Achala Sachdev’s condition improves,but unlikely to leave hospital soon

“Achala has shown quite a lot of improvement. When she was brought to the hospital,her hands and legs were paralysed,but with continuous physiotherapy,she can now move her hands to her face,speak,and make some movements,” said Dr Vinod Shah at the Poona Hospital. Dr Shah has been her doctor for the past eight years. “We take care to avoid infection and bedsore since she has been bedridden for three-and-a-half months now,” he added.

Sachdev enjoys having visitors and small talk with them,in spite of her partial hearing. “I keep talking to her in Punjabi all day long. It keeps her mind off the pain that is caused from her therapy sessions and the trauma of being in hospital for such a long time,” said Sarlesh Tyagi,Sachdev’s attendant at the hospital. She prefers to introduce herself as a fan of the veteran actor. When Tyagi goes near Sachdev’s and says “I love you” into her ear,one might think it would disturb the patient,but Sachdev’s face lights up as she promptly replies,“I love you too.”

“The total cost of her treatment since September 9,when she was hospitalised for a fracture in the femur due to a fall in the bathroom of her residence,has been over four lakh rupees,” said Dr Shah.

“But since Sachdev had done a lot of good work in the past,and made a lot of donations and grants to the Janseva Foundation in Pune,they take responsibility of her medical expenditure,” he added.