Left heartbreaking note; Expats to sponsor education of Kerala nurse's kids Morung Express News Dimapur | May 23 "I am almost on my way, take care of our children..." a young nurse in Kerala scribbled in a note for her husband, in a hospital isolation unit for victims of the deadly new Nipah virus. Lini Puthussery, 31, couldn't see her family one last time. She was cremated quickly on Monday so the infection wouldn't spread, the NDTV reported. Lini had two little children, aged seven and two. She was in the team that treated the first victim of the virus at Perambara hospital in Kozhikode, it said The NDTV report said that before her death, she wrote another note saying: "Saji Chetta, I am almost on my way. I don't think I will be able to see you. Sorry. Take care of our children properly. Our innocent child, take him to the gulf. They shouldn't be alone like our father. Lots of love...." The note, since then, has been widely shared on social media and has moved many to tears. "Nurse Lini died in our battle against the Nipah virus. She died trying to save patients infected by it. She was just 31 and was a mother of two little kids. If she is not a martyr, I don't know who is," tweeted Dr Deepu Sebin, chief executive of DailyRounds, a network of doctors. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said nurse Lini Puthussery's "selfless service will be remembered," the report added. The Perambara hospital has confirmed the nurse was cremated soon after her death, with her family's consent, and no one could meet her. The Nipah virus or NiV infection, spread mainly by fruit bats, has symptoms like breathing trouble, brain swelling, fever, headache, drowsiness, disorientation and delirium. A patient can fall into coma within 48 hours. It travels through direct contact with a patient. There is no vaccine for the virus yet, says the World Health Organisation. The main treatment for those infected is "intensive supportive care", according to the UN health body. UAE expats to sponsor education Meanwhile, two Abu Dhabi-based entrepreneurs have pledged to support the two children of a Kerala nurse who died after attending to Nipah virus patients. Santhi Pramot and Jyothi Pallat, executive directors of Avitis Institute of Medical Sciences in Palghat in Kerala, told the Khaleej Times they have pledged to sponsor the education of Puthussery's two sons, aged 2 and 7, IANS News Agency reported. Hailing her dedication, Santhi Pramot, who lives with her family in Abu Dhabi, said: "What she did is a heroic sacrifice in the line of duty. We want to take a small step to honour her devotion to the nursing profession and also support the family in their grief. "We have contacted the family and informed them that their sons' education till they are self-reliant is our responsibility. We are in the healthcare profession and are aware of the sacrifices and hardships of medical nurses. It was indeed a heart-breaking incident that she died while attending to her patients," the report said quoting Pramot. In a final note that Puthussery scribbled for her husband in a hospital isolation unit, she urged him to take care of their children and take them to the Gulf.
