Name: Bimala Rai
Age/Sex: 23/Female
Marital Status: Married
Address: Chesgam Ward N. 2 Solukhumbu District
Date of Injury: 3/5/2005
Type of Injury: # Dislocation T8-T9, with paraplegia
Cause of Injury: Fall from tree

Bimala Rai was five months pregnant when her accident occurred, but did not realize she had been pregnant until she suffered a miscarriage. She was unable to walk for 28 days before she was admitted to Solu hospital, where she was put under complete bed rest and then referred to the centre. She was admitted here on 5/25/2005. While at the centre, Bimala received treatment for pressure sores, as well as sewing training. When discharged, she was able to move around in a wheelchair and was given a sewing machine, with which she could sew clothes and earn a living.