They’re asleep, don’t wake them up, kid told about dead parents
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Kozhikode:24.01.2020
They all have inhaled a gas which made them go to a deep sleep. They will not wake up again and have gone to be with God. You should not try to wake them up when you see them tomorrow and should give them a parting kiss — two days after the death of his parents and younger brother in the Nepal resort tragedy, seven-year-old Madhav, the lone surviving member of his family, was told about his grievous loss by the teachers and a counsellor from his school on Thursday.
Young Madhav stared at them listless for some time and broke down in tears later.
The four-member team from Silver Hills School, including the principal and the class teacher of Madhav, broke the news to the child at his relative’s house next to Madhav’s maternal house at Mukavoor in the afternoon. Madhav had arrived at his home in the early hours of Thursday and was expecting his parents and brother to arrive on Friday.
“It was a heart-wrenching moment for all of us and we were all moved to tears. Madhav stood silent for some time and later he cried. He seemed to have somewhat understood that he has lost his parents for ever. We all consoled him and made him feel that we are all with him and later brought him a new bicycle to cheer him up,” Nikhil M C, cousin of Madhav’s mother Indu Lakshmi said.
Full report on www.toi.in
TRAGIC: Seven-year-old Madhav, who doesn’t yet understand the concept of death, was upbeat after receiving a bicycle. His parents died in the Nepal gas-leak tragedy
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Kozhikode:24.01.2020
They all have inhaled a gas which made them go to a deep sleep. They will not wake up again and have gone to be with God. You should not try to wake them up when you see them tomorrow and should give them a parting kiss — two days after the death of his parents and younger brother in the Nepal resort tragedy, seven-year-old Madhav, the lone surviving member of his family, was told about his grievous loss by the teachers and a counsellor from his school on Thursday.
Young Madhav stared at them listless for some time and broke down in tears later.
The four-member team from Silver Hills School, including the principal and the class teacher of Madhav, broke the news to the child at his relative’s house next to Madhav’s maternal house at Mukavoor in the afternoon. Madhav had arrived at his home in the early hours of Thursday and was expecting his parents and brother to arrive on Friday.
“It was a heart-wrenching moment for all of us and we were all moved to tears. Madhav stood silent for some time and later he cried. He seemed to have somewhat understood that he has lost his parents for ever. We all consoled him and made him feel that we are all with him and later brought him a new bicycle to cheer him up,” Nikhil M C, cousin of Madhav’s mother Indu Lakshmi said.
Full report on www.toi.in
TRAGIC: Seven-year-old Madhav, who doesn’t yet understand the concept of death, was upbeat after receiving a bicycle. His parents died in the Nepal gas-leak tragedy
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