NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (PTI): Just hours before he was to take his wedding vows, Riyadh N Abed received a call that changed his life.
The 34-year-old, who was summoned by his employer, was walking to a warehouse in Baghdad, Iraq where he works as a supervisor when a 1000-kg iron pile crushed his left foot. The injury would have crippled him for life had a good Samaritan not told him about seeking treatment in India.
It took the team of six doctors at Fortis Hospital here around 10 hours to reconstruct the damaged foot, using a large muscle graft from Abed's upper back to cover the exposed portions.
Recalling the events on September 17, Abed told doctors that he went numb after the accident.
"Just a few seconds ago his mind was full of dreams about his new life after marriage. The accident was a big shock to him," a doctor said.
