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Sr. Christina Fernandes, left, of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate says she draws motivation from the woman at right, who was one of the first patients at Sumanahalli and is like a mother to the sisters. Fernandes has served there for 26 years. (Thomas Scaria)
Sr. Christina Fernandes, left, of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate says she draws motivation from the woman at right, who was one of the first patients at Sumanahalli and is like a mother to the sisters. Fernandes has served there for 26 years.