Update on Abhilasha Kids

I wanted to post an update on the Abhilasha school and progress that the kids are making. Please check out this video interview of Mrs. Himabindu, co-founder of Abhilasha school. Click on tab 'Part 4' for the interview. http://ap7am.com/ap7am_show_detail_videos.php?newsid=46920#.TrHBFfIxsz8.gmail

The interview starts at about 37seconds into the video.The video is in Telugu (Indian language). I encourage everyone to still see the video as you will catch glimpses of the school, and more importantly, you will see the adorable kids in this school. You can see some of the activities that the kids participate in this school. Mrs Himabindu and her staff are doing awesome work in developing these kids.

When the interviewer asked her how she was motivated to establish this school:
Himabindu: When my son, Abhi, was born, my heart broke to see that he has special needs. I could not help wonder why he had to suffer like this. Why are they so unfortunate? Why is God punishing us like this? What will his future be like? And, most importantly, What will happen to Abhi when we are too old to take care of him?
And, that was the turning moment. She decided to see that her sweet son was born for a reason. And, that reason is to channel this grief into energy to establish a school for special needs kids so that she can help other parents like them, who want to give their special children a better future where they are independent and can build skills to do some basic things like walking, eating and talking.
A simple, but a very Noble thought.

When the interviewer asked her how she feels running this school:
Himabindu: I cannot describe in words how satisfying it is to see these children make progress. There is nothing in this world that beats that feeling. We celebrate whenever a child makes progress, even if it is as small as recognizing us.

Last but not the least, what moved me to tears is to see some of the kids that I met when I visited the school, and to hear the progress that they are making. This is at 5min 15 seconds into the video. Her son, Abhi, has started sitting on his own since last year. He is 12 years old now, and this is a very significant progress for him. Abhi is the kid in the orange shirt.
Another kid, Sai, that I wrote about in my blog. If you remember, he is the kid that is a big fan of the actor Prabhas. He is the kid in the green and white striped shirt in the video. When he first came to them, he could not walk or talk. When I wrote about him, he was able to walk with some help. Now, he walks without help. He also speaks in sentences. Again, a major leap in the development of this child.

Although, I am unable to help these kids physically, I am hoping sharing information about them and the school motivates others to appreciate the work of Bindu and her staff and help them however they can.

Thanks for reading, and please feel free to share your thoughts.