‘We at least have 4 walls’

Hem Kumari (25) has blood cancer and an enlarged liver.

Hem Kumari (25) has blood cancer and an enlarged liver.

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She's here with her husband Man Bahadur (30), from a village in Mahua district, Uttar Pradesh. Leaving behind their two children — Neeraj (5) and Pranshi (2) — with their grandparents, the couple first camped under a tree outside the OPD before moving into the men's urinal two weeks ago.

"It's better than living under a tree," says Kumari, "at least, we have four walls around us.”