'This Tea Seller Has Lost His Brother To TB, Now He's Losing | Milaap

'This Tea Seller Has Lost His Brother To TB, Now He's Losing His Life To Kidney Failure'


My name is Ramesh, and I was working as a tea seller. I had my parents, my loving wife. I didn’t need anything more.

But one morning, I woke up and couldn’t move. My wife was very scared. She took me to the hospital. The doctors did many tests but didn’t know what was wrong. Some said it could be paralysis. Later, they told me the real problem—my kidneys had failed.

Years of diabetes and a past TB infection had damaged my kidneys badly. I remembered my elder brother. He died from TB because he waited too long to get help. I thought I was being careful, but now I’m in the same danger.



I Can’t Even Lift a Water Bottle Now

I used to play kabaddi after work. I was strong, and I liked meeting people while selling tea. Life was good. Now, I feel weak all the time. I can’t even hold a bottle of water. After every dialysis session, I feel very tired and can’t move for hours.


My Wife Is Giving Me Her Kidney to Save My Life

When doctors said a transplant is the only way to save me, my wife said, “Take mine.” She takes care of me like a baby. She feeds me, bathes me, and helps me go to the hospital. She loves me so much. She says she can’t live without me.


My Parents Already Lost One Son. They Can’t Lose Me Too.

My father is old, but he works long hours as a labourer. He earns just ₹200 a day. He has taken many loans to pay for my treatment. Still, he smiles and says, “Don’t worry, son.”

We have spent ₹2.5 lakhs already. The transplant will cost ₹8 lakhs more. We have nothing left to sell. No one is left to ask for help.



I Want to Live—For My Family

I never wanted a big life. Just to sit with my parents, talk to my wife, and serve tea at the shop again.

Your support can give me life—for my wife, for my parents, and for the simple life I miss every day.




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Patient Ramesh is 39 years old, living in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
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Being treated in Abirami Kidney Care, Erode, Tamil Nadu

Receiving Kidney transplant treatment for Kidney Failure

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