I went into depression for being unable to resume my treatment: Dingko Singh

Asian Games gold-medal-winning boxer Dingko Singh has revealed that he went into depression as he was unable to travel to national capital for his cancer treatment due to nationwide lockdown.  Dingko Singh was on Saturday airlifted from Imphal to national capital for his liver cancer treatment. "If ambulance wouldn't have been arranged, it could have been a big problem for me. Even though I wanted to come to Delhi, I couldn't come because of lockdown," Dingko said in a video mess released by Boxing Federation of India (BFI). "During critical time when doctors had told me to come, I could t man to come time to time, and so I went into depression."

'I went into depression'

Dingko's transfer to Delhi by a Spicejet air ambulance was personally facilitated by BFI president Ajay Singh, after he missed a scheduled radiation rapy session due to ongoing national lockdown. 41-year-old was due to undergo radiation rapy a fortnight back but could t come to Delhi because of lockdown. " way BFI and our president Ajay Singh mand to arrange air ambulance understanding my problem...I mean, I felt better in Manipur itself when I came to kw about it and w after reaching here, I am feeling much better," Dingko said.

Accompanied by his wife Ngangom Babai Devi, Dingko, was taken straight to Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), where he is currently undergoing his treatment. Dingko, an Arjuna and Padma Shri awardee, is battling a relapse of liver cancer. Manipuri was a flamboyant bantamweight boxer and won Asian Games gold in 1998 edition in Bangkok.  Dingko thanked BFI and said he w has a renewed sense of optimism about his recovery. 

"w my treatment has started and my doctors and sisters are keeping a check on me and taking care of my requirements from time to time. Sometimes I am called for tests or something else and I don't realise how time goes w and I feel strength to live again," he said.

"I want to thank BFI, its president and all members for help." 

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