The face of the Brussels terror attack, Jet Airways crew member Nidhi Chaphekar, is limping back to normalcy: she has now finally gone off crutches. Chaphekar, who underwent a minor ear surgery at Breach Candy hospital on Wednesday, also won a bravery award from the Air Passengers' Association of India recently .
A family member said that doctors at the hospital performed a tympanoplasty to repair a hole in the eardrum caused due to the bomb blast that went off at the Brussels airport in March.
The surgery went off smoothly and she will be discharged in a day, said her husband Rupesh Chaphekar. Nidhi, who was on crutches since the time she returned from Belgium--that is, for almost five months--has managed to go off crutches.
Nidhi said, "It is slightly difficult to walk without support, but I have been managing for the last few days. I have been using the walker for the last five months. Without the walker, it is sometimes painful as the ankle surgery is still pending. But I am trying to do things independently with support from my family members."
On the bravery award given to her by the Air Passengers' Association of India, one of her family members said, "She was not informed about it, but she got to know about it from her colleagues and we are all proud of her." Jet Airways plans to give her the award in a separate ceremony soon.
Though her ankle surgery is still pending, Chaphekar is planning to join work soon."She may not be allowed to get back to her routine job soon, but she may consider going to the office for two to three hours for a few days in the week if her organisation permits," said a family member, adding doctors have not yet permitted her to take up her usual assignment as a cabin crew member.
16/09/16 Yogita Rao/India Times
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A family member said that doctors at the hospital performed a tympanoplasty to repair a hole in the eardrum caused due to the bomb blast that went off at the Brussels airport in March.
The surgery went off smoothly and she will be discharged in a day, said her husband Rupesh Chaphekar. Nidhi, who was on crutches since the time she returned from Belgium--that is, for almost five months--has managed to go off crutches.
Nidhi said, "It is slightly difficult to walk without support, but I have been managing for the last few days. I have been using the walker for the last five months. Without the walker, it is sometimes painful as the ankle surgery is still pending. But I am trying to do things independently with support from my family members."
On the bravery award given to her by the Air Passengers' Association of India, one of her family members said, "She was not informed about it, but she got to know about it from her colleagues and we are all proud of her." Jet Airways plans to give her the award in a separate ceremony soon.
Though her ankle surgery is still pending, Chaphekar is planning to join work soon."She may not be allowed to get back to her routine job soon, but she may consider going to the office for two to three hours for a few days in the week if her organisation permits," said a family member, adding doctors have not yet permitted her to take up her usual assignment as a cabin crew member.
16/09/16 Yogita Rao/India Times
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