The man from Gujarat was brought back home in a hospital in Japan for eight months.

A man from Gujarat, who was in a Japanese hospital for treatment of TB and stroke for eight months, was taken to his home, after his family raised over Rs 40 lakh from online donors to facilitate his family’s travel. Was brought to Ahmedabad via Delhi in an air ambulance. members said on Tuesday. Jayesh Patel (33), a resident of Bhesana in Mehsana district, was on a work permit in Japan’s Ota city when he contracted tuberculosis (TB) in October last year and later suffered a stroke (due to poor blood flow to the brain). faced. , his friends and family members said. He told that he was admitted to a hospital in Shibukawa for the last eight months. He said that Jayesh Patel was living alone in Japan because his wife, who had gone to work there with him, returned home for the birth of her child. Jayesh Patel’s friend Mukund Patel said that when his father went to visit his hospitalized son, he wanted him to be brought back to India for treatment, but he could not afford the expenses. “His family and local friends made an appeal on social media to raise the Rs 1.25 crore required to bring him back and get him treated here by an air ambulance. He campaigned on various social media platforms, created ‘I Support Jayesh Patel’ page on Facebook and got an overwhelming response from the public.” A team of doctors from India had to go there to accompany him in the ambulance. A team of doctors from Ahmedabad went to Japan and under their supervision Jayesh Patel was brought to Delhi on Monday by Air India ambulance. Mukund said, “From there he was taken to Ahmedabad where he was admitted to a private hospital for treatment.” Mukund said Jayesh’s family was overwhelmed by the support received from ordinary citizens, who donated generously. Jayesh’s younger brother Hardik Patel said they were able to raise Rs 41 lakh. “My brother and sister-in-law went to Japan in 2018 on a work permit. When my sister-in-law returned, my brother was planning to come home in December 2020. On October 5, she was diagnosed with TB and was admitted to the hospital. On January 6 this year, he suffered a brain stroke and his condition worsened. Hardik said, “We felt that he was not getting proper treatment there, so we have also written to the Indian Embassy in Japan and the Prime Minister’s Office…”. who donated generously. Jayesh’s younger brother Hardik Patel said they were able to raise Rs 41 lakh. “My brother and sister-in-law went to Japan in 2018 on a work permit. When my sister-in-law returned, my brother was planning to come home in December 2020. On October 5, she was diagnosed with TB and was admitted to the hospital. On January 6 this year, he suffered a brain stroke and his condition worsened. Hardik said, “We felt that he was not getting proper treatment there, so we have also written to the Indian Embassy in Japan and the Prime Minister’s Office…”. who donated generously. Jayesh’s younger brother Hardik Patel said they were able to raise Rs 41 lakh. “My brother and sister-in-law went to Japan in 2018 on a work permit. When my sister-in-law returned, my brother was planning to come home in December 2020. On October 5, she was diagnosed with TB and was admitted to the hospital. On January 6 this year, he suffered a brain stroke and his condition worsened. Hardik said, “We felt that he was not getting proper treatment there, so we have also written to the Indian Embassy in Japan and the Prime Minister’s Office…”.