KOLKATA: Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain quietly slipped into a hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday to be with her mother during the latter’s health check-up. Her mother had a kidney transplant at the hospital six months ago. On a short break after the Tokyo Olympics, the 23-year-old Assamese pugilist said she would soon return to her training camp in Delhi to prepare for the world championship slated towards the end of this year.
“Though I had been constantly in touch with my mother over phone, I could not be around her physically, barring the day when she underwent the kidney transplant surgery. That is why, I came to the hospital for her check-up and also to thank to the medical team personally for the kind of care they have given to my mother,” Lovlina told TOI. Her mother Mamoni Borgohain (45) had undergone a kidney transplant surgery at RN Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) on February 15 this year. A medical team under the hospital’s nephrology head, Deepak Shankar Ray, had conducted the surgery.
“On that day, after the surgery was over, I managed to see my mother once while she was being wheeled out of the OT. I left for Delhi to resume my training for the Olympics. I am really happy with the recovery of my mother,” said the boxer.
“I broke down in joy. I am lucky that I have three strong daughters and the other two are in the paramilitary forces. I draw a lot of energy and motivation from them,” said her mother, Mamoni.
Lovlina is being accompanied by her father Tiken and a cousin. The family will leave for Guwahati on Thursday. And before she heads for Delhi from Assam, she is planning to visit a few places in Assam to meet school children to encourage them to take up sports.
“This was the first follow-up that kidney recipients should do after six months of the surgery. All the reports of the patient are fine and we are satisfied with the progress,” said Ray.
