Emotional Goodbye Letter From Nurse Who Died Attending Nipah Patients Will Leave You In Tears

Lini Sajeesh, was a dedicated nurse, that is all her colleagues - who still can't believe that she is no more - can recall about her. Lini breathed her last on Monday, days after being infected by Nipah, a deadly viral fever which has left parts of Northern Kerala terrorised.

She contracted the deadly virus while attending two brothers, who later died of the illness, the first confirmed cases of fatalities in Kerala due to Nipah. Lini died in the EMS Memorial Cooperative hospital at Perambra, in the early hours of Monday, days after falling ill.

Even though it is yet to be confirmed that Lini died of Nipah, the family including her husband Sajeesh who flew down from Bahrain wasn't even allowed to see her body, one last time.

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The body was cremated by the hospital itself to prevent the possible spread of the virus. Now, a letter of Lini has surfaced, leaving many in tears.

In what appears to be her goodbye letter, addressed to her husband Sajeesh, Lini asks for forgiveness for not being able to meet him one last time. She also asks her husband to take care of their two children.

"Sajeeshetta, am almost on the way. I don¡¯t think I will be able to see you again. Sorry. Please take care of our children. Poor Kunju ( son), please take him to the Gulf with you. Don¡¯t be alone like our father. Please. With lots of love¡­"

Lini, a contractual staff who had been working at the Perambra Taluk Hospital leaves behind her husband and two children, aged five and two.

Her two children, Rithul and Siddharth, who are used to not seeing their mother during the day when she is on night shift, are yet to realise that she won't come back from 'duty' again.

Hailing her sacrifice, many called her an angel and the true spirit of Florence Nightingale.

A nurse who took care of a #NIPHAVirus patients & succumbed to same. Her body was cremated with extreme urgency to prevent any possible spread and even her family could not pay due respect. Respect to Lini &a reminder that healthcare workers take immense personal risk to serve us pic.twitter.com/4kzESu6j4J

¡ª Dr. Deepu Sebin (@deepusebin) May 21, 2018

Brave Nurse Lini Puthussery before succumbing to the deadly #NipahVirus left a heartbreaking note for her husband:
¡°Saji Chetta, I am almost on my way. I don't think I will be able to see you. Sorry. Take care of our children properly. Our innocent child, take him to the gulf¡± pic.twitter.com/CRSHPkBIfF

¡ª Syed Ahmad Afz¨¡l (????????) (@afzalistan) May 22, 2018

"Dear sister, I can't get this letter off my mind. Kerala will always remember your courage," Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran wrote.

Calling it an unparalleled sacrifice, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the entire state stands with the family at the time of grief.

Dr Kafeel Khan, the pediatrician who was arrested for the death of infants at the Gorakhpur hospital earlier this year, and is now out on bail called Lini "an inspiration".

He also offered to work at the Calicut Medical college during the time of crisis.

Reacting to his offer, the Kerala chief Minister said the government welcomes all medical experts including him, to the state who are willing to offer their services.

Many professionals have expressed their interest to work in Nipah affected areas. The Government of Kerala welcomes their service. Those who are interested to volunteer must contact the director of Health Dept. or the Superintendent of the Government Medical College, Kozhikode.

¡ª CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) May 22, 2018