Latest update on Mrs. deMellow. I met her in the hospital this morning. She appeared to be in poor shape. Was sitting on a chair and waiting for Nurses to shift her to the bed. They took their own time to come and shift her to the bed. Despite her weak and frail body and much less weight, it needed a Doctor and three Nurses to complete the process which took almost ten minutes to complete! She looked totally exhausted and frustrated and was complaining of being badly look after and wanted to be moved out of the hospital immediately which could be on account of her frustration! When I asked where, she said anywhere but she cannot go to her flat as it will be impossible for her to manage at home.

Soon after my arrival, I was asked by the Nurse on duty to meet Mr. Vijay Sharma whom I met. He again repeated the same dialogue of her getting discharged from the hospital immediately. He also said that Mr. Vijay Khurana had also spoken to him and asked him to let her continue in the hospital for some more time, but since the hospital rules do not permit her staying there, he is requesting for her immediate discharge. I did tell him that since all the expenses of the hospital till date have been cleared including the balance of around Rs. 20000/- which was paid this morning and admission in the Age Old Home has not materialized, the hospital authorities should not have any problems in keeping her till at least she is able to stand on her own and take a few steps with the help of a walker keeping in view the peculiar circumstances in which she is placed particularly when there is no one in Delhi to look after her. However he kept insisting on her discharge.

Since many of you are influential guys with high contacts including possibly contacts in the media, some of you can through your contacts request the hospital Director not to insist on her discharge till such time she recovers fully with a further request that hospital nurses could be little more caring in her case. Anglo Indian representatives and the bodies representing the community could also be contacted and requested to talk to the hospital Director for her continued treatment in the hospital till such time she recovers fully and their bills are being paid. I do hope some of you would pull your weight in this regard and request the Hospital Director to be more kind and compassionate towards her as they have all the facilities which are not available anywhere else and also help in getting her admitted in an Age Old Home which have all the facilities!