SWARGA FOUNDATION

Life is so random that nobody knows what is in store for them until it actually happens. We plan for rainy days but have no control over rain. In 2009, Swarnalatha J was a 29 year old managerial executive at an MNC in Bengaluru and a mother of a two year old boy. Everything seemed to be headed in the right direction when out of the blue came her rainy day. Her persistent high fever required hospitalization and it was diagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis [MS]. Neither Swarna nor her husband, Guruprasad, had heard of MS and it changed everything overnight. MS is a debilitating disease where the causes were still being researched. Complete loss of mobility and the inability to independently manage activities of daily living shattered all of Swarna's personal and professional aspirations. Hospitalization had become imperative and along with that depression and dejection set in. As she started to cope with MS and accompanying issues, she also realized that she could fight back. The significant..

Primary location: Coimbatore India