George Adrian Natarau from Zimnicea.

 Adrian is a young man of twenty-four.  Four years ago he had a diving accident and was told he had broken his back. 

He became a member of Network Gloria through his former teacher and Network Gloria trustee Camelia Turcan.  Through Network Gloria he was provided   with an electric wheelchair and later an electric mattress to alleviate his dreadful bedsores. 

It was only after he had paid for MRI scans that he discovered that his back had, in fact, not been broken, but that the bad medical treatment he had received  had caused crippling pressure on his spinal cord and made him bedridden.  In addition, his treatment connected with his  bedsores has badly damaged his hips and legs.

He now has a chance of at least partial recovery at a top hospital for spinal injuries in Delhi, second to none,  with free recuperation time afterwards.  The operation could be undertaken at two days’ notice to allow for assessment.

Please read his story and consider helping us to fundraise.  £5000 has already been raised in Romania, by his former school, church, home town and other contributors (see photos below).  This would just about cover the return flight for Adrian and his mother, who has to leave her husband, who is receiving treatment for cancer. Adrian would have to travel on a lie-down seat, which limits what type of plane he can travel on and which class.

Through our friend Veena Malhotra, who once accompanied our team to an orphanage and shared her skills with staff as a special needs and P.E. teacher, Adrian was put in touch with her brother in India:  Sqn Ldr  Prem Kumar Khullar (Retd) who set up the ABLE charity.  Through his contacts he was able to share the MRI scans and medical reports  Adrian had had translated into English with top spinal specialists at the private Apollo Hospital in Dehli.  Though Adrian’s medical history is very complex, they thought that, with surgery, Adrian should be able to sit up again and take some steps.

The operation would cost £7000, but he has also been offered  free recuperation afterwards at the Able Charity Hospital founded by Prem  Khullar.  We are hoping that with the correct  treatment and physiotherapy, both in India and when back in Romania,  Adrian will be able to walk again one day instead of facing a life of immobility.

We feel this is his last chance, before the pressure on his spine does irreversible damage.   Network Gloria is a small charity  and we cannot help Adrian  without outside support.  Any money raised above the £7000 needed for the surgery would be used for Adrian and any physiotherapy equipment   needed on his road to recovery.

Adrian speaks  and writes  English very well and is able to communicate by email and SKYPE.  He is happy to keep in touch with supporters as he travels along his road to recovery.  Please give Adrian and his family hope of picking up his life again, when all hope had been lost, by contacting Network Gloria   Thank you.

Gloria will be  raising money to help Adrian by taking part in a sponsored swim, more details will follow soon.  Please see attached Sponsorship Form for preliminary details.