feel proud about the achievements and activities of our Bombay Chapter President Mr. K.L.Viswana-than, who is a source of great inspiration. -Ed

Report from
KARNATAKA CHAPTER

- Dr. P. Sadashiva Rao, President

We have 17 members. We are getting enquiries from our members regarding new development in treating the cruel disease. VIDHYADHARA RAO, 17 years, is writing cartoons to weekly magazines, and earning some pocket Money. Master Krishna Kumar is attending School (12yr). We can strengthen the association by enrolling more number of MD Patients, so I request parents of MD-Children of Karanataka state to enroll their names.

Thanks to K.L.VISHWANTHAN, Social worker of Bombay, who sends books, and Magazines to Master VIDHYADHAR. a MD patient, Master Vidhyadhar expresses thanks to K.L.VISHWANATHAN.

MESSAGE

Sri Janardanr Rao garu,

Namaste, I am in receipt of your letter: for which I am grateful. May God bless you with long & healthy life to enable you to serve the M.D Children in the years to come.

RVSR RAO, DELHI