For Vishu, 8-year-old Olivea crowd-sources kaineettam for ailing ‘uncle’

Express News Service
THRISSUR: Few might need embraced the true spirit of Vishu like little Olivea. When the eight-year-old Pattikkad native got here to know that her neighbour ‘uncle’ Sunilkumar — a kidney affected person — was in dire want of cash, she knew she couldn’t let the 43-year-old man and his household endure on the day of prosperity. 

Sunilkumar, whose spouse had recovered from breast most cancers solely not too long ago, was struggling to collect sufficient cash for his dialysis and medicines after being hit onerous by the pandemic and the price of his spouse’s therapy.

Olivea, who knew she needed to do her bit to assist the household, mentioned the matter along with her father Joby Chuvannamannu and got here up with an concept. Considering their excessive demand a day forward of Vishu, they walked across the neighbourhood accumulating ‘kanikkonna’ flowers — an integral element of vishukkani. 

On Tuesday, Olivea took to the roadside with a signboard that learn: ‘Kanikkonna for sale. Any amount collected will be used to support a kidney patient’, and picked up a small however vital quantity of Rs 1,850.

“So many people helped us. I am very happy I could do my part to help uncle,” she stated. She hopes Sunilkumar can use the cash, which she is going to hand over to the household on the day of Vishu, for his dialysis and medicines. Olivea’s mom Blessy works in Israel and father Joby is an autorickshaw driver.