KOCHI: VPS Lakeshore Hospital has announced that Avani, who sustained a severe spinal injury in a car accident on her wedding day in Alappuzha, will receive free treatment. The hospital decided to cover the cost of her surgery and care as a wedding gift to Avani and her groom, Sharon. A team led by Managing Director S. K. Abdullah visited the couple and their family.

Meanwhile, Avani’s spinal surgery, necessitated by the accident, was successfully completed this afternoon. The procedure was performed under the supervision of Dr Sudheesh Karunakaran, head of the Neurosurgery Department. Hospital authorities stated that a detailed medical report outlining the injury will be issued soon. The surgery began at 9.45 a.m., and Avani remains under close observation in the Surgical ICU, where she

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