Sakshipost Impact: Kindness Blooms, Telugu Man Gets $100K In Donations Within 24 Hours 

Hyderabad: In a show of humanity, over 2,300 people from around the world responded to the plight of a Telugu man who slipped into coma in the USA after the story was published on Sakshipost on Monday.

The campaign seeking donations for the treatment expenses of Sammaiah who hails from Karimnagar district could raise $138,014 of $500k goal, adding nearly $100,000 by 3,072 kind-hearted donors after the story was posted on Sakshipost.com. It was $47,819 from 800 people at the time of publishing and populating the story on our social media pages at 1.30pm on Monday.

The campaign was launched by Marisa Meisters a colleague of Sammaiah at the the request of his wife Soujanya on Gofundme.com has a goal of raising $500,000 for his treatment as did not have medical insurance.

The campaign note on Gofundme.com sayds, Sammaiah Elabotaram is a hardworking gentleman who is beloved by family, friends and work colleagues alike. He hails from the rural village of Kothapalli, India (near Peddapalli, Karimnagar, Telangana). He grew up poor and struggled a lot to earn his college degree. The youngest of five children, Sammaiah also helps his parents financially.

Four months ago, he came to the Atlanta, Georgia area and was planning to bring his wife, Soujanya, and their 1 year old daughter over in early 2018. He is the sole breadwinner of his family and wanted to make sure he was comfortably settled before bringing them.

Sammaiah was walking home from work on the evening of November 7 when tragedy struck: He was nearly killed by a car as he was walking across the street; the driver had no license. Nearly a dozen police officers arrived on the scene, and Sammaiah was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital where he received immediate emergency brain surgery that lasted several hours and that saved his life. He came into the hospital with intra-cranial hemorrhaging. Sammaiah is still comatose and in the ICU at Grady as doctors figure out what the next steps will be.

He Has No Medical Insurance; Needs Your Help

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The campaigner says, "We are trying to spread the word about what happened to our dear friend because we know that his medical costs will be extreme, and that this will be an immense hardship on his family. Sammaiah does not have any medical insurance. We do not know when, or even if, he will ever be able to return to work and support his family."

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