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<h2>Jomhao Veinthutheng, a 26-year-old Indian woman, arrived in Singapore filled with dreams for a brighter future. But fate had different plans as a sudden stroke has now left her hospitalised.</h2>
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<p>Jomhao came to Singapore in January last year to work as a domestic helper for 36-year-old Sanjani Basdeo&#8217;s family. Her responsibilities included taking care of Sanjani&#8217;s elderly mother and her brother, who suffers from traumatic brain injuries due to an accident.</p>
<p>However, Jomhao suddenly fell ill towards the end of December last year.</p>
<p>According to <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.chinapress.com.my/20240118/%e5%a5%b3%e4%bd%a3%e4%b8%ad%e9%a3%8e%e4%b8%a4%e5%ba%a6%e8%bf%9b%e9%99%a2-%e5%a5%b3%e9%9b%87%e4%b8%bb%e6%8e%a8%e8%bf%9f%e8%a3%85%e4%bf%ae-%e9%92%b1%e7%94%a8%e6%9d%a5%e6%b2%bb%e5%a5%b9/">China Press</a>, on 28 December, Jomhao had taken Sanjani&#8217;s brother to a hospital for his medical appointment when she experienced an intense headache and severe vomiting.</p>
<p>She first went to a clinic and received prescribed medication. However, when her symptoms failed to improve, Sanjani advised her to seek help at the National University Hospital (NUH) emergency department, <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://mothership.sg/2024/01/domestic-helper-brain-bleed-stroke/">reported</a> Mothership.</p>
<p>&#8220;There, they did a CT scan and found abnormalities in her brain,&#8221; the employer recalled.</p>
<p>A series of tests, including MRIs, CT scans, and even two lumbar punctures, followed. Finally, amidst the whirring machines, the answer emerged: Jomhao was diagnosed with inflammation and bleeding in her brain.</p>
<p>Jomhao suffered a stroke on 13 January and underwent emergency surgery to relieve the pressure build-up in her brain on 14 January, her employer said in an <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://gogetfunding.com/treatment-for-jomhao-veinthutheng/">update</a> on a fund-raising campaign page.</p>
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<h2>Since Jomhao&#8217;s medical insurance is inadequate to cover her ongoing treatment, Sanjani has since launched an online crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for medical expenses, estimated to be around RM300,000</h2>
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<p>&#8220;We are currently crowdfunding online. If we really cannot raise enough money, we will have to postpone the renovation plans [for our] new home and use the money to pay for Jomhao&#8217;s medical expenses first,&#8221; she <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20240118-1462852">told</a> Singapore&#8217;s largest Chinese-language newspaper, Lianhe Zaobao.</p>
<p>Having sought help from the Indian Embassy in Singapore, but with no assistance available, she opted to raise money through the fundraising platform <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://gogetfunding.com/treatment-for-jomhao-veinthutheng/">Go Get Funding</a>, where Sanjani has been providing regular updates.</p>
<p>Sanjani has so far raised 24% of her target amount of SGD150,000 (approximately RM525,000).</p>
<p>&#8220;After she fell ill, the [maid] agency asked me to send her [back to India], but I was unwilling to do so because the environment and medical standards there are not as good as Singapore,&#8221; Sanjani said.</p>
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<h2>The employer has also taken back-to-back leaves to attend to her helper while also caring for her mother and brother</h2>
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<p>Describing Jomhao as a member of her family, Sanjani expressed admiration for her helper, who regularly sent significant amounts of money, sometimes her entire salary, back home to her family.</p>
<p>&#8220;I would tell her that she needs to keep some money for herself. And she would say &#8216;Yeah, just let me help [my family] build a home and send [my] siblings to school&#8217;,&#8221; Sanjani shared with Mothership, adding that it takes a lot to think for others, to be so empathetic and compassionate towards your family.</p>
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<h2>In Sanjani&#8217;s latest update on 16 January, she shared that Jomhao is responding positively to the surgery and was able to open her eyes</h2>
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<p><p>&#8220;She is able to open her eyes and follow basic commands. The new bill at NUH is SGD24,966 (approximately RM87,846). I paid SGD2,000 as a deposit and will continue updates on payments,&#8221; read the update.</p>
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