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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Humans of Dementia - Jenet

 Jenet is a 37-year-old qualified social worker who has been taking care of Person with Dementia, Alzheimer’s for the past 7 years. In 2012, she was working with children who were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, but she was simultaneously also looking for a job opportunity. This is when in 2014, her journey as a caregiver with A1Snehanjali, assisted living elder care home, a project of Silver Innings, began.

Humans of Dementia - Jenet

In 2006, Jenet’s grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This was the first time she encountered the condition and understood it. The diagnosis was a changing point in her life because she couldn’t fathom the fact that such a disease exists. However, in the process of taking care of her grandmother and looking after her, she learnt how important it is to be there for a person with Alzheimer’s. She recognized how important it is to tend to their needs and to let them know that there is someone to look after them.


As a professional, Jenet’s job begins at 9 in the morning and ends at 6 in the evening, but as a caregiver, she has a 24-hour job. She believes that there are no time boundaries for a job like this because the residents of A1Snehanjai require emotional care, which isn’t something that can be limited within fixed time periods. Her days are spent planning and managing other workers who work at A1Snehanjali and tracking the activities of the residents ― whether they’ve taken their medicines and meals, and if not, why, what’s their mood for the day, how they are engaging in different activities. She also arranges for doctors, physiotherapists, entertainment programmes and creative activities, helps her staff in grooming and feeding the residents, and always motivates and encourages the residents as well as her staff.

Dementia Friend

She started working as ‘Center Manager’ at A1Snehanjali one of its kind Dementia home in India and her passion, dedication and curiosity to learn was not only noticed but also appreciated by Management and she been promoted as ‘Senior Center Manager’.  Her work not only includes managing A1Snehanjali, but also to work and coordinate with local community and make meaningful impact for development of community including Zilla Parishad Primary Schools, Faith base organization, Municipal Corporation and  Environment. Her work and and human management during 2020 and 2021 Covid Pandemic is her biggest achievement and moment of honour for her organization Silver Innings.

Unsung Corona Warrior

She often came across situations where the family of the resident thought that the memory loss was just an act to gain attention and not a real symptom of something as severe as Alzheimer’s. That is why she believes that there should be more awareness as well as acceptance of the disease. People should know what Alzheimer’s is and if they suspect anyone is showing the symptoms, they should take it seriously and consult a neurologist or psychiatrist. There were also times when her own mood (or the staff mood) seemed like a challenge or hindered the caregiving work. In situations like these, Jenet conducts creative activities like painting and crafting, or different entertainment programmes like movies, listening to songs, dancing and playing games as a means to relieve the stress of her team and also refresh the residents mood.

Multi Role Dementia Warrior

The person suffering from Alzheimer’s are dependent on others; they need love, care, support and attention. Even though there is some stress, the emotional attachment with the residents and their love makes up for all of it. She says that although the residents might not remember her name, they search for her when she is not around, and this, alone, is enough for her to keep working for them.

The day she had taken up this job, her family had been bewildered, “Udhar jaake kya kaam karegi?” (What work will you do there?) However, now, after Jenet has made a lot of people aware about Alzheimer’s and how they need to be taken care of, people are proud of the work she is doing.

Jenet has learn from a wonderful quote from Leo Buscaglia that “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

 

-Vansh Tibrewal

 

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Monday, December 27, 2021

'Warrior of Change' Award for Silver Innings by Governor of Maharashtra

Honorable Governor of Maharashtra presented 'Warrior of Change' Award at the Annual Impact Creator Awards 2021 to 35 Inspiring Innovators and Entrepreneurs for their outstanding contributions during COVID-19 pandemic. 

Sailesh Mishra, Founder President of Silver Innings group was given prestigious 'Warrior of Change' Award for their 'TEAM Silver Innings' excellent selfless work during Covid Pandemic 2021 and 2022, at the Annual Impact Creator Awards 2021 by Governor of Maharashtra on 18th Dec 2021 at Rajbhavan, Mumbai. 

Sailesh Mishra of Silver Innings receiving award

The Annual Impact Creator Awards 2021 organized by ‘Billennium Divas’ were presented to 35 innovators and impact creators in various areas during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The pandemic has tested the grit of humanity time and again. Despite the stature and strata, countless Samaritans have gone above and beyond their line of duty to help their peers. Where the front-line workers such as Doctors and Police have shown impeccable courage discharging their duties, start-ups, corporates and individuals have brought in innovation and impact. These real heroes have shone through their impeccable work. Chief Evangelist of Billennium Divas Ms. Shweta Shalini, Chief Innovation Officer, Government of India, Dr. Abhay Jere graced the occasion as Guests of Honour, along with Smt. Minal Kothari, Director and Shri. Bhavesh Kothari, Director – Billennium Divas Pvt. Ltd with the help of Ms. Deepika Singh, Ex-Chief Minister’s Fellow.

Group photo 

The list of Awardees included notable names and stalwarts from industry such as: 

1. BSE Ltd. - Shri. Ashishkumar Chauhan

2. MPower Foundation - Smt. Neerja Birla

3. Nykaa - Smt. Falguni Nayar

4. Smt. Radhika Gupta of Edelweiss Mutual Fund

5. LXME represented by Smt. Priti Rathi Gupta

6. Capt. Raghu Raman of Remani Consultancy

7. Smt. Amisha Vora of Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt. Ltd.

8. Shri. Anas Rahman Junaid of Hurun India

9. Dr. Akshay Batra of Dr. Batras

10. Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai of Chanakya International Institute of Leadership Studies.

11. Kaya Clinic represented by Shri. Rajiv Nair

12. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) represented by Mr. Sudhir Mutalik

13. Enrich Salon represented by Ms. Binoli Patel

 

Book Launch

The presence of the aforementioned mavericks was complemented by outstanding start-ups and entrepreneurs for their innovative solutions that have impacted millions during the pandemic encompassing areas such as Healthtech, Fintech, Agritech, Social impact, foodtech and logistics, corporate governance and evangelists that have helped the state through technological interventions.

These include eminent names such as

1. Flipspaces - Shri. Kunal Sharma

2. Fasal - Shri. Shailendra Tiwari

3. Shri. Ranveer Allahbadia - The RanveerShow,

4. MahaKavach - Shri. Amit Kothawade and team

5. BMC COVID 19 War Room - Shri. Shubham Pareek and Shri. Janak Shah

6. United Way India - Smt. Jayanti Shukla.

7. Portea – Smt. Meena Ganesh

8. QR 678 - Dr. Debraj Shome and Dr. Rinky Kapoor

9. FIGGITAL.COM - Shri. Kamaljeet Singh Bhatia

10. Superpro AI - Shri. Gaurav Tripathi

11. Exampil - Shri. Dharmesh Ruparel

12. Shri. Sailesh Mishra - Silver Innings Group

13. CreditAI - Shri. Sangram Nayaka

14. Lean Meal Co - Smt. Mohak Bhingarkar and Shri. Jay Krishnanunny

15. Cloudphysician - Shri. Dhruv Joshi

16. Swasth Alliance- Shri. Ajay Nair

17. BodyCafé - Smt. Tanushree Ishani and Smt. Pooja Karegoudar

18. ASIMOV Robotics – Shri. Jayakrishnan T

19. Autovoltz Robotics – Shri. Yash Deshmukh

20. Kavitul Technologies - Shri. Yogesh Patel

21. Dr. Balsing Rajput

22. Flextool Equipments – Shri. Purvang Shah were among those felicitated on this occasion.


The event was ably supported by partners such as QR678, FLIPSPACES, Good Earth Engineering Industries, Figgital.com, SOS Nitelife, Lean Meal Co, Hunk Golden and BodyCafe. Our Special Thanks and Gratitude to the entire staff at Raj Bhavan for their hospitality and their whole hearted support in making this event a memorable one.

Link to the scintillating moments of the “Annual Impact Creator Awards 2021” (#ICA2021) https://youtu.be/jytwBkC7wPA


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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Humans of Dementia - Raynah Remedios

 Making her father happier in his sunset years

Dementia and Alzheimer's were words Raynah had heard of, but could never truly comprehend. All she thought was that it perhaps had something to do with old age. She never realised the seriousness of the condition until it hit home and affected their lives as a family. Raynah lived in another city so her parents would visit her for about a month every year and she would visit them from time to time. 



There would be tell-tale signs in her father’s behaviour but as all do, would pass it off as absent mindedness or forgetfulness that was part of the ageing. There was this one time, when she saw him walking about with his dark glasses on. At first she ignored it but when she saw him reading the newspaper with his dark glasses on, she asked why? When he replied, “No wonder it is so dark! I was wondering why there is no light in your house." it made her wonder but not enough to be worried.

There were other such instances, which she dismissed off, like he would misplace things regularly, repeat the same stories or ask the same questions over and over again. She recalls that her mother was upset because he hadn’t wished her and thought that he was just being mean but he actually did not remember what day it was.  From not remembering names, not remembering days, years, birthdays to being unable to keep accounts, misplacing money, forgetting ATM pins, her father soon lost interest in doing the things he loved, like watching sports, movies and the news on TV. What worried Raynah more was that he stopped reading the newspaper, a ritual he had practiced religiously all his life.  



The family had till then still not realised that dementia had set in a while ago and was now progressing at an alarming rate.  When they finally took him to get some tests done, the doctor said that he should have been brought in five years ago. Everything quickly began to fall apart a few months after his diagnosis, as her father started to lose control over his bodily functions and would hide his soiled clothes in embarrassment. He used to love to eat and never wasted food but now he was now pushing his plate aside, barely eating a few morsels. His appetite diminished and slowly his personality started to change as well and would not talk much to anyone. He was angry a lot more and got aggressive when he would not be allowed to go out on his own. Her father walked out of the house often, would wander on the streets, get on to trains and buses and they would be forced to follow him, so he did not get lost. Raynah and her mother soon realised that there would be no permanent solution for this situation. 

On their next visit to the doctor, the family was told that the medication was not helping and the only option was to sedate him. The continuous sleeping most of the day left him disoriented and disheartened by the side effects, so the family decided not to continue to sedate him. When Raynah realised that her mother, who was his sole care giver, could not manage the pressures of looking after him all day any more, they began to reach out to people in the hope to find support and care. Of the options available, Raynah came to the conclusion that ‘A1Snehanjali’, dementia care facility of Silver Innings was the best place to give him the 24 hour attention, assistance and after  visit to the facility, they felt confident that he would be well looked after there. 

 

The choice to put their father in ‘A1Snehanjali’ wasn’t an easy one. It came with a guilt and disappointment of not being able to provide the comfort he needed and having to reach out to someone better equipped to help their father live out the remainder of his life, away from all his loved ones. ‘A1Snehanjali’ and their team proved to be the right choice and have not only been keeping him engaged but they have helped him retain some of his cognitive ability too. While his memory and cognitive and physical capabilities continue to deteriorate as the disease progresses, the family's only solace is that he is being taken good care of and doesn’t know what is happening. That he is happy and at peace in his own world, is now enough for the family.

Shared by Raynah Remedios, Daughter

Edited and Complied by Hira Mehta

Courtesy: 'Remember ME - You Me and Dementia' Book https://www.amazon.in/dp/9385221051 


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Sunday, December 5, 2021

Humans of Dementia - Asha

 A1Snehanjali assisted living elder care home, project of Silver Innings employs several people, both men and women, as full-time caretakers for Persons with Alzheimer’s. Many of those employees work a morning to evening shift and return home, which is possible since they are local residents who have access to intra-city travel. However, many other employees come to work at the A1Snehanjali centre from nearby or far-off villages, which makes it difficult for them to travel to and fro their village every day. Thus, the organisation arranges for these employees to stay at the A1Snehanjali centre itself. While most of these employees tend to be male, there are also some female employees who stay at the centre. One such employee is Asha, a 30-year-old woman who came to work at the A1Snehanjali centre from a nearby Tribal village called Vikramgarh, District Palghar. 


Vikramgarh is a remote area where the job opportunities are at a bare minimum. The major work that the community of that village performs is that of farming and other agricultural jobs. However, those jobs are seasonal and heavily dependent on the climate, which means that if it doesn’t rain enough one year, the families in the village don’t earn enough to survive. Therefore, Asha decided to venture out of the village to explore stable job opportunities in the city. This is when she came across A1Snehanjali and began working for them as a resident employee.

Before she came to A1Snehanjali, she didn’t know what Alzheimer’s disease was. Once Asha came to the centre, she learnt about the disease and what is required from her as a caretaker person with Alzheimer’s. Coming from a community that lives in a remote area, the awareness about such diseases was, and still is, extremely minimal. Even as she works here, her family and friends back home aren’t fully aware about the disease. Nonetheless, they know that Asha’s work comprises of taking care of elder people, and so they continue to give Asha their blessings for doing this good work. Along with her relatives, Asha also feels happy in the work she does and finds it worthwhile to take care of the elders with dementia. 


Asha lost her husband few years ago and has 6 years old girl child, she worries about her child future and needs to work. Asha being mother and being compassionate towards her parents, helps her to care for Elders. She is Team member and works with her colleagues to make the center a better home stay for person with dementia. Her creativity with Rangoli and smile brings joy for all.   

At the A1Snehanjali centre, Asha’s duties include changing the diapers of the patients, sometime making them food and feeding them, giving the resident their medicines at the respective times as well as cleaning and grooming them on a daily basis. As a caretaker, she is essentially responsible for the day-to-day activity living of the residents since she assists them in almost every task they do every single day. However, she doesn’t mind the work since there aren’t any major problems or challenges she faces. Instead, Asha finds that everything runs quite smoothly every day at the A1Snehanjali centre with support from management, making it easier and happier for both the patients and the caretakers.


By Vansh Tibrewal



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Humans of Dementia - Yogesh

 Many people around the world leave their villages and hometowns to move to another city, state or sometimes even country, for the purpose of work. Some migrate with their entire families; however, some take the journey alone. Yogesh, a 33-year-old caregiver of person with Alzheimer’s at A1Snehanjali, is one such person who left his village to work full- time for the organization in Mumbai. Other employees like him, mostly men, have also moved to Mumbai from their respective villages for the work opportunity at A1Snehanjali. As a result, while the local employees mostly work in 12 hour shifts, employees like Yogesh stay at the centre 24/7, and work in shifts to care for the person with dementia at the time when other employees aren’t there. Living and working in the same place, A1Snehanjali is like Yogesh’s home and work-space at the same time, blurring the lines between the two. 


While Yogesh is a full-time employee at A1Snehanjali, his work does not really feel like a ‘job’ to him. Rather, he feels as if he is just at home taking care of his own family members. Not only does he regard his person with dementia, the Residents, as his family, but he also finds such proximity with other staff members, who he considers to be his really good friends. Sharing such a bond with his fellow colleagues and residents is one of the reasons that Yogesh has continued to work at A1Snehanjali for almost 8 years now. His own family back in the village also support him in his job as they believe it to be ‘punya ka kaam’ or virtuous work. They are very proud of him. Thus, Yogesh continues to be invested in providing support to the person with dementia and realizes it to be a fulfilling duty. 

Yogesh’s journey at A1Snehanjali began unexpectedly. He hadn’t thought of working here at all until his friend directed him to the Silver Innings organization. Yogesh was in search for work so he was asking around and looking for job openings. This is when one of his friends told him that there was an opening at Silver Innings, new assisted living elder care home ‘A1Snehanjali’. Yogesh came to the centre and has been working here ever since. Before coming to the centre, Yogesh didn’t know anything about Alzheimer’s disease, Dementia, Elder care or caregiving work, but since he learned about it and got onto the job, he hasn’t looked back.

Over the years, one of the challenges Yogesh has faced is when a new resident arrives for the first time in the centre. They often take a lot of time to adjust to the new environment and it can be difficult for them to settle. However, the caregivers make the new resident feel safe and comforted, and so over time, the residents become accustomed to the environment. He and others at A1Snehanjali have learnt how touch, smile and love make all feel homely. 


While caregiving work has a lot of ‘giving’ in the help that is provided by the caretakers to the person with dementia, Yogesh feels that it is also one of the few jobs that gives back to the caretaker. Everyday he learns something new, which keeps the experiences fresh and different everyday. This makes his job dynamic rather than monotonous, even after 8 years of working in the same place.

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." - Leo Buscaglia.  


By Vansh Tibrewal




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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Humans of Dementia - Jasmina

After Jasmina completed her university education, she became a stay-at-home mother. Spending all her time at home, she felt like she was sitting idle without a purpose, especially since she was qualified to take up more work. She was dissatisfied with her current state and decided that she would venture out to work. This is when she was introduced to A1Snehanjali assisted living elder care home, a project of Silver Innings and the work they do for elders and dementia. And the credit also goes to her husband, who encouraged her to take up some work, then being idle at home. 


Prior to her introduction to A1 Snehanjali, she didn’t know what Alzheimer’s disease was. However, when she visited the centre and spoke to the staff, she learnt more about the disease itself as well as the role of a caregiver in the dementia person lives. As she began coming to the job, she felt a homely feeling, an affection and closeness, which was missing in her life. The person with dementia seemed like her old parents and grandparents, and she found happiness in serving them. The missing piece in her life had been filled by her job.

Jasmina has now completed two years as a Center In charge and caregiver at A1Snehanjali. Serving the person with dementia (called as Residents) over the years, she has come to realise the value of her own parents and elders, and how fragile those relationships are. She has also found her co-staff and management to be helpful and supportive of each other, creating a healthy work environment. This is why she considers the person with dementia (residents) and staff to be her second family. But, it is also due to this attachment that when a any residents passes away, it really affects her a lot. When you serve someone every single day and one day they are no longer there, it creates a void and the absence is felt. While this hurts Jasmine a lot, she knows that this is a part and parcel of her work as a caregiver, and so, she continues to work in order to better the life of the residents.


Jasmina’s family members are very proud of Jasmina and the work she does. Her children and mother-in-law are extremely supportive of her job, and it is due to this that she is able to contribute time at her job and at home. Every morning, Jasmina wakes up, sends her children to school and comes to the centre. At the centre, she spends time with the residents, person with dementia - talking to them, facilitating prayer time, doing meaningful activities with them like singing, playing, drawing and watching TV. While she is at the centre, her mother-in-law looks after the home, which provides Jasmina support as she is freely able to go to work without worrying about the house. When Jasmina returns from work, she spends time with her children and finishes up the housework.

Having worked as a caregiver for last two years, Jasmina only has one thing to say - “Understand the value of your parents and grandparents. Respect them and care for them. Teach your children the same because if you don’t, one day you will be in the place of your parents and you won’t have anyone there for you.”

- By Vansh Tibrewal


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Sunday, October 10, 2021

Humans of Dementia - Ganesh

 Ganesh is a 24-year-old full-time caregiver at A1Snehanjali. He is from Adivasis community (indigenous peoples of India) from small village near Vikramgad, Palghar District. His journey as a caregiver to person with Dementia (called as residents) began when he was looking for a job after completion of his class 12th education in village. He was introduced to Silver Innings assisted living elder care home ‘A1Snehanjali’ at Rajodi, Virar and decided to take up caregiving as his full-time job alongside continuing his education with encouragement and support of compassionate management.    


As a caregiver, his job entails of several tasks such as making the Residents eat food, giving them a bath, conducting prayer time, and making them go to bed at night. Every day, the residents also have scheduled recreation and mental stimulation activity time where Ganesh and other staff members facilitate activities like playing games, music, dance, art & craft, walk etc

Before coming to the centre, Ganesh didn’t know anything about Alzheimer’s disease or A1Snehanjali’s work. When he came here and learnt about the disease for the first time, he was shocked - “Aisa kaise? Aisa hota hai?” (How is this possible? This happens?) Slowly, he learnt more about Alzheimer’s, the needs and challenges of its person and how care can be given to them to make their life experience smoother. Since then, he has been working for A1Snehanjali, taking care of residents at the centre. 


As a 24-year old, he is one of the youngest staff members at the organisation. Working in a place where the other staff members are older than you can sound like a barrier in making friends at work, however, Ganesh didn’t seem to face that challenge. Rather, he believes that he found his co- staff members to be more than friends - he found a family in them. This is because the staff and management helps each other out and treats each other with respect, which makes it a peaceful work environment. 

Whilst working full-time, Ganesh also managed to study side-by-side, and recently he completed his Graduation BA with 93%. One would assume that balancing both is a challenge, and the job would be adding to Ganesh’s stress. However, it is surprising yet pleasing to know that he doesn’t find his job stressful nor does he find it tedious. Instead, he feels that the job brings him happiness and joy. It relieves his stress and gives him the satisfaction of having done good in society. Everyone at A1Snehanjali is helpful and supportive of each other as well as the residents, and so he feels like he belongs there. 

Being a young man working at a centre that takes care of Dementia / Alzheimer’s person – mental health issues, one would think that his family would have some reservations, perhaps the typical expectation of getting a corporate job. But, Ganesh’s family doesn’t seem to think that way. On the contrary, Ganesh’s family gives him blessings because he is helping people, helping Elders, doing good and virtuous work. It is a form of seva and his family is proud of him for doing it. 

Ganesh is an example and inspiration to youth of India, which thinks differently, being progressive, and committed to humanity!  


By Vansh Tibrewal

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Monday, September 27, 2021

Humans of Dementia - Johna Tai

 She wakes up before the sun comes up. She cooks for her family and finishes up her housework. She gets dressed and leaves her home. She enters the A1 Snehanjali centre at 7 AM sharp and offers her care to several patients suffering from dementia until 7 PM. She goes back home to making dinner and doing chores. She sleeps. She wakes up again before the sun comes up.

Johna Tai, a 50-year-old woman, has lived this life every single day for the last seven years. Her work as a caregiver to person with Dementia is a full-time job, following the same routine almost every day. However, unlike the presumption of a general audience,Johna Tai does not find this monotonous. In fact, she finds a deep satisfaction and happiness in helping the patients who have become her family. Her work is not a duty or a job for her, rather, it’s like being there to take care of her grandparents when they need her. She finds an affinity and familiarity to the patients, a feeling of apnapan she didn’t find at her previous job.

Prior to working at A1 Snehanjali, Johna Tai worked as a nurse at a hospital. She found that job to be almost mechanical - patients come and go, constantly follow rational instructions, stare at the same white walls that don’t give a homely feeling to those who are encapsulated by them. Moreover, being a working mother, she didn’t find the night shifts at the hospital suitable for her. This is when she decided to work full-time at A1 Snehanjali, where a 12-hour shift gives her enough time for her family as well. But, more importantly, it’s a place where her job is not a chore, in fact she feels that it helps her get away from the tensions and stresses of her life.

Her work as a caregiver includes several different tasks. For example, making chai and breakfast for the patients, helping them use the washroom, changing their diapers throughout the day, helping them bathe and clean, and making sure they take their medicines on time. Having done this job for seven years now, Johna Tai believes that if all families are aware of the symptoms and signs of Dementia disease, and are attentive towards their parents and grandparents, then the disease can be detected early. This can allow the doctor and caregiver to give better support to the patients at an early stage itself.

With consistent enthusiasm,Johna Tai continues to do this caregiving work. She has even gotten her children involved, who come and visit the centre sometimes in the evenings after they come back from school. Her children also love to celebrate their birthdays at the centre with all the patients, who they consider nothing less than their own grandparents. As Johna Tai continues to serve person with Dementia, she also stands as a source of motivation, not only for her children, but also for all of us.

Written by Vansh Tibrewal


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Monday, May 17, 2021

Silver Innings 4 Mission for Corona Pandemic

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others - Mahatma Gandhi

We all live life as we want, but then we face a situation when we are helpless, in time of distress we not only find our self struggling but also others around us crying for help, our heart bleeds at these times of pandemic / disaster. Here Humanity comes Alive and we at Silver Innings try to being Human with small act of Kindness - Sailesh Mishra, Founder Silver Innings. 

Situations seem to happen to people, but in reality, they unfold from deeper karmic causes. The universe unfolds to itself, bringing to bear any cause that needs to be included. Don’t take this process personally. The working out of cause and effect is eternal. You are part of this rising and falling that never ends, and only by riding the wave can you ensure that the waves don’t drown you. ~Deepak Chopra.

Last year 2020 during pandemic lockdown, we at Silver Innings started 'Mission Feed Hungry - Mira Bhayandar' in association with like mined people and formed informal 'WE GROUP'. Through this group we distributed One month Dry Ration (Grocery) to around 20,000 thousand Families including daily wage earners, Senior Citizens, Transgender, Migrant workers, Old age homes, Tribal’s, Animals welfare, Orphanage, Widows   etc. at Mira Bhayandar, Vasai, Virar, Nalasopara, Wadala, Malvani, Dharavi, Dongri, Palghar and Ulhasnagar.

We did not stop here, but we  continued our pandemic work with other types of help : 

Helped 3500 Migrant workers with water bottles, food packets, biscuits 

Helped 800 Transgender with Ration and Medicines  

Helped Nepal origin 50 families with Ration 

We distributed with more then 500 Sensitization Kit and Food packet to Police at Mira Bhayandar and Nalasopara

We distributed with more then 300 Sensitization Kit to Vasai Virar Municipal Corpoartion Sanitation staff 

We ran crowd funding for Rs. 4.5 lakh Scholarship for Girl Child of Single mother,a needy student for her MS in Audiology

During School closer, we distributed 97 Diwali Goody Bags with Creative, Art and Craft materials to Zilla Parisad School at Nalasopara west, to help children stay at home  

We donated 2 Computers to ZP School  at Nalasopara / Virar west 

We donated  3289 Pads to Padsquad for underprivileged women and girls

We united children with Family

Provided medicine, home food to Seniors 



AND WE Thought, things are better and life is better now...... 

आंखों, में नींद बहुत है पर सोना नहीं है, यही समय है कुछ करने का इसे खोना नहीं है।


Once again this year 2021 we are going through Sufferings of 2nd wave of Corona Pandemic, Lockdown and infact this 2nd wave  has hit us hard. And our Silver Innings Team is in Action for love of Humanity.  As per need of this time we have launched 4 Programs. 

1) #MissionFoodDonation 

We stared with providing Free Home Made Nutrition Cooked Food to people in Quarantine in their home, in association with Food partner  Aanyo's and Delivery Partner Making The Difference - NGO 

2000 Meals provided in Mira Bhayanadar

1500 Tiffin will be provided from 18th / 19th May at South Mumbai / Mumbai with support of Purvish Shah and Trustee SAPNA SHAH 


2) #MissionFeedIndia 

We are providing Free Dry Ration to Underprivileged and Vulnerable in association with 'Market Place' .

Already distributed to 200 Families including Widow, TRANSGENDER Senior Citizens, Disable, Blind, Daily Wage earners  MIRA BHAYANDAR, DONGRI, MUMBAI CENTRAL, NALASOPARA VIRAR 


3) #Mission5000

Happy and Honoured to Join Humanitarian Effort with MISSION JOSH – MANSI DHANAK , Raising 5Cr to provide free Oxygen Concentrates in the most affected parts of India.

While every single day we are losing lives around us, we have to stand together behind everyone that is working hard to fight this pandemic. Your contribution will enable us to help 5000 people in India that includes Cancer patients, Delhi Police team, People living alone who are hit by Covid, Senior citizens and anyone who is in need of oxygen with our Partner NGOs : Silver Innings Foundation, Ladli Foundation Trust, Sanjeevani - Life Beyond Cancer Foundation.  Please help us amplify this by sharing in your network through WhatsApp or Social media.  With the second wave hitting India and hospitals running out of oxygen beds, covid patients are in dire need of oxygen. To impact lives of people who are affected, here is #Mission5000  Along with @tulsikumar15 we aim to save the lives of people by providing them free oxygen concentrators at their home.Donate here: https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/mission500


4)  #MissionSeniorCitizen 

Help for Senior Citizens at Home with Food, Ration, Vaccination and Counseling etc 

Advocacy for Elder Right at OEWG UN 11th Session, our Silver Innings spoke about Need for Covid and Older Persons and People with Dementia  https://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/documents/eleventh/NGO%20STATEMENTS%201%20APRIL%207TH%20MEETING/Silver%20Inning%20Foundation%20(E).pdf?fbclid=IwAR29q-Oerj1wkQuHIW1N-NXPC6hdYcgL6L1_81y1X4n88FJTyo-vdjFgEsM

We created awareness Tips for Senior Citizens for Taking Covid Vaccine  http://silverinnings.blogspot.com/2021/03/tips-for-senior-citizens-for-taking.html

We supported Online Program of Talent Show and Quiz with Tata Trust and Siitaare - The Shining Talents

We are also Reprinting our Dementia Self Help Book - 'Remember Me - You Me and Dementia', with better structure of content for easy redoing an d understanding during this pandemic to stay at home and be empowered about dementia care. 

Silver Innings Community Care : 4 Steps  : Mask, Wash hand, Safe distance, Get vaccinated 




If you wish to help us, you may contributed, send us email: silverinnings@gmail.com 

You can send us your contribution through bank transfer or Google Pay (Only Indian Rupees) - NO 80G:

Account Name: Silver innings for Humanity Foundation

Bank : Canara Bank

Account Type: Saving A/C

Account No: 2645101027082

Branch: Mira Road 

IFSC: CNRB0002645


You can also pay - *GPay - 9819819145*

Please Send us screen shot of your contribution. *Please note we do not have 80G


बड़े दौर गुजरे हैं जिंदगी के, यह दौर भी गुजर जायेगा, हाथ थाम लो किसी जरूरतमंद के,  कोरोना भी थम जाएगा॥


This Time too will pass, Be a helping hand to someone in need, Together we will defeat Corona !


We Thanks all our Friends, Donors, Well wishers, Family, Partners, Police, Civil Defense, NDRF, Municipal Corporation of Mumbai, Mira Bhayandar and Vasai Virar for their their support in Kind and Material.  


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Saturday, April 24, 2021

Silver Innings 'Mission Food Donation' Pandemic 2021

India is facing the second nationwide wave of Covid-19 pandemic, which has prompted some states to reimpose strict curbs, including partial and complete lockdowns, to tackle the contagion. And Lock down and Restrictions also come sufferings of daily wage earners, Senior Citizens, Homeless, Corona Positive, Transgender etc. 

When the coronavirus pandemic began early in 2020, experts wondered if there would be waves of cases, a pattern seen in other virus pandemics. The overall pattern so far has been one of increasing cases of COVID-19, with a surge in the summer and a larger one in the fall. Some locations that saw a high number of coronavirus infections early on, followed by a decline, are having a “second wave” of increased cases. Human behavior is the major factor. State and local governments, as well as individual people, differ in their response to the pandemic. Some follow COVID-19 precautions, such as physical distancing, hand-washing and mask-wearing. Others are not as prescriptive in requiring these measures or in restricting certain high risk activities (Source: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/)

Heartbreaking stories are coming in from across India as a second Covid wave wreaks havoc. Data suggests that this wave is proving to be more infectious and deadlier in some states, although India's death rate from the virus is still relatively low.

Last year 2020 lockdown, our Silver Innings distributed Dry Ration to around 16 thousand including daily wage earners, Senior Citizens, Transgender, Migrant workers, Old age homes, Tribals, Animals, Orphanage  etc. We Thanks all our Friends, Donors, Well wishers, Family, Partners, Police, Civil Defence, NDRF, Municipal Corporation for their their support in Kind and Material.  

Once again this year 2021 we are going through Sufferings of Corona Pandemic and infact this 2nd wave has hit us hard. This time our Team has got Requirement of cooked food for people in Quarantine at their home and Dry Ration too.

So we at Silver Innings for Humanity Foundation in association with AANYO's, Making The Difference - NGO and 'MarketPlace', decided to Distribute Cooked Home Made Tiffin to people in Quarantine and Dry Ration to Daily wage earners and underprivileged.



From 19th April 2021 we have started our Relief work for this year 2021 pandemic for people in Need. We will distribute Free Ration(Grocery) and Cook home made food.


We once again Appeal for your support for minimum contribution of Rs. 600/- and above for this humanitarian cause.

You can send us your contribution through bank transfer or Google Pay:
Account Name: Silver innings for Humanity Foundation
Bank : Canara Bank
Account Type: Saving A/C
Account No: 2645101027082
Branch: Mira Road
IFSC: CNRB0002645

*GPay - 9819819145*
Please Send us screen shot of your contribution. *Please note we do not have 80G



We will post below our work details for your reference:
19th April we distributed Free Ration to a widow at Nalasopara west

20th April distributed Ration to 3 people: Senior Citizen and 2 widows at Mira Bhayanadar




21 April we distributed Free Home made meal to 18 Quarantine people




22nd April we distributed Free Home made meal to 26 Quarantine people

23rd April we distributed Free Home made meal to 42 Quarantine people

23rd April our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Donated Rs.11,275/- for One Month Ration to 11 Transgender humans in Mumbai. Out of these are few with HIV +. Thank you so much Mesh Foundation and Friend
Archana Iemanjá Tomar
, for giving us the opportunity to be part of this Initiative

24th April we delivered total 58 Home Made Food to People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Aanyo's and Making The Difference - NGO






25th April we Distributed 3 Ration Kit to One Senior Citizen and Two Single women at Mira Bhayanadar

25th April we delivered total 75 Home Made Food to People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Aanyo's and Making The Difference - NGO




26th April We distributed 80 FREE Home Made Quarantine Tiffins at Mira Bhayanadar in association with Making The Difference - NGO Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation and Aanyo's

27th April we delivered total 75 Home Made Food to People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Food partner Aanyo's and delivery partner Making The Difference - NGO

28th April कुछ तो करना पड़ेगा, लोग परेशान है, हम कैसे शांत बैठे ❤️ We at Silver Innings Distributed Ration kit to 4 families at Mira Bhayanadar, our effort to help families in need during this 2nd wave and lockdown

28th April we delivered total 85 Home Made Food to People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Food partner Aanyo's and delivery partner Making The Difference - NGO




29th April we at Silver Innings Distributed Free Home Made Food to 85 People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation, Food partner Aanyo's and delivery partner Making The Difference - NGO

30th April We #coronawarriors Distributed Free 85 Home Meal to people in Quarentine at Mira Bhayanadar under #Silverinnings #missionfooddonation . Thanks to Aanyo's and Making The Difference - NGO


1st May 2021 we Distributed 85 Meals, Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation in association with Food Partner Aanyo's and deliver partner Making The Difference - NGO are providing Free Home Made Meal two times a day for people in Quarentine in Mira Bhayanadar city, we are also Distributing Dry Ration to needy.

1st May Mission5000 - Happy and Honoured to Join Humanitarian Effort, Raising 5Cr to provide free Oxygen Concentrators in the most affected parts of India.

While every single day we are losing lives around us, we have to stand together behind everyone that is working hard to fight this pandemic. Your contribution will enable us to help 5000 people in India that includes Cancer patients, Delhi Police team, People living alone who are hit by Covid, Senior citizens and anyone who is in need of oxygen with our Partner NGOs : Silver Innings Foundation, Ladli Foundation Trust, Sanjeevani - Life Beyond Cancer Foundation. Please help us amplify this by sharing in your network through WhatsApp or Social media. With the second wave hitting India and hospitals running out of oxygen beds, covid patients are in dire need of oxygen. To impact lives of people who are affected, here is #Mission5000 Along with @tulsikumar15 we aim to save the lives of people by providing them free oxygen concentrators at their home. Link in bio to support us with your contribution, we request all of you to support us save lives. @mansidhanak @vinavb @silverinnings @foundationladli @sanjeevanilbc @slbcmain @kettoindia @missionjoshoffiical #Mission5000 #MissionJosh #TulsiKumar #Oxygentosavelives #Impactfor5000 #OxygenForIndia #SavingIndia #SocialImpact #SilverInnings






Email - silverinnings@gmail.com


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Monday, March 8, 2021

Tips for Senior Citizens for Taking Covid Vaccine

Year 2020 was Covid Year, one of worst nightmare of humanity but then year 2021 came with HOPE, to overcome and WIN Covid.

Covid not only took millions of life, but brought Lockdown, halt of NORMAL activity to Live and Survive for billions of people all around the world. Worst sufferers were Older Adults, Senior Citizens, people age above 60 years and with mental physical disability. 

All over the world scientist, researchers, medical professionals and government have taken pain and unconditional effort to protect their citizens, humanity from Covid. This is first time in history in such a speed within one year a Vaccine had been developed for a most deadliest disease.

There has been also question on Speed Trials and effectiveness of vaccine, question are raised and misinformation are spread about vaccine. The scientific community and research body have assured the excellent effect of vaccine and cleared the doubts.  

There are different vaccine now available in limited quantity and some countries have prioritize vaccination for Seniors and older adults in nursing homes.

India has been actively involve in development covid vaccine and we now have 2 vaccine. India's regulators gave the vaccine an emergency approval in January 2021. 

At present there are two vaccine available in India, Covaxin of Bharat Biotech and Covishield The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is being manufactured locally by the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer.

Indian government first started drive with vaccination of Health Workers and Front-line workers. From  March 01, 2021, senior citizens (those above the age of 60) and 'people over 45 years of age with co-morbidity' will be allowed to get inoculated across government and private hospitals in India.


https://www.usnews.com


We at Silver Innings with our Experience working with Senior Citizens and vaccine site visit, noted important Tips for Senior Citizens and also for people with Dementia. Following are Tips and Suggestions:

  1. Prior Registration is Mandatory with Government Recognized Id card on https://www.aarogyasetu.gov.in/ or https://www.cowin.gov.in/home 
  2. Ask a family member or friend to help with scheduling an appointment.
  3. There are Two Dose, 2nd one after 28 days of first dose
  4. Vaccination at Government center is Free and Private Hospital Fees is Rs. 250//- 
  5. Take your Registration Number / Beneficiaries Number 
  6. Wear Mask and go
  7. Before Vaccine, they take temperature, check oxygen and Sanitize hand  
  8. Keep ready if any health /medical co-morbidity details
  9. You might have to take token at center
  10. The vaccination process is only 5 minutes but prior and post vaccination time is required
  11. Be ready for long queue / waiting line
  12. Take water bottle, biscuits, personal medicine; as you never know how much time it will take
  13. Hand towel / tissue paper might be useful
  14. Keep safe distance
  15. Be relax and tense free, do not rush, all will get vaccinated
  16. Better to take a family member / friend / caregiver for any help or support
  17. When you go inside vaccination final room or before it, they will Register you, will fill your details Online and take photo, your Government Id card will be asked
  18. At time of vaccination Nurse might tell you about the vaccine, why its given and how it will be useful, she will also tell the name of vaccine (if not then ask name of vaccine)
  19. After vaccination, which hardly is for few seconds, you will be asked to sit for 30 minutes under observation, this is important because if any after effect you will be treated there 
  20. After mandatory 30 minutes observation, they might give you some tablets to be only taken if any kind of minor post effect like fever, pain etc
  21. Take Selfie at selfie booth of vaccination, that is wonderful historic memories
  22. You might be given Vaccination Certificate or can get download from above website after vaccine    
  23. Before leaving the place make sure that you take down contact details of medical officer / clinic details in case of any there side effect - like whom to contact
  24. Remember to take 2nd mandatory dose after 28th day of 1st vaccine, infact you can ask at center when to come - you might have check on same registration website or you might get reminder message 
  25. Please share your experience with family and friends and encourage others to take too  
  26. For person with Dementia or Mental health, do take along medical papers, inform the health officers regarding same , do not hide mental health issue, a family member or care giver should not leave them alone anytime 
  27. In case a person has allergies to medication, or drugs, it is important to inform the same to health officer at center or take clearance from your doctor get an all-clear from a medical practitioner.
  28. For person between 45 years to 59 age group with co-morbidity, remember to take certificate from approved doctor and reference medical report 
  29. Dementia and mental illness can be covered in co-morbidity with letter from doctor    


After getting the vaccine, some people have side effects. Common side effects include:

  1. Pain where the shot is given,
  2. Fever,
  3. Tiredness
  4. Headache for 1-2 days.


Important to note, Vaccine will help our immune system to recognize and fight an external virus threat,  might take few weeks after vaccination for the body to build (immunity) against the virus.


Even after getting the COVID  vaccine, you should still:

  1. Wear a  mask that covers your nose and mouth when in public place / crowd 
  2. Keep safe distance stay at least 6 feet away from others
  3. Avoid crowds
  4. Wash your hands often



As a citizen it becomes our duty and responsibility towards nation to take Vaccine and help in Nation building

By taking Covid Vaccine, we are not only protecting our self, but our family, our friends, colleagues, Community too from Corona.




Special note: This article is base on personal experience,  we request to take medical advice before taking any step.


Author : Sailesh Mishra, Founder - Silver Innings 


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