Ishwor Graduates!

Ishwor was our first Leo’s Kid and Harald captured Sunil’s first meeting with him in the first YouTube video.
We are pleased to announce Ishwor has completed his active treatment and is entering maintenance phase. He is eager to get home to be with his family and friends after a year of treatment. Sunil had an opportunity to talk with Ishwor and his grandpa before they head out in a few days.

Subtitles:
S = Sunil
I = Ishwor
D = Dil Bahadur jee (Ishwor’s grandfather)
S: Namaste, Ishwor and Dil Bahadur jee. How are you?
I: I am fine.
S: Do you remember meeting me?
I: Yes.
S: I came there to see you and Renu.
I: Renu passed away awhile ago.
S: How is your treatment going?
I: It is going well.
S: When is your treatment complete?
I: It is completed. I’m done.
S: What is your future plan from here?
I: Now I want to go home.
S: When are you going home?
I: When the road transportation opens.
S: Hasn’t the lockdown opened?
I: It will open in 3 days.
S: Are you just going to leave?
D: Until now you have taken care of us. You have helped us for our growth. You helped us get over this hurdle. We can’t afford to live here, Sir, so we have to go back to the village.
S: So when you go back to the village, are you planning to go to school?
I: Yes.
S: What grade are you?
I: Now this year I will be in 7th grade. I was in 7th grade last year, too.
S: Who else is at home in the village?
I: In the village I have mom, brother, sister.
S: What does your dad do?
D: He does farming and that’s our source of living. He has a stepmother; his mom died when he was 5 years old.
S: When have they asked you to come back? You have to come back for check up right?
D: We have to come back November 1st. They have asked us to do another MRI then.
S: Ok. So when you come back for checkup please come and stay in our flat. We will take care of you for all your expenses for the stay.
D: We will stay. Why not? You did a big great deed for us. We couldn’t afford to treat him. You helped us for his treatment and saved him. How could we pay for the treatment? So many have died from not being able to afford the treatment. 25-40 died during Ishwor’s time in treatment. Because of your blessing to us, he was saved. We couldn’t pay for the treatment. How could we pay for the treatment? We couldn’t save him. And you saved him.
S: It’s ok, we are here for you. How are you doing now, Ishwor?
I: I am doing very well.
S: Do you eat well?
I: I eat this much. (indicating his growing appetite)
S: How long since you have been home and met your friends?
D: It has been one year he hasn’t been home. I went there 6 months ago.
S: Ok, Ishwor, have a safe journey.
I: Ok.
S: Take care of yourself. Give us your phone number so we can check up on you.
D: I have Harimaya’s phone number too.
S: Ok, Ishwor and Dil Bahadur jee, safe journey, stay safe. I am very happy for you. Bye-bye.
D: Ok would you give us some expense money for the return back home?
S: No problem. Please talk to Harimaya didi.
D: Ok, bye-bye.
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