Stranded dad flying home to cancer boy

A worker, who is stranded in at Bahrain International Airport after returning from India to earn money to treat his cancer-stricken son, is scheduled to leave soon.
K P Pavithran has been stranded since Sunday when his sponsor blocked his return to Bahrain by cancelling his visa.
The carpenter, who first arrived in Bahrain three years ago as a free visa worker, says he was in desperate need of more money for his son's treatment.
His Bahraini sponsor yesterday provided him with an open air ticket home and he is waiting for the next available flight, said Vadakara Association president Ramath Haridas. His visa was valid until June and he claims that his sponsor had not warned him earlier.
Mr Pavithran, who is his family's only breadwinner, was not able to save enough money during his stay in Bahrain.
He flew home to India in March with 265,000 Indian rupees (BD2,533) raised in Bahrain to save his seven-year-old son Sarang, who is suffering from leukaemia. Sarang is currently undergoing treatment at the Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences in Calicut, Kerala. He needs two more years of treatment. The money raised here was enough for only nine months.
26/12/07 Begena P Pradeep/Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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