Digapahandi: She is the lone member in her family to tell the horrific tale of COVID-19 after the pandemic claimed the lives all her family members.
Anuradha Panigrahi from Digapahandi area in Ganjam district recently returned home after winning the battle against coronavirus. But her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law were not that much lucky.
The family members had visited Chacha Nehru Primary School July 9 to get their swabs tested. They tested positive for coronavirus and were all shifted to Sitalapalli COVID-19 hospital in Ganjam district.
Her mother-in-law Janaki Patra was the first to lose her life to the virus. Sunday her father-in-law Krushna Patra breathed his last while undergoing treatment. And Monday, her husband Jitendra Patra (41) passed away, leaving her all alone.
Jitendra used to run an electronics shop at Digapahandi market.
Having lost her entire family and shaken to the core, Anuradha stands on the crossroads of life unsure which way to go. She is yet to come to terms with her devastating loss. A bit of government help at this stage might lessen her burden, if not take away her pain, her neighbours said.
PNN