Stroke is a cruel disease. It is something I don’t wish for anyone. If it is not fatal, the recovery is either takes long or the patient is disabled for life. Post-stroke care and recovery is the key, and it is where the Foundation focuses its efforts on.

We at the foundation are open to, and are on the look-out for any solution to help our patients. And in Bhutan we are fortunate. Besides the universal public health services, we have traditional medicines, Vajrayana rituals and, finally, the blessings of our lamas and rimpoches.

Hence, one of the initiatives I proposed as the Chairman of the Board was to request a few compassionate Rimpoches to be our spiritual patrons. Their role would to annually bestow long-life and medicine Buddha blessings on our patients and the caregivers all over Bhutan, and on the staff of the foundation.

We are super excited that His Eminence Kathok Situ Rimpoche, and Her Eminence Dorje Phagmo Rimpoche have accepted our request. We will soon approach His Eminence Zuri Truku Rimpoche. Their selflessness, compassion and blessings will go a long way into helping our patients, and the stroke patients all over the world to recover.

Where science stops, I am hoping spirituality will take over and help us find our health, happiness and hope.

This is the beauty of Bhutan.