1 00:00:06,399 --> 00:00:08,559 Welcome to where hope begins, the Save One 2 00:00:08,559 --> 00:00:11,119 Life podcast. I'm your host Kai, and today 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:12,900 we're joined by Usha Parthasarathy, 4 00:00:13,439 --> 00:00:15,619 Save One Life's India program coordinator. 5 00:00:16,214 --> 00:00:18,635 Usha has spent decades strengthening hemophilia 6 00:00:18,935 --> 00:00:21,975 care and community acceptance in India, and she's 7 00:00:21,975 --> 00:00:25,175 known for something rare, deep compassion with clear 8 00:00:25,175 --> 00:00:25,994 high expectations 9 00:00:26,614 --> 00:00:28,855 because she wants every child to have not 10 00:00:28,855 --> 00:00:31,329 just support, but a future. Welcome to the 11 00:00:31,329 --> 00:00:33,009 podcast, Usha. It's an honor to have you 12 00:00:33,009 --> 00:00:33,509 here. 13 00:00:37,809 --> 00:00:40,309 Thank you so much, Kai. I truly 14 00:00:40,609 --> 00:00:41,109 appreciate 15 00:00:41,729 --> 00:00:42,229 this, 16 00:00:42,609 --> 00:00:43,489 and I hope, 17 00:00:44,770 --> 00:00:45,520 I deliver 18 00:00:45,875 --> 00:00:48,354 the message what I have in mind in 19 00:00:48,354 --> 00:00:49,814 my mind clearly. 20 00:00:50,435 --> 00:00:51,734 Thank you once again. 21 00:00:52,435 --> 00:00:54,594 Of course. Well, you know, speaking of that 22 00:00:54,594 --> 00:00:56,994 message, let's just start with your connection to 23 00:00:56,994 --> 00:00:59,155 hemophilia because I know it's deeply personal. Can 24 00:00:59,155 --> 00:01:00,375 you tell us about that? 25 00:01:00,969 --> 00:01:04,030 Honestly, I didn't know anything much about hemophilia 26 00:01:04,569 --> 00:01:07,390 until I gave birth to my first son 27 00:01:08,010 --> 00:01:09,870 in 1977, 28 00:01:10,489 --> 00:01:12,750 though my father was a hemophilic. 29 00:01:14,875 --> 00:01:16,414 All I knew, like, 30 00:01:17,274 --> 00:01:18,015 he had 31 00:01:18,954 --> 00:01:19,454 pain, 32 00:01:19,834 --> 00:01:22,234 not even I I never realized it was 33 00:01:22,234 --> 00:01:22,734 bleeding. 34 00:01:23,194 --> 00:01:25,054 All I all I felt 35 00:01:25,354 --> 00:01:25,854 that 36 00:01:26,234 --> 00:01:29,215 he had pain in his knee, his ankle, 37 00:01:29,354 --> 00:01:30,174 his shoulder, 38 00:01:31,090 --> 00:01:32,069 almost everywhere. 39 00:01:33,090 --> 00:01:35,009 And he used to suffer, 40 00:01:36,450 --> 00:01:37,109 a lot. 41 00:01:37,569 --> 00:01:37,810 And, 42 00:01:38,450 --> 00:01:39,670 there was not even 43 00:01:40,129 --> 00:01:42,149 a whole blood transfusion 44 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:43,189 those days. 45 00:01:44,094 --> 00:01:46,674 It was only given when it is external 46 00:01:46,814 --> 00:01:48,834 bleeds, not for the internal bleeds. 47 00:01:49,534 --> 00:01:50,274 But then, 48 00:01:50,655 --> 00:01:52,594 the man with the grit to live, 49 00:01:53,454 --> 00:01:54,594 and he lived 50 00:01:54,974 --> 00:01:58,799 well too. And, he will just bounce back 51 00:01:58,799 --> 00:01:59,780 once the bleeding, 52 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:01,060 stops. 53 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,500 So I honestly didn't know anything about it. 54 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:05,700 But when I 55 00:02:06,319 --> 00:02:07,140 was told 56 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,400 about my first son, to be honest, I 57 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:11,139 didn't even 58 00:02:11,775 --> 00:02:14,414 feel bad about it because I thought here 59 00:02:14,414 --> 00:02:16,574 is a man living well and, you know, 60 00:02:16,574 --> 00:02:18,974 supporting all of us. Not one or two, 61 00:02:18,974 --> 00:02:20,814 five daughters and two sons are a big 62 00:02:20,814 --> 00:02:21,314 family. 63 00:02:21,854 --> 00:02:24,414 So I thought, okay. I can manage this. 64 00:02:24,414 --> 00:02:26,034 I had no fear at all. 65 00:02:26,650 --> 00:02:27,389 But then 66 00:02:28,330 --> 00:02:30,810 the bleeds did scare me. And then when 67 00:02:30,810 --> 00:02:34,250 I started learning about it, well, I was 68 00:02:34,250 --> 00:02:34,750 scared. 69 00:02:35,610 --> 00:02:36,349 But then 70 00:02:36,650 --> 00:02:37,150 losing 71 00:02:37,450 --> 00:02:40,330 my child in an icy bleed, I couldn't 72 00:02:40,330 --> 00:02:41,069 take it. 73 00:02:42,004 --> 00:02:42,504 And, 74 00:02:43,125 --> 00:02:43,625 in 75 00:02:43,925 --> 00:02:44,905 1980, 76 00:02:45,365 --> 00:02:47,685 when I lost my father in an an 77 00:02:47,844 --> 00:02:49,224 another IC bleed, 78 00:02:50,165 --> 00:02:52,504 that was the huge setback 79 00:02:53,444 --> 00:02:54,264 in my life. 80 00:02:55,069 --> 00:02:56,750 So it was the loss of both your 81 00:02:56,750 --> 00:02:59,789 father and your son? Yes. It was in 82 00:02:59,789 --> 00:03:00,849 a year's gap. 83 00:03:01,629 --> 00:03:03,949 I guess, at that time, you know, what 84 00:03:03,949 --> 00:03:05,310 what was it that you feel like your 85 00:03:05,310 --> 00:03:07,665 family needed most, you know, in the kind 86 00:03:07,665 --> 00:03:10,564 of early days of of your son's diagnosis? 87 00:03:11,104 --> 00:03:12,884 I didn't know anything then. 88 00:03:13,344 --> 00:03:16,224 I just needed the strength to withstand that 89 00:03:16,224 --> 00:03:17,905 because I was very young. Sure. And I 90 00:03:17,985 --> 00:03:19,585 I'm sure you felt alone. So I you 91 00:03:19,585 --> 00:03:21,670 know, maybe maybe it was the idea of, 92 00:03:21,670 --> 00:03:22,650 like, maybe community, 93 00:03:23,030 --> 00:03:26,330 others, families who had hemophilia or or organizations 94 00:03:26,550 --> 00:03:27,610 that were there to help. 95 00:03:28,069 --> 00:03:29,830 Do you feel like maybe that was part 96 00:03:29,830 --> 00:03:31,270 of what you may have needed at that 97 00:03:31,270 --> 00:03:33,590 time? That was the time I needed the 98 00:03:33,590 --> 00:03:34,090 support. 99 00:03:34,444 --> 00:03:36,525 That was the time I wanted to know 100 00:03:36,525 --> 00:03:38,544 who else is undergoing this, 101 00:03:39,165 --> 00:03:41,245 and how am I going to cope with 102 00:03:41,245 --> 00:03:43,025 this because I thought, 103 00:03:43,805 --> 00:03:45,724 I won't be able to cope without my 104 00:03:45,724 --> 00:03:47,699 father. I don't know why I felt that 105 00:03:47,860 --> 00:03:48,680 at that time. 106 00:03:49,300 --> 00:03:49,800 And, 107 00:03:51,219 --> 00:03:51,959 I needed 108 00:03:52,340 --> 00:03:53,639 support from the, 109 00:03:55,219 --> 00:03:55,719 families. 110 00:03:56,580 --> 00:03:58,360 I needed people to understand, 111 00:03:59,699 --> 00:04:00,680 and I needed 112 00:04:01,139 --> 00:04:02,039 more information, 113 00:04:02,340 --> 00:04:02,840 knowledge. 114 00:04:03,965 --> 00:04:05,985 And, I should say that 115 00:04:06,444 --> 00:04:07,264 my husband 116 00:04:08,044 --> 00:04:09,745 was a pillar of 117 00:04:10,204 --> 00:04:10,704 support. 118 00:04:11,324 --> 00:04:11,824 Mhmm. 119 00:04:12,284 --> 00:04:13,025 My strength, 120 00:04:13,484 --> 00:04:15,724 my emotional support, and I can go on 121 00:04:15,724 --> 00:04:16,704 and go on. 122 00:04:17,004 --> 00:04:18,225 Yeah. So Yeah. 123 00:04:18,620 --> 00:04:21,259 When I was struggling with emotions, when I 124 00:04:21,259 --> 00:04:22,479 was struggling with 125 00:04:22,779 --> 00:04:23,279 everything, 126 00:04:23,659 --> 00:04:25,120 he was the one who said, 127 00:04:25,500 --> 00:04:27,279 we will look out for help. 128 00:04:28,379 --> 00:04:31,899 You know? We can. Yeah. While while getting 129 00:04:31,899 --> 00:04:34,384 help from others, we can help many. 130 00:04:34,764 --> 00:04:38,305 Actually, he sowed that seed. You know? When 131 00:04:38,444 --> 00:04:40,365 I got the second child, I didn't want 132 00:04:40,365 --> 00:04:41,425 to lose him again. 133 00:04:41,884 --> 00:04:44,125 So that was when I wanted all the 134 00:04:44,125 --> 00:04:44,625 support. 135 00:04:45,084 --> 00:04:47,164 Tell us about the work leading up to 136 00:04:47,164 --> 00:04:47,824 the Hemophilia 137 00:04:48,284 --> 00:04:49,345 Federation India. 138 00:04:49,790 --> 00:04:51,410 I heard about HFI 139 00:04:51,949 --> 00:04:53,569 through my treating physician, 140 00:04:54,670 --> 00:04:56,769 but then I didn't know how to reach, 141 00:04:57,790 --> 00:04:59,629 because I mean, that that was the time 142 00:04:59,629 --> 00:05:00,509 we had no, 143 00:05:01,550 --> 00:05:03,089 no social media. Nothing. 144 00:05:03,550 --> 00:05:04,370 Mhmm. So 145 00:05:04,754 --> 00:05:06,754 I reached out to a friend of mine 146 00:05:06,754 --> 00:05:08,055 in Delhi, and then, 147 00:05:09,155 --> 00:05:11,735 subsequently, we came to know about mister Ashokarma, 148 00:05:12,355 --> 00:05:13,574 again, my mentor 149 00:05:13,955 --> 00:05:16,134 with from whom I learned a lot. 150 00:05:17,235 --> 00:05:17,555 And, 151 00:05:18,139 --> 00:05:20,279 you know, when I reached out to him, 152 00:05:20,659 --> 00:05:23,439 he though HFI has started, 153 00:05:23,980 --> 00:05:24,480 nothing, 154 00:05:25,259 --> 00:05:26,939 nothing was happening. Nothing 155 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:29,919 they were also struggling to come up. 156 00:05:30,694 --> 00:05:33,415 So that was the time I thought, okay. 157 00:05:33,415 --> 00:05:34,855 Though they are in Delhi, it was, 158 00:05:35,495 --> 00:05:37,574 those days, it was far off. By train, 159 00:05:37,574 --> 00:05:39,975 it is two days and, things like that, 160 00:05:39,975 --> 00:05:42,394 and it's not that easy to connect with. 161 00:05:42,889 --> 00:05:44,730 So then I thought it's okay. I mean, 162 00:05:44,730 --> 00:05:46,970 there is somebody there with whom I can 163 00:05:46,970 --> 00:05:47,770 travel, with 164 00:05:48,410 --> 00:05:49,310 I can learn, 165 00:05:49,689 --> 00:05:52,350 can I can, save my child? 166 00:05:52,730 --> 00:05:56,029 You know? All that feeling was there then 167 00:05:56,490 --> 00:05:59,175 when I met him. That was about, 168 00:05:59,634 --> 00:06:00,595 1985. 169 00:06:00,595 --> 00:06:02,035 So this was work that took place in 170 00:06:02,035 --> 00:06:04,354 the early to late eighties, through the nineties, 171 00:06:04,354 --> 00:06:06,194 and even the early two thousands, and then 172 00:06:06,194 --> 00:06:08,214 you were connected to Save One Life. 173 00:06:08,675 --> 00:06:11,414 So tell us about how that came about. 174 00:06:11,910 --> 00:06:14,410 Well, actually, Save One Life started with India 175 00:06:14,470 --> 00:06:16,169 in, 2001. 176 00:06:16,389 --> 00:06:18,810 Yeah. You were the first first program coordinator 177 00:06:19,350 --> 00:06:20,569 for Save One Life. 178 00:06:21,110 --> 00:06:23,509 Yes. Yes. India was the first, 179 00:06:24,629 --> 00:06:25,689 program partners. 180 00:06:26,095 --> 00:06:26,915 And with, 181 00:06:28,895 --> 00:06:30,675 40 beneficiaries, we started. 182 00:06:31,455 --> 00:06:33,055 And then, of course, the rest rest of 183 00:06:33,055 --> 00:06:35,955 the country slowly started, so they joined us. 184 00:06:36,335 --> 00:06:37,634 But then it was initially 185 00:06:38,250 --> 00:06:40,189 India. Seven Life was working 186 00:06:40,569 --> 00:06:42,270 through Hemophilia Federation. 187 00:06:43,370 --> 00:06:44,910 I left the board 188 00:06:45,689 --> 00:06:46,089 of, 189 00:06:46,650 --> 00:06:47,150 HFI 190 00:06:47,689 --> 00:06:50,904 in 2006. 191 00:06:52,004 --> 00:06:52,745 And then 192 00:06:53,125 --> 00:06:53,865 I I, 193 00:06:54,564 --> 00:06:56,404 I was not doing anything for a year. 194 00:06:56,404 --> 00:06:59,144 I was busy in my personal work. The 195 00:07:00,004 --> 00:07:01,704 it was, one of the meetings 196 00:07:02,404 --> 00:07:03,384 what I attended, 197 00:07:04,449 --> 00:07:07,410 where I met Laurie and these executive committee 198 00:07:07,410 --> 00:07:07,910 members. 199 00:07:09,169 --> 00:07:09,910 We were, 200 00:07:10,290 --> 00:07:12,449 you know, like, we were wondering things were 201 00:07:12,449 --> 00:07:14,930 not moving the way it should move in 202 00:07:14,930 --> 00:07:15,569 India. So, 203 00:07:16,495 --> 00:07:18,754 we were contemplating how to go about it. 204 00:07:19,214 --> 00:07:22,194 And, I should say, it was Sudha Chandrasekaran 205 00:07:22,574 --> 00:07:24,574 pulled me in. She said, you will be 206 00:07:24,574 --> 00:07:25,954 able to handle it. 207 00:07:26,254 --> 00:07:28,574 And that is how I came in as 208 00:07:28,574 --> 00:07:29,314 an Indian 209 00:07:30,014 --> 00:07:31,074 program coordinator. 210 00:07:31,829 --> 00:07:33,829 Wow. So, I guess tell us tell our 211 00:07:33,829 --> 00:07:35,589 listeners who are, you know, meeting and hearing 212 00:07:35,589 --> 00:07:37,189 you for the first time, like, how would 213 00:07:37,189 --> 00:07:39,430 you describe your role as the India program 214 00:07:39,430 --> 00:07:41,610 coordinator for Save One Life? I connect 215 00:07:42,310 --> 00:07:45,675 the program partners with Save One Life, 216 00:07:46,394 --> 00:07:50,254 assess their ability to run the project effectively 217 00:07:50,474 --> 00:07:52,574 and their ability to go 218 00:07:53,354 --> 00:07:54,334 to give us 219 00:07:54,875 --> 00:07:56,974 a report on time, etcetera. 220 00:07:57,274 --> 00:07:57,514 And, 221 00:07:58,474 --> 00:08:01,055 I felt Save one Life can make 222 00:08:01,689 --> 00:08:02,189 difference 223 00:08:02,889 --> 00:08:04,189 in many, many poor, 224 00:08:04,490 --> 00:08:05,470 needy lives. 225 00:08:06,649 --> 00:08:07,629 I walk 226 00:08:08,009 --> 00:08:11,149 program partners through the program, make them understand 227 00:08:11,610 --> 00:08:13,790 how to prepare the report and 228 00:08:14,384 --> 00:08:16,544 how to keep in touch with the awards 229 00:08:16,544 --> 00:08:19,264 and things like that. This is what I 230 00:08:19,264 --> 00:08:21,664 primarily do. Got it. Thank you so much 231 00:08:21,664 --> 00:08:23,584 for sharing that, and it it's such important 232 00:08:23,584 --> 00:08:25,345 work. And and I know that you put 233 00:08:25,345 --> 00:08:28,164 an emphasis on visiting families in their homes 234 00:08:28,519 --> 00:08:30,600 to look, you know, to look beyond just 235 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,519 their health. So can you tell us about 236 00:08:32,519 --> 00:08:35,179 the importance of that? Well, I honestly 237 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:36,539 feel, Kai, 238 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,179 that unless until 239 00:08:39,879 --> 00:08:41,259 you visit them 240 00:08:41,639 --> 00:08:43,340 in your in their place, 241 00:08:44,615 --> 00:08:47,735 you won't be able to understand their living 242 00:08:47,735 --> 00:08:48,855 condition and, 243 00:08:50,615 --> 00:08:53,595 how far they live from the HDCs and 244 00:08:54,695 --> 00:08:57,514 and, what is the condition of the mother 245 00:08:57,815 --> 00:08:59,509 there. She's the primary 246 00:09:00,210 --> 00:09:02,149 caregiver. And the situation 247 00:09:02,769 --> 00:09:04,870 at home living with hemophilia, 248 00:09:05,330 --> 00:09:08,389 all that matters a lot. You are 249 00:09:08,769 --> 00:09:09,830 giving them 250 00:09:10,290 --> 00:09:13,355 a confidence saying there is somebody visiting me 251 00:09:13,355 --> 00:09:15,195 and that they are going to do something 252 00:09:15,195 --> 00:09:17,274 about my life. They are going to change 253 00:09:17,274 --> 00:09:20,315 my my child's life. That gives me lot 254 00:09:20,315 --> 00:09:21,754 of happiness. I think, 255 00:09:22,235 --> 00:09:23,134 such joy 256 00:09:23,995 --> 00:09:25,054 cannot be explained. 257 00:09:26,230 --> 00:09:28,470 That has to be felt. I always tell 258 00:09:28,470 --> 00:09:30,389 them, I am a mother. I'm not a 259 00:09:30,389 --> 00:09:33,209 coordinator here. I'm a mother of a hemophilic 260 00:09:33,350 --> 00:09:34,329 adult boy. 261 00:09:34,629 --> 00:09:36,949 So that gives them confidence. So it sounds 262 00:09:36,949 --> 00:09:38,949 like that that personal story that you're able 263 00:09:38,949 --> 00:09:40,490 to bring into the home 264 00:09:40,884 --> 00:09:43,524 gives these families confidence, which, you know, seems 265 00:09:43,524 --> 00:09:45,924 like such a small but important part of 266 00:09:45,924 --> 00:09:47,444 of the work you do. I guess in 267 00:09:47,444 --> 00:09:50,324 your experience, what what do you feel has 268 00:09:50,324 --> 00:09:52,565 made the biggest difference in a family or 269 00:09:52,565 --> 00:09:53,625 child's life, 270 00:09:54,004 --> 00:09:56,200 as you as you enter these homes? There 271 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,940 are many, many, many kids whose life 272 00:09:59,879 --> 00:10:00,700 has changed 273 00:10:01,159 --> 00:10:05,500 through saving life. And, once the boy gets 274 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:06,459 a sponsorship, 275 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,959 the mother is the first person to be 276 00:10:09,959 --> 00:10:10,940 happy because 277 00:10:11,764 --> 00:10:14,825 she is not going to the family member 278 00:10:15,125 --> 00:10:17,365 for money to take the boy to the 279 00:10:17,365 --> 00:10:17,865 HTC. 280 00:10:18,725 --> 00:10:20,725 She has money in her hand to play 281 00:10:20,725 --> 00:10:22,565 her son whenever he is in need of 282 00:10:22,565 --> 00:10:23,065 it. 283 00:10:23,524 --> 00:10:24,024 Right? 284 00:10:24,509 --> 00:10:27,730 That gives them enormous amount of strength. 285 00:10:28,590 --> 00:10:30,690 Right. And and I think to your point, 286 00:10:31,149 --> 00:10:34,430 it's not necessarily money for the treatment. It's 287 00:10:34,430 --> 00:10:36,529 money to get transportation 288 00:10:36,910 --> 00:10:38,690 to the HTC or 289 00:10:39,014 --> 00:10:41,815 for a nutritious a nutritious meal that week 290 00:10:41,815 --> 00:10:43,975 or help help in school. Right? Because Save 291 00:10:43,975 --> 00:10:46,295 One Life's mission is more than just medical 292 00:10:46,295 --> 00:10:49,815 treatment. It's how do you enrich the life 293 00:10:49,815 --> 00:10:51,274 of the family and the child. 294 00:10:51,809 --> 00:10:52,309 Yes. 295 00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:53,269 I mean, 296 00:10:54,290 --> 00:10:55,110 it's it 297 00:10:55,730 --> 00:10:56,950 it it actually covers, 298 00:10:57,809 --> 00:11:00,210 quite a bit. Like, some people use it 299 00:11:00,210 --> 00:11:01,110 for their, 300 00:11:02,529 --> 00:11:03,590 school fees. 301 00:11:04,065 --> 00:11:06,785 For very poor, use it for livelihood, and, 302 00:11:07,024 --> 00:11:08,965 some it it helps in, 303 00:11:09,345 --> 00:11:11,504 like you said, transportation, not only to the 304 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:12,004 HTC, 305 00:11:13,184 --> 00:11:14,325 even to school, 306 00:11:14,865 --> 00:11:15,605 it helps. 307 00:11:16,139 --> 00:11:17,360 So there are 308 00:11:17,740 --> 00:11:19,519 there are many ways the sponsorship 309 00:11:19,899 --> 00:11:20,559 can contribute 310 00:11:21,580 --> 00:11:23,580 to the children. Sure. And I and I 311 00:11:23,580 --> 00:11:25,660 think also going back to maybe we talked 312 00:11:25,660 --> 00:11:27,500 about a little earlier is that when you 313 00:11:27,500 --> 00:11:29,840 were first navigating this as a young mother, 314 00:11:30,065 --> 00:11:32,325 there was no community for you to 315 00:11:32,784 --> 00:11:35,264 tap into or or that help that you 316 00:11:35,264 --> 00:11:37,584 desperately needed that time. And and now here 317 00:11:37,584 --> 00:11:39,345 you are on the other side of that 318 00:11:39,345 --> 00:11:41,745 giving these families maybe what you had needed 319 00:11:41,745 --> 00:11:44,485 at that time. Yes. More than the monetary 320 00:11:44,704 --> 00:11:45,204 support, 321 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:49,899 simply because I'm he I have gone there 322 00:11:49,899 --> 00:11:52,399 to hear their stories. Right? Mhmm. 323 00:11:53,019 --> 00:11:56,139 So I listen to them. And I simply 324 00:11:56,139 --> 00:11:56,879 tell them, 325 00:11:57,180 --> 00:11:58,879 I am with you because 326 00:12:00,075 --> 00:12:01,915 I have a son who's an adult and 327 00:12:01,915 --> 00:12:02,735 who's married, 328 00:12:03,355 --> 00:12:04,335 who has children. 329 00:12:04,875 --> 00:12:05,375 So 330 00:12:05,915 --> 00:12:08,095 your child has a fantastic future. 331 00:12:08,955 --> 00:12:11,195 So you don't worry about it. I listen 332 00:12:11,195 --> 00:12:11,934 to them 333 00:12:12,394 --> 00:12:12,894 primarily. 334 00:12:13,769 --> 00:12:15,850 Yeah. And, you know, and and speaking of 335 00:12:15,850 --> 00:12:17,309 stories, can you 336 00:12:17,769 --> 00:12:19,610 share a story of a child or family 337 00:12:19,610 --> 00:12:22,329 who was sponsored early on and maybe what 338 00:12:22,329 --> 00:12:24,409 their life looks like today as a result 339 00:12:24,409 --> 00:12:25,230 of that help? 340 00:12:26,264 --> 00:12:27,164 There are many 341 00:12:28,504 --> 00:12:30,585 kind. Oh, I know there are many. Is 342 00:12:30,585 --> 00:12:32,504 there just one kinda come to the top? 343 00:12:32,504 --> 00:12:32,745 Or 344 00:12:33,464 --> 00:12:36,105 Well, the toppers are also many, by the 345 00:12:36,105 --> 00:12:36,605 way. 346 00:12:37,384 --> 00:12:38,764 That's a good thing, I suppose. 347 00:12:39,549 --> 00:12:40,290 Yes. Excellent. 348 00:12:41,070 --> 00:12:43,549 Excellent. I'm very proud. Well, I would say 349 00:12:43,549 --> 00:12:46,910 we started with sponsorship. Right? And then we 350 00:12:46,910 --> 00:12:47,410 started 351 00:12:47,950 --> 00:12:49,250 educational scholarship. 352 00:12:50,269 --> 00:12:53,264 That has made a lot of difference 353 00:12:54,204 --> 00:12:55,184 in their life. 354 00:12:55,565 --> 00:12:57,985 Like, once they finish their school, 355 00:12:58,605 --> 00:12:59,264 the educational 356 00:12:59,565 --> 00:13:03,324 scholarship help them study further. And we are 357 00:13:03,324 --> 00:13:06,365 seeing many children in medical school, and there 358 00:13:06,365 --> 00:13:07,584 are lot of engineers, 359 00:13:08,339 --> 00:13:09,699 chartered accountants, and, 360 00:13:10,419 --> 00:13:10,919 technicians. 361 00:13:11,699 --> 00:13:13,879 You know, it all depends on your ability. 362 00:13:14,259 --> 00:13:14,759 And, 363 00:13:15,940 --> 00:13:19,139 they made use of the scholarship in such 364 00:13:19,139 --> 00:13:21,459 a way, I would proudly say, some of 365 00:13:21,459 --> 00:13:23,715 them are giving back to the society now. 366 00:13:24,195 --> 00:13:24,695 So, 367 00:13:25,634 --> 00:13:27,715 I can't just go and say one story 368 00:13:27,715 --> 00:13:29,955 because if that boy listens to this, he'll 369 00:13:29,955 --> 00:13:31,975 say you didn't talk about me. So 370 00:13:32,915 --> 00:13:35,654 Fair enough. Fair enough. I would say across 371 00:13:35,715 --> 00:13:38,934 India, I have many such brilliant boys. 372 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,120 From well, not a bit of exaggeration from 373 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:44,100 rats to riches. 374 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:45,059 So 375 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:46,500 we have many 376 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:47,940 like that. 377 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:49,919 Well, that that's about as good of an 378 00:13:49,919 --> 00:13:51,220 answer as I could have, 379 00:13:51,759 --> 00:13:53,964 gotten from you. And I think for any 380 00:13:53,964 --> 00:13:56,365 any families who are listening, do you have 381 00:13:56,365 --> 00:13:57,884 a message of hope that you could share 382 00:13:57,884 --> 00:13:59,644 with the listeners with the work you do? 383 00:13:59,644 --> 00:14:01,884 Like, what what makes you get out of 384 00:14:01,884 --> 00:14:02,384 bed 385 00:14:02,684 --> 00:14:03,485 every day to, 386 00:14:04,204 --> 00:14:06,924 help these families in need? Like, we have 387 00:14:06,924 --> 00:14:08,225 come a long way. 388 00:14:08,570 --> 00:14:10,110 If we can change 389 00:14:10,649 --> 00:14:11,629 so many lives 390 00:14:12,009 --> 00:14:14,090 like this, this is what gives me my 391 00:14:14,090 --> 00:14:17,789 my gives me great pleasure and, a hope 392 00:14:18,169 --> 00:14:20,649 that things will improve, things will change for 393 00:14:20,649 --> 00:14:23,174 the boys, and things will change for the 394 00:14:23,174 --> 00:14:23,674 family, 395 00:14:24,214 --> 00:14:26,534 things will change for the mothers. For someone 396 00:14:26,534 --> 00:14:28,534 who's listening who wants to help, what's the 397 00:14:28,534 --> 00:14:29,355 most meaningful 398 00:14:29,815 --> 00:14:31,274 thing that they can do today? 399 00:14:32,695 --> 00:14:35,654 I would say spread awareness about Save One 400 00:14:35,654 --> 00:14:37,595 Life, which is very, very important. 401 00:14:38,269 --> 00:14:40,269 I would I would request them to do 402 00:14:40,269 --> 00:14:40,769 that. 403 00:14:41,309 --> 00:14:41,970 And then 404 00:14:42,429 --> 00:14:44,690 I would also invite them to contribute 405 00:14:45,149 --> 00:14:46,129 to make difference 406 00:14:46,590 --> 00:14:48,129 in a child's future. 407 00:14:48,910 --> 00:14:51,649 So that is the message I would say 408 00:14:51,790 --> 00:14:52,450 to people. 409 00:14:53,225 --> 00:14:54,684 Fantastic. Well, Usha, 410 00:14:55,144 --> 00:14:57,464 thank you so much for being here today. 411 00:14:57,464 --> 00:14:59,384 Your story reminds us that, you know, real 412 00:14:59,384 --> 00:15:01,384 change doesn't happen from a distance. It happens 413 00:15:01,384 --> 00:15:04,684 in homes through relationships and through sharing stories. 414 00:15:04,850 --> 00:15:06,129 Thank you so much for the work that 415 00:15:06,129 --> 00:15:08,370 you do and continue to do and have 416 00:15:08,370 --> 00:15:08,870 done, 417 00:15:09,250 --> 00:15:11,410 in in helping never let a child be 418 00:15:11,410 --> 00:15:11,910 forgotten. 419 00:15:12,290 --> 00:15:13,730 So thank you so much for being here 420 00:15:13,730 --> 00:15:14,230 today. 421 00:15:14,690 --> 00:15:16,309 Well, thank you, Kai, 422 00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:18,870 for inviting me to this. 423 00:15:19,654 --> 00:15:20,855 I think I have, 424 00:15:21,495 --> 00:15:22,794 delivered the message 425 00:15:23,975 --> 00:15:24,475 properly. 426 00:15:25,095 --> 00:15:27,115 Oh, you you absolutely have. 427 00:15:27,495 --> 00:15:30,235 Okay. Thank you. And thanks 428 00:15:30,855 --> 00:15:33,190 to Save One Life. I keep telling them 429 00:15:33,190 --> 00:15:34,169 always that 430 00:15:34,629 --> 00:15:35,450 they have given 431 00:15:36,149 --> 00:15:36,809 a fullness 432 00:15:37,350 --> 00:15:38,169 in my life. 433 00:15:38,629 --> 00:15:41,129 And thank you, Save One Life. God bless. 434 00:15:41,350 --> 00:15:43,269 To learn more about Save One Life and 435 00:15:43,269 --> 00:15:47,049 how sponsorship transforms lives, visit save1life.net 436 00:15:47,355 --> 00:15:48,815 forward /sponsorship. 437 00:15:49,274 --> 00:15:51,115 And this has been Where Hope Begins, the 438 00:15:51,115 --> 00:15:53,674 Save One Life podcast, one country, one community, 439 00:15:53,674 --> 00:15:55,434 and one life at a time. Until next 440 00:15:55,434 --> 00:15:56,894 time, everybody. Take care. 441 00:16:06,179 --> 00:16:08,340 Thank you for listening to Where Hope Begins, 442 00:16:08,340 --> 00:16:10,580 the Save One Life podcast because when one 443 00:16:10,580 --> 00:16:11,480 life is supported, 444 00:16:11,779 --> 00:16:14,500 generations can be transformed. Presented by Save One 445 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:17,475 Life in partnership with Balancing Life's Issues, produced 446 00:16:17,475 --> 00:16:19,394 by me, Kai. Got an idea for the 447 00:16:19,394 --> 00:16:23,794 show? Send me an email at kai@balancinglife'sissues.com. 448 00:16:23,794 --> 00:16:26,274 Did today's story move you? Sponsor a child 449 00:16:26,274 --> 00:16:27,875 at save1life.net 450 00:16:27,875 --> 00:16:30,855 backslash sponsorship. Anything else to add, Miles?