On a Path of Progress

Meet Meryjosefa Wahlang, she’s 4 years old and has deafblindness. Born to a lovely family living in the breathtakingly beautiful South Khasi Hills in Meghalaya she is much loved by her three sisters and one brother. Meryjosefa missed a lot of developmental milestones after she was born like she wasn’t able to crawl, and her parents grew worried that something is wrong. She was diagnosed with Deafblindness and Cerebral Palsy. Her parents suffered a huge emotional setback and questioned why them? Living in a small village, having financial constraints and being unaware of the disability became obstacles in getting necessary intervention for their daughter.

We met Meryjosefa in October of 2019 with the help of our partner organisation Bethany Society. She was weak and couldn’t even sit by herself. She would have frequent episodes of Epilepsy which drained her out of energy. Cerebral Palsy affected her muscle tones and deafblindness resulted in a severe communication gap. Over a few months, our project team has been able to help Meryjosefa in retaining health by making sure she meets all her nutritional needs. She is also receiving medicines to reduce the frequency of epileptic episodes.