Ms. Thanuja Madawala on 0094 777 915413 or 
Ms. Manique Wijesurendra on 0094 777 349802.

These are photographs of 31-year-old Nuranthi Ratnayake, a past pupil of Hillwood College, Kandy, who is lying in a Scottish hospital, in desperate need of help.

On 3 September 2006, three days before she was due to be married, Nuranthi suffered a brain haemorrhage. A burst blood vessel, followed by a stroke, put her into a coma for several weeks. Expert medical care at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, has helped her, though severely disabled due to her tragic condition, to enter a phase of neuro-rehabilitation. As the accompanying letters from Nuranthi’s physicians indicate, this process will require a prolonged period (at least 6 months) of management in the Astley Ainslie Hospital; and it is to help her family meet the expenses incurred in providing this that we appeal to you for your generous support and financial assistance.