Radhika Radhakrishnan, a Bangalore girl, shared the story of her older brother who was born with severe mental disability, only to tell people how he inspires her every single day.
She wants to spread the message that mental disability cannot be prayed away or cured by Godmen.
Radhika went on to write how she has seen several families being cheated of their savings by those claiming to having a “cure” for disabled children. Some even go as far as telling families those children are the cause of their problems.
Highlighting the pain he has gone through because of surgeries over the years, she wrote that he still smiles, waves at children who pass by, and always shares his food with others. When he falls, the first thing he says is, “I’m okay Radhu”.
There was an outpouring of positivity on her post with many people writing to meet her brother. The post has itself been shared over 200 times on Facebook by people happy to see someone speak up for people with disabilities.
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