A Desi In New York Was Heavily In Debt, Battling Cancer. Then...

Together, Saroj and Goyal ran a clothing store for 40 years

A fundraiser to help out an Indian woman in New York, who was left heavily in debt and battling breast cancer alone after her husband's death, has surpassed its goal of $1,30,000 in just three days. The woman had opened up about dealing with the loss of her husband and struggling with mounting bills and ill health in an interview with 'Humans of New York'. Saroj and Goyal were married for over 40 years, but after Goyal's death two years ago, the clothing store they ran together in New York was left heavily in debt. Since Goyal's death, Saroj says she has hardly dressed up. "I put on a sari for this interview, and some lipstick. But it's the first time in a long time," she told Brandon Stanton, the man behind Humans of New York, who spoke to her recently. "Because there's nobody asking me to dress up anymore," she says.  Saroj remembers how much her husband liked to see her dressed up for special occasions. "He always wanted me to dress like a queen. Whenever we went to a party, he'd say: 'Put on your nicest sari. Or a little more jewelry' And I'd tell him, 'Oh Goyal, please shut up'," she recalls.   Together, Saroj and Goyal ran a clothing store for 40 years - "and the entire time I was his helper," she says.