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A look inside the AIIMS campus and all appears unusually tidy. Even the lanes and sidewalks are without the milling crowds. The hospital looks world-class tonight — till you go to the AIIMS Metro station. That’s where you find them: the hundreds of sick and their carers. Many of them are here for an OPD visit.
But Newsline found some are fighting for their fragile lives against cancer. The onset of winter is no help at all.
Ravi Ranjan (2)
From Arrah in Bihar. Diagnosed with blood cancer when six months old. Has been to AIIMS many times since. On the pavement for two weeks during this current visit. Saw a doctor five days ago. Next appointment a week later.
Must sleep rough till then at least.
Phoolmati (40)
From Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh, mother of four. Has cancer of the vulva. Sick for two years. Has been sleeping outside AIIMS for four months.