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The flesh in his legs began to decay, and although doctors said his leprosy was curable, he couldn’t afford the necessary treatment.
Manpreet thought it was just a sting from a caterpillar, but the small, white spot on his body soon became like a boil. Although Manpreet took medicine, the spot spread all over his legs. When Manpreet couldn’t feel pain in his legs, a chilling question entered his mind: Did he have leprosy?
Diagnosed and Shunned
Manpreet’s fears were soon confirmed. The flesh in his legs began to decay, and although doctors said his leprosy was curable, he couldn’t afford the necessary treatment.
Upon hearing of the diagnosis, Manpreet’s children were frightened. Others then began looking down on him, scolding him harshly if he accidentally touched them.
As Manpreet faced a deteriorating body and painful social stigma, despair overwhelmed him. Then his grown children put the last nail in the coffin: They sent him away.
Deeply hurt by this rejection, Manpreet and his wife left their home for a small hut in a leprosy colony.
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