Undaunted by the acid attack on a cold December morning, a 30-year-old doctor of ESI Hospital in Delhi is moving ahead in life. In her father’s words, “She has been strong and confident all throughout.”
The woman, who had been undergoing treatment at Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences in AIIMS, was discharged on Wednesday and is home with her parents.
“Of course, she is hurt because the person responsible for what she is going through today is none but her batchmate, who was also a good friend... But then she is positive and is moving ahead with confidence,” said her father, a DIG in the Border Security Force (BSF).
Even the doctors who treated her said she has shown “tremendous positive spirit and fortitude” which helped her recover fast. “She is very brave and has shown remarkable fortitude and positive spirit that has helped her recover substantially as she had quite grave injuries and normally we don’t expect such a speedy recovery. She also has a very strong family support,” said Additional Professor of Ophthalmology and cornea expert Tushar Agarwal.