I’m 40, fighting Spinal Cord Injury & Ankylosing Spondylitis with my 70-year-old mother by my side.🙏🙏
Hello Reddit Family,
Two years ago, my life was completely different.
I was building my startup, traveling across India on my bike, dreaming big, and working nonstop to build a better future.
Donation Link: https://www.impactguru.com/s/Ii90ou
Today, I’m fighting just to walk again.
My name is Soumya Chakraborty (40M, Kolkata, India).
In January 2023, a car accident changed my life forever.
A severe spinal cord injury left me paralyzed from the waist down.
One day I was running a startup and planning the future.
The next, I was lying in a hospital bed at Fortis Hospital, unable to even sit up on my own.
For 18 months, my life became:
- hospital rooms
- physiotherapy
- pain
- wheelchairs
- fear
- and uncertainty
My startup shut down
I exhausted ₹18,00,000 of savings
I sold assets, liquidated gold & mutual funds
Many friends and colleagues slowly disappeared
And just when I was trying to recover…
life hit me again.
In March 2024, doctors at the Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata diagnosed me with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) — a chronic autoimmune disease attacking my spine.
The disease causes severe pain, stiffness, and progressive immobility.
To prevent my condition from worsening permanently, I now require:
Scapho injections: ₹20,000/month
Physiotherapy: ₹500/session (twice daily)
Without continued treatment, I risk losing even the small recovery progress I’ve fought so hard for.
But through all of this…
one person never gave up on me.
My 70-Year-Old Mother
My father passed away 11 years ago.
My mother — despite her age and fragile health — became my caregiver, nurse, emotional support, and reason to keep fighting.
There were days when I wanted to give up completely.
She refused to let me.
She still works despite being 70, just so my treatment can continue.
Every small improvement I’ve made exists because she stood beside me when life collapsed.
Fundraiser Status
Goal: ₹10,00,000
Raised So Far: ₹9,16,375
Still Needed: ₹83,625
Total Donors: 777
Donation Link:
https://www.impactguru.com/s/Ii90ou
🧾 Transparency & Proof
All documents are publicly available:
✔ Hospital bills
✔ Doctor prescriptions
✔ Estimate letters
✔ Before & after photos
✔ Appeal videos (English)
✔ Appeal videos (Hindi)
✔ CSR applications sent to NGOs and companies
My Hope
I lost my health.
I lost my startup.
I lost the life I once knew.
But I have not lost the will to fight.
My dream is still simple:
- Walk again
- Take care of my mother in her old age
- Rebuild my life and someday build again
How You Can Help
If you can donate — even ₹100 / ₹500 / ₹1000 helps more than you know.
If you cannot donate, please:
- comment
- share
Visibility can genuinely change my life right now.
Every kind message gives strength not only to me — but also to my mother, who has carried me through the darkest chapter of my life.
Thank you for reading my story.
– Soumya Chakraborty
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