A
Bangladeshi student Mohammad Shahed Hossain came to Australia for higher
study
with the hope of a bright future like thousands of other Bangladeshi
students.
He was studying at CQU (Sydney campus). Unfortunately towards the
end
of his first semester he became seriously ill. He was taken to the
hospital.
Hospital took about a month to identify his disease, he was
suffering
with Meningitis and then TB in the brain. He had to go through
brain
operations twice in Liverpool hospital. He was in the state of coma
for
about a month, for more than two months he could not recognise anyone
and
he was in Intensive Care Unit for about two months. He has been
struggling
for his life for last five months in the hospitals (first in
Bankstown
then in Liverpool). Recently, he is improving very slowly and the
Doctors
are hoping his recovery (although it might not be 100%). As a
foreign
student he did not get any help from Australian Government, only
his
Medibank covered his treatment expenses. His wife (who is expecting a
baby
soon), could not bear the costs of maintaining a unit, which they have
been
renting in Lakemba. At one stage the Real Estate served notice to
vacate
the unit as they could not pay the rent. Last 4 months his wife has
been
living here and there sharing with other families. For the help of the
patient
and his wife Doctors from Liverpool hospital strongly recommended
to
bring someone from Bangladesh for their support. Accordingly from
Liverpool
hospital they have sent a strong letter to give visa for Shahed's
brother-in-law.
Unfortunately, the Australian High Commission in Bangladesh
refuse
to give the visa. His case was such an unusual case that SBS TV has
made
a documentary on his disease and so forth. His wife is expecting a
baby
this month. She was in need of help at this critical stage, but she
has
been running everyday to look after her husband. Some local brothers
have
been helping Shahed's wife both mentally and economically. As she is
expecting
this month, she needs a greater amount of economic help from you.
Is
it too difficult for us to spare some of our holiday/Eid/luxury money
for
this needy couple. If you can please deposit into Shahed's account
(details
given below).
If
you want to visit him in the hospital or want to talk to a docotor
in
Liverpool
hospital, the details-
Ward
No. 4 East, Room -31
Phone:
9828 3127
Details
of his wife:
Name-
Shahida, Ph: 0410111642
His
account details:
Account
name: Mohammad Shahed Hossain
BSB
06 2191
Account
No. 10329874
Commonwealth
Bank of Australia
