Health Boards
Tue-02-10-2012, 12:39 PM
This is a very sad piece of news, but I felt it should be posted on here to help raise awareness that Psoriasis is not just a skin problem.
Rest In Peace Sadhana
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BANGALORE: Depressed over a skin ailment that curtailed her liking to dress up, a II BCom student allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling of her home late on Sunday night.
She was found hanging by her mother and brother in their residence at Subramanyanagar near Rajajinagar, off Rajkumar Road.
Sadhana Arulananda (20), daughter of businessman and Ramamohanapalya resident Arulananda, was diagnosed with psoriasis over 10 years ago. The disease exacerbated a couple of years back, resulting in inflammation and scaling.
Sadhana's elder brother, Arun, and mother had gone to her grandmother's house at Rama Mandir in Rajajinagar in the evening. "They later tried calling Sadhana over the phone but received no response. They returned home around 10pm and found the front door locked from inside," Subramanyanagar police said.
Sensing something amiss, Arun stood on the compound and peeped from the kitchen ventilator. "He saw his younger sister hanging from the ceiling in the room. With neighbours' help, he broke open the door and untied the noose," police said.
Arun, a private company employee, told cops that Sadhana showed signs of life when he brought her down. "They shifted her to a hospital on Dr Rajkumar Road but doctors declared her brought dead," police said.
Sadhana was a student of Maharani College, Sheshadri Road.
In his statement to cops, Arun said his sister was distraught over her deteriorating skin ailment. Sadhana had stopped attending functions, given the ailment's visible symptoms. The ailment also resulted in her developing allergies to particular dresses.
"This disease is not allowing me to dress neatly or wear different clothes. My life is ruined," Arun quoted Sadhana as saying.
Rest In Peace Sadhana
