“It was difficult for me, but when she was put on ventilator it gave me some hope that she would get better. I thought she might get better and she would live.”
Though his daughter could not survive, the father said she “brought an awakening” to Indian society. He said he would like to see a new law or a hospital named after his daughter.
Talking about his daughter, he said she always wanted to be a doctor. “Her main aim was that our family shouldn't have to suffer any more. She wanted to put the difficult life behind us, wipe out our poverty. She also wanted to make sure I didn't have to keep working hard late in life.”
