SHILLONG, JUNE 12: Another patient has reunited with her family after being missing for more than three years. On wednesday she was handed over to her family at Halfway Home, Sabahmuswang.
Ilasiewdor Gashnga, a social worker at Halfway Home, stated that, “there is no happiness more joyful than seeing family members reunite after losing their loved ones for many years. It is even more delightful if the person, once lost and presumed dead, suffered from mental illness. Imagine the joy for the family discovering that their loved one, thought to be dead, is alive and they can reunite as a family.”
The Halfway Home, located at Sabahmuswang near Jowai, has reunited two families with their mentally ill relatives who had been lost for more than three years. In less than a month, the staff of Halfway Home managed to reunite two patients with their families. On May 17, Jiratan Bibi from Kowarpur, Kamapur, Kamrup District, Assam, was handed over to her family in the presence of Additional Deputy Commissioner, West Jaintia Hills DV Lyngdoh and DSWO R. Passah. This marks the first time a patient from a halfway home in Meghalaya has been relocated with their family. Now, Glorina/Martina Shadap/Kholar was reunited with her family in the presence of R. Passah, District Social Welfare Organisation (DSWO), Rolinson Teron, and especially the family members of Glorina/Martina Shadap/Kholar.
Halfway Home is a shelter for mentally ill patients who have been treated at MIMHANS and are no longer supposed to stay in the institution. The government moves these patients to Halfway Home for rehabilitation and to see if they can be relocated. There are two government-run Halfway Homes and two run by NGOs. The home at Sabahmuswang, West Jaintia Hills, is run by the Society for Urban and Rural Empowerment (SURE).
Niwanka Shylla, Project Coordinator at Halfway Home, Sabahmuswang, said, “We are immensely pleased to be part of the journey of uniting two patients of our Halfway Home with their families. It is an experience of a lifetime.”
“On May 17, we handed over Jiratan Bibi to her family. Today, we hand over Glorina Shadap to her family members,” said Niwanka Shylla. Her case summary report from MIMHANS stated that Glorina/Martina Shadap/Kholar is about 51 years old and was diagnosed with Chronic Schizophrenia. She was admitted to MIMHANS on March 7, 2021, via a medical requisition through Mawlai Police Station. According to the police report, she was found loitering around the Mawiong area around 7:00 PM,” informed Niwanka Shylla.
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At the time of examination at MIMHANS, the patient was conscious but uncooperative, with poor personal hygiene, and her speech was irrelevant. While at MIMHANS, the patient was not cooperative, hence detailed information about her family was unavailable. However, with treatment and medication, the patient’s condition improved, and she was able to inform that her name is Glorina Shadap and she is from Karbi Anglong District of Assam. No further details were provided while she was at MIMHANS.
Following her stay at MIMHANS, Glorina Shadap was transferred to Halfway Home Sabahmuswang on August 11, 2023, along with 11 other patients and her route to successful recovery began.
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