The following is an update on beloved kirtaniya Agnideva Das, who was rushed to the hospital in Sydney, Australia on October 14^th with a lung infection and very low oxygen levels.

The update was provided on October 25^th by Indradyumna Swami, who is running the Gofundme campaign to raise donations for Agnideva’s medical expenses.

“The following report is not a pleasant one to read. Please keep your donations coming. We have yet to reach our goal of $100,000.

In order to address the issue of Agnideva prabhu’s cardiac problems, it was necessary to get him breathing on his own without the ventilator. Sedation was reduced slightly to test his neurological reflexes – a prerequisite to removing the respiratory equipment.

As a result of the sedation being reduced he was able to move his eyes from side to side, wiggle his fingers and toes and stick his tongue out. However, he could not move his limbs. This made removing the ventilator too dangerous.

The doctors suspect that his auto immune system has been affected, most likely by a disease called Guillain-Barre’s Syndrome, a neurological disease caused by bacterial or viral infection. There is no cure. People usually recover but it takes six months or more.

Again, we humbly request devotees, friends and well wishers to contribute to his treatment.

Thank you!

Your servant,
Indradyumna Swami”