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Indian therapist heals Pak diplomat
New Delhi, January 25 Sheikh Abdul Rehman, Honorary Consul-General of Denmark in Lahore, and his wife, Farida Rehman, approached the Head of the Department of Acupuncture at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Dr Raman Kapur, in August, 2001, after visiting the best hospitals in the world. From a speech therapist and an ENT consultant in their home country to London’s Cromwell Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital in New York, the Rehmans’ explored holistic medicine beyond the border and came to India. Apart from bringing relief to the 62-year-old former Ambassador at large with portfolio of Minister of State, Dr Kapur also cured Farida of cervical spondylitis. Since June last year, Farida has been under acupuncture medication for calcific tendinitis and is responding well to it. Dr Kapur who has learnt acupuncture from Beijing College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine told TNS that he first focussed on improving Mr Rehman’s general body energy level. “This alone took 20 sittings. After 20 sittings, he could walk to my clinic. In 2002 again, he took 20 sessions. At this time, his wife also sought treatment for cervical spondylitis. I started treating her and she recovered completely after 20 sittings. Last March, she came with calcific tendinitis and excruciating pain. But, her husband’s condition demanded urgent attention. So, she returned in June for another 20 sittings and is now here again for 12 sittings.” The Rehmans tenacity paid off and S.A. Rehman who has been decorated with the title of the Knight of the Royal Dannebrog, is able to attend office for a couple of hours everyday. His God-fearing wife attributes his gradual recovery to a combination of therapies they tried in India. “Nothing moves without God’s consent. God helps those who help themselves. Doctors at Cromwell Hospital told me that the maximum life span of a person diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease is a year and a half. In some cases, it may stretch to five years and in very rare cases to 10 years. Faced with this harsh reality, we returned to Lahore and began exploring other options on the Internet. We came to know about Beth Israel Hospital and immediately flew to New York. A repeat Electro Mylo Gram Test confirmed the diagnosis. It was here that the neurologist, Dr Scelsa, suggested we try some alternative treatment in India. We went to Dr Nigel, a naturopath in Munich, Germany, who suggested we go back to India which is right next door,’” said Farida. Travelling to India was not easy with travel restrictions at that time. The Rehmans are eternally grateful to the then Visa Counsellor, late Vipin Handa, in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad who gave them a multiple-entry visa. They contacted the Aryavaidyasala in Kottakal in Kerala. “Despite bookings till April 2001, the Vaidyasala people spared us a room. But Mr Rehman was very depressed, ill at ease and wanted to be moved to relatively familiar cultural surroundings of Delhi. The Vaidyasala authorities made arrangements for Ayurvedic treatment at their newly opened branch in Karkardooma in East Delhi. We also consulted Dr Jugal Kishore, a well-known homoeopath and Dr K. Sood for magnetotherapy and Dr Raman Kapur for acupuncture. Rehmans were returning to India for Mr Rehman’s follow-up treatment, his condition worsened during the 20-hour long flight via Dubai. They rushed him to the emergency at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital where doctors put him on a ventilator. “He was on a ventilator for nine days. His energy levels were very low. He insisted on seeing Dr Kapur. We and I sought special permission from the Apollo Hospital to allow Dr Kapur to do acupuncture. They even allowed me to be with him in the intensive care unit. I can never thank them enough for all these concessions.  |
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