Focus is on recovery from go-kart accident
PETALING JAYA: He was supposed to leave for Germany next month for an apprenticeship in technical and vocational education and training (TVET).
Instead, Maanroshan Singh Hulon is now lying on a hospital bed and facing a long road to recovery after a go-kart accident on July 11 left him with severe scalp injuries.
It happened barely a week after he turned 21.
Maanroshan had just returned to Malaysia after spending eight months in Germany attending a voluntary programme.
He had been looking forward to going back to Germany to begin the apprenticeship on Aug 1, said his mother Charanjeet Kaur.
“He keeps asking the doctors, ‘Am I improving?’ He is determined to get better so that he can go for the apprenticeship,” said Charanjeet, a producer at Star Media Group.
“He told me, ‘By September, by hook or by crook, I will be in Germany.’ I know he has a long road to recovery, but I do not want to take away his hope.
“We just encourage him and tell him to focus on getting better first.”
Maanroshan, who is the younger of her two boys, had been preparing for his visa interview on July 15 before the accident happened at the go-kart circuit, she said.
Charanjeet said her son’s recovery was progressing slowly, with doctors monitoring his condition closely.
The doctors at Hospital Putrajaya, she added, were currently focusing on helping the tissue recover, while further treatment options, including a possible hair transplant, could only be considered at a later stage.
Besides the physical injuries, she said Maanroshan was also struggling emotionally after the horrific incident.
“He is traumatised. He does not want to talk much and sometimes gets agitated. He is in pain. There are so many things going through his mind.
“We keep telling him, ‘This is not your fault. You are alive and that is what matters to us’,” she said.
She said Maanroshan was also devastated because his long hair was an important part of his identity and faith as a Sikh.
“For Sikhs, the hair is sacred. So, losing his entire scalp has affected him deeply. It is not just a physical injury for him,” she said.
But Charanjeet said the family was grateful that Maanroshan survived the accident and remained hopeful about his recovery.
“He is strong. His determination to get better is what gives us strength too,” she added.
She said the family had lodged a police report over the accident in Putrajaya.
Putrajaya OCPD Asst Comm Aidi Sham Mohamed said the report lodged had been forwarded to the Puchong police for further action as the incident took place in the district.
The family said the go-kart circuit operator had reached out to offer assistance, but stressed their priority at the moment was to focus on Maanroshan’s recovery.
