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An Auckland man is in an induced coma and fighting for his life after contracting typhoid fever while caring for his sick father in India.
Neeraj (Raj) Ramachandran travelled to India in July after his father was taken to hospital after nearly losing a leg from an infection.
The 36-year-old’s brother Nirmal said Ramachandran returned to New Zealand on August 3 and was rushed to North Shore Hospital on August 16.
He told Stuff Ramachandran’s doctor initially gave him medication for a throat infection after his brother developed flu-like symptoms.
“He is now in an induced coma in the High Dependency Unit where doctors are treating him for typhoid fever.
After his discharge, he will face a long and challenging recovery process, both mentally and physically.
“[He] is my younger brother, whom I lovingly raised after our mother passed away when he was just 4 years old. He means the world to me, and I’m desperate to help him recover,” Nirmal said.
In the most recent update on the fundraising page, Nirmal said Ramachandran was slowly improving.
“After two weeks of prayers and restless nights, living in fear of what the phone call brings, the wonderful doctors and nurses at ICU have told us, Raj is making a slow and steady recovery,” he said.
“He is still not out of the woods yet, the doctors are hopeful. He is on the dialysis machine, every day which will gradually move to three days a week.
“He woke up from sedation on the 28th of August, his vital organs holding steady. The Almighty heard, our prayers are answered.”