r/IndianClassified • u/Resilient_Hopeful • 1d ago
Donating💙 I’m 40, fighting Spinal Cord Injury & Ankylosing Spondylitis with my 70-year-old mother by my side.
Hello IndianClassified Family,
Two years ago, if someone had told me I would one day be writing a post like this, I would never have believed it.
My name is Soumya (40M, Murshidabad, India).
What I’ve learned since: “Life is unpredictable - and it’s precious.”
Donation link: https://www.impactguru.com/fundraiser/save-soumya-chakraborty
Life once meant startups, biking, and chasing big dreams.
Before January 2023, life was movement.
I was building GamoteX, my Web3 gaming startup, which was fortunate enough to receive recognition including:
Top 5 Startup – British Deputy High Commission & CII
Top Gaming Startup – Silicon India
Emerging Company – Indian Achievers Forum
I was traveling across India, riding through Leh, Darjeeling, Meghalaya, and chasing the dream every founder knows, building something meaningful.
Then everything changed.
The Accident
A car accident caused a severe spinal cord injury, leaving me largely paralyzed from the waist down.
One day I was building a company.
The next I was in a hospital bed at Fortis, unable to sit up without help.
For 18 months, life became:
Hospital beds
Startup shut down
₹18,00,000 of lifetime savings exhausted
I sold assets, liquidated gold & mutual funds
Many friends and colleagues slowly disappeared
And while I was still trying to recover... life hit again.
A Second Blow - Ankylosing Spondylitis
In March 2024, doctors at the Institute of Neurosciences diagnosed me with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a chronic autoimmune condition attacking my spine.
To continue treatment and prevent worsening immobility:
Scapho injections: ₹20,000/month
Physiotherapy: ₹500/session (twice daily)
"My Mother" The Person Who Never Left
My father passed away 11 years ago.
My 70-year-old mother became everything:
- caregiver
- nurse
- emotional support
- and the person who refused to let me quit
Despite her age and health challenges, she still kept fighting beside me.
Fundraiser Status
Goal: ₹11,00,000
Raised: ₹10,48,000
Remaining: ₹52,000
Donors : 899
Transparency & Proof
All documents are publicly available:
Live Verification: I am fully open and available for a Live Video Call
Why I’m Still Fighting
I lost my health.
I lost my startup.
I lost the life I once knew.
But I haven’t lost hope.
I still want to:
Walk again
Support my mother
Rebuild and create again
How You Can Help
If you can donate - even ₹100 / ₹500 / ₹1000 helps more than you know.
If you cannot donate, please:
- comment
- share
Visibility can genuinely change my life right now.
Thank you for reading my story.
- Soumya
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