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as in todays ndtv.com news..... Thursday, October 10, 2002 (Kolkata): Monica Besra, the tribal woman claiming to have been healed of abdominal tumour at the intercession of Mother Teresa, continues to maintain it was a miracle, oblivious of the controversy over her contention. Her reiteration came when a government official spoke to her at her residence in Nakore village in South Dinajpur district. Joint BDO of Harirampur Block in North Bengal Arun Kumar Sengupta said that during the interview, Monica said her husband Selku Murmu took her to a local doctor in 1988, a year after Mother's death, when she complained of persistent headaches and stomach aches. As her problems continued, she was admitted for a month to the Balurghat Hospital the same year. This was followed by treatment at the Malda Sadar Hospital and a subsequent three-day stay at a nearby nursing home. The cost of treatment at Malda, including nursing home charges, worked up to around Rs 7,000. With the Vatican accepting the cure as a miracle, easing Mother's movement towards beatification, doctors who treated Monica at Balurghat maintained that her tumour was cured by medical treatment. Monica told Sengupta that after returning home from Malda, her problems resurfaced and she was then taken to the MC hospital at Potiram near the district headquarter of Balurghat. MC doctors later took her to Balurghat Hospital where an ultra sonography spotted a tumour in her abdomen. At this, the doctors at the MC mission advised her to undergo surgery at either the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), Siliguri, or at Kolkata. She was accordingly examined by five doctors at NBMCH and though her tumour had become as large as a "football", she could not be operated upon as she was physically weak. The doctors advised her to have nutritious food and come back after three months for surgery, Monica told the Joint BDO. According to Monica, on September 5, 1998, the first anniversary of Mother's death, she was taken by the MC sisters to a prayer hall at the Potiram mission centre where a locket bearing Mother's picture was placed on her neck and a black string tied around her swollen abdomen. Monica claimed that at the hall, she was 'pierced' by a dazzling ray of light emanating from a picture of Mother, though others present at the hall failed to see it. That night, she slept soundly after a long time and felt a deep sense of relief. Next morning, she found the swelling had disappeared, Monica told the officer. (PTI) ======================================================================== To view GoaNet's archives http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net ======================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't want so many e-mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead!
