Now this is sad Pray for Punita Punita, my 37 year old friend is now a hostage at Westgate.She had taken Her 4 year old second born son,Mohinder, to a kids’ event on the mall rooftop. They’re lucky to be alive, though Punita has a bullet wound on the leg.Nothing life threatening, no bone broken, only soft tissue wounds and some blood lost. Unfortunately Punita suffers from a blood sugar condition. It’s now almost 48 hours and she has not eaten anything yet. She tells me the terrorists are not giving them anything; not even water. Her blood sugar level is already too low. Her wound is beginning to get infected too. Already she has a fever.Her son too, Mohinder, is not okey.They spent a night on the cold floor and now he has flu.Mohinder is crying a lot too. He is hungry. Her mother tells me she wishes she could suckle him but her breasts are dry.The terrorists say if he doesn’t shut up they are going to shoot him. They are not bluffing; they have shot babies younger than Mohinder for crying. Babies as old as 9 days.Patel, Mohinder’s husband is free but he is not Okay at all.Yesterday he spent the night with cops in the cold at Peponi Road.He wasn’t wearing a sweater. He didn’t rest or sleep. He says he won’t leave until wife and son are rescued. Mr. Patel is diabetic. For two days he hasn’t had his insulin shots. When he spoke to Punita this morning, she noticed he sounded sick but h lied to her he’s fine. But she noticed. He didn’t tell her that his insulin supply is finished. Their family doctor, Dr.Ochieng was killed at Westgate and all Hospitals nearby are full. They are serving Westgate victims only, not diabetes patients.Punita’s problems are far from over.They are captured in an overcrowded room with very little ventilation. She says the terrorists are raping wounded women and young girls in front of kids. She fears it might affect Mohinder. Her periods come in two days. She has no sanitary towels with her; no one has. She fears the stressing condition she is in might make her periods come earlier. She doesn’t want Mohinda to see his mum like that; he won’t understand.I spoke to Patel today midday. He tells me their maid is gone. The maid’s brother, a security guard at Westgate, was shot in the head and died on the spot so she had to go to Kisii to tell her family. Patel’s first born daughter,10 years old, is taking care of their one and a half year old baby now. Patel won’t let Punita know that. He hopes she will do just fine as he waits for their mother’s rescue. Punita told me she thinks she has less than 48 hours to live unless she finds a way to raise her blood sugar.She hasn’t been raped yet but she believes she is will be once the terrorists finish taking their lunch.She tells me sounds of choppers and gunshots from outside are giving her hope.I can’t reach her any more now.Her phone is quiet. Most of her fellow captives are worse than her. If the KDF commandoes don’t reach her by tomorrow, Punita will die; Raped,hungry, and sick, a crying baby watching. Please pray for Punita and share this story.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 06:26:43 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015