Surgery Date

The date for Meher's second surgery is set for next Tuesday, August 25th. She will go to the hospital for pre-operation procedures on Monday. The date is later than expected due to concerns about infection, but now she is perfectly healthy and everyone is ready to go ahead.

As you can see, she is as active as ever and in good spirits!

Enjoying the Visitors

Meher is really enjoying herself with all the volunteers at the Women's Centre!




Here she is playing with one of the teachers there.



And here she is with some of her classmates!

She is doing well and her surgery will take place later this month!

Last day of Expansion!

Meher's last day of expansion was Friday, July 31st. She is completely ready for her second surgery. This time around she is better prepared in terms of knowing what to expect, and her recovery time will be much shorter as the surgery needed for her right hand is far simpler than the complete reconstruction that was done on her left hand.
Some Project Why volunteers are staying at the Women Centre, and Meher is really enjoying their company. She is also keeping them constantly amused, as you can see by this video of her dancing!

Utpal's Leaving Party

Utpal is heading back to boarding school, so for his last dinner the menu included ice cream and kebabs! Meher will miss him as he was her constant companion and playmate, and looked after her like an older brother.


Meher is doing well, especially as the weather has improved after the rains finally came so things cooled down a little bit! Her expansion will continue until the end of the month and her second surgery is now scheduled for mid-August.

Goodbye Party and Gifts..

On my last day at Project Why, we had a lunch party at the Women Centre. Lots of going away presents were opened, and I had small gifts for Meher and Utpal (her friend who is currently staying at the Women's Centre while he is on vacation from boarding school). Here are some images from the day:

Visit to Berlin Metropolitan School

On a recent visit to Berlin, I met with students, teachers, and administrators of the Berlin Metropolitan School. I delivered a thank you card Meher made for the school, but also spoke to the many people there who worked hard to fund-raise for Meher's treatment. The students were very curious to learn more about Meher and had many questions about her, as well as questions about life in India and how New Delhi is different from Berlin.

Trip to Computer Centre

Here is Meher visiting the Project Why Computer Centre! It was an impromptu side trip, but she was very happy to meet everyone and go to a new place. Vijay, the Computer teacher, is already a friend of hers, so she was excited to see him again.

She is doing well and her next surgery is expected to be in about three weeks.