Even the doctor cried when she gave her piggy bank to save her dad. Sort of miracle happened 3 months later

Sometimes a little girl’s steadfast devotion and unconditional love can work wonders. A neurologist from Hyderabad recently shared a story of a miraculous recovery of a man who had suffered a bad stroke. In his X post, Dr. Sudhir Kumar wrote about a little girl named Pari, who gave up her piggy bank, containing all of her savings, to restore her father to health. Her father, who once played antakshari with her enthusiastically, now lay on the hospital bed, paralysed from a stroke.

Recalling the little girl's heartbreaking enthusiasm to save her father's life, the doctor recalled, "She opened her school bag and pulled out her most precious possession — a slightly cracked piggy bank, its pink paint faded with time. I have saved a lot of coins in this,” she said, her voice brave and steady despite the tears. You can use all of them to make Papa speak again."

💖 Pari’s Piggy Bank

➡️Twelve-year-old Pari walked quietly through the long hospital corridor, holding her mother's hand and her school bag on her back. Her eyes searched each room number until they reached Room 217 — the one that now held her father, who just a week ago had…

— Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (@hyderabaddoctor) May 17, 2025

The Healing Power of Music

Pari’s father was enrolled in a comprehensive rehabilitation program. Alongside medicine and speech therapy, the doctors introduced Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) — a technique that uses the musical abilities of the brain to restore language.

Old Hindi melodies filled his hospital room. Kishore Kumar’s songs, his favorites, became his medicine. At first, there were only faint hums. Then, slowly, broken words emerged. He couldn’t converse yet, but he could sing. And every time Pari looked sad, he would hum softly, “Rona kabhi nahi rona, chahe toot jaye khilona.” It wasn’t fluent speech, but it was love made audible.

Love Walks Again

For three months, Pari visited the hospital faithfully, books in hand and hope in her heart. She would sit beside her father and whisper, “Remember antakshari, Papa?” He would nod, hum, and sometimes even manage a few words.

One day, Pari walked into the outpatient department, her father beside her, standing tall and steady. When they reached the doctor, he looked at his daughter and, with clear words and a warm smile, said, “Pari, let’s play antakshari.”

This goes on to prove that sometimes, a daughter's unconditional love can be enough to bring the parent back from the brink of death.

Dr. Sudhir Kumar is a renowned neurologist. He works with Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad.