Rajesh Khanna stays in our residential area and is an enterprising and hardworking gentleman. His parents, though hardcore Malayalees, were enamoured by the first superstar of the Hindi movies and had named their son after him. A cheerful and friendly person, I was seeing him this evening after a long lapse.
He was in the hospital for the last forty days or so during which he was transferred for expert medical opinion/management at Bangalore. He was profusely thankful for the train reservations secured for him, without prior notice, during the peak season. But what he had told me about his ailment threw me off balance.
He suffers from an ailment called 'Pneumo Thorax', wherein due to his physical attributes, there's a tendency for fluid accumulation within the outer lining of his lungs! It results in his lungs working at a reduced capacity - this time at about 45% - causing difficulty in breathing accompanied by indescribable pain!!
He has been discharged as the fluid retention has been contained and he's back to normal. What amazed me was that he has not been advised any medicines to prevent its recurrence. I understand that the medicine for the cure of the ailment is still at a conceptual stage probably, because the causes aren't known! Consequently, Rajesh has been told that he'd be under periodic medical review.
My take.
As mankind makes tremendous strides on all fields, there are so many things around him that stay hidden in a cloak of secrecy. It sort of shows as to how vulnerable man is in the working of this universe and the intricacies of life continue to baffle him. Perhaps, the treatment for 'Pneumo Thorax' is gonna crystallise soon and Rajesh Khanna would be able to cast his worries aside.
God, please take care of him.
Tailpiece.
After the long patch of relentless heat, with the Mercury surging towards 40 degrees Celsius, this evening we were subjected to the first pre-monsoon thundershowers. The sheets of lightning accompanied by the scary thunder seemed to be relentless and harsh. But the resultant cooling of the environment is lovely!
He was in the hospital for the last forty days or so during which he was transferred for expert medical opinion/management at Bangalore. He was profusely thankful for the train reservations secured for him, without prior notice, during the peak season. But what he had told me about his ailment threw me off balance.
He suffers from an ailment called 'Pneumo Thorax', wherein due to his physical attributes, there's a tendency for fluid accumulation within the outer lining of his lungs! It results in his lungs working at a reduced capacity - this time at about 45% - causing difficulty in breathing accompanied by indescribable pain!!
He has been discharged as the fluid retention has been contained and he's back to normal. What amazed me was that he has not been advised any medicines to prevent its recurrence. I understand that the medicine for the cure of the ailment is still at a conceptual stage probably, because the causes aren't known! Consequently, Rajesh has been told that he'd be under periodic medical review.
My take.
As mankind makes tremendous strides on all fields, there are so many things around him that stay hidden in a cloak of secrecy. It sort of shows as to how vulnerable man is in the working of this universe and the intricacies of life continue to baffle him. Perhaps, the treatment for 'Pneumo Thorax' is gonna crystallise soon and Rajesh Khanna would be able to cast his worries aside.
God, please take care of him.
Tailpiece.
After the long patch of relentless heat, with the Mercury surging towards 40 degrees Celsius, this evening we were subjected to the first pre-monsoon thundershowers. The sheets of lightning accompanied by the scary thunder seemed to be relentless and harsh. But the resultant cooling of the environment is lovely!
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