It was on this date last month when the four of us - Suresh(293), Mohanachandran(428), self(519) and Vijay(526) - were getting set to fly to Singapore for a cruise on a passenger liner. Vijay-Anita will fly off to Houston by an Emirates flight early morning tomorrow. Confusion about the dates made Mohanachandran ring him up last night to wish him bon voyage. Barely, a couple of hours later, around 2230 hrs upon hearing a sound, Manju found that her husband was not on the bed, beside her. He was lying on the floor and as she tried to pick him up, found that his left hand had gone limp.
Thanks to a quick reaction and correct actions on her part, he was wheeled into the KIMS Hospital at Thiruvananthapuram - within the 'golden hour' - where he underwent an angiogram followed by an angioplasty and a stent was put in place. He'd suffered a heart attack and that was brought under control. Luckily, we've a school senior - Ashraf Ali of the '68 batch - a psychiatrist, on the rolls of the hospital to give us vital information. The bad news is that a blood clot has lodged itself in the left part of his brain and he is in the ICCU of the hospital. Suresh and Vijay, who've been monitoring him closely say that he'd opened his eyes and moved his right hand ever so slightly which was a positive development. The next 48 hrs are crucial! The doctor attending him has told that even if he were to survive, he'd be in a paralytic state and will require to be nursed for a while.
Of late, Mohanachandran and his wife, have been upset over the fact that their younger son, Vishnu had married from another community and close on its heels, he lost his 84 yr old mother with whom he was very close. Consequently, he became quiet and had withdrawn into his cocoon. We did have a long chat during our recent outing abroad and he said that he was able to come out of his melancholy, thanks to it. He'd promised to me that he'd keep himself busy by doing his daily rounds, in Kazhakootam and other places around. He's God to the livestock owners of the area! He'd taken leave(?) from all activities, consequent to his son's wedding and used to say that he was gonna live a retired life.
They've two sons - Vinu, at Bangalore and Vishnu at Dubai. The former is already at his bedside.
A veterinary surgeon by profession and a very fine one at that, he calls himself a 'dogtor'. He used to take care of our Doberman, Bruno on whom he'd carried out a complicated surgery - in the late '90s - that stood him in good stead subsequently.
We, your classmates, are eagerly awaiting your early recovery, so that you can join us for our get together at Kochi from the 9th to the 11th of next month. In prayers.
Tailpiece.
An RSS worker was hacked to death here at Guruvayur during the forenoon. Four car borne guys seem to be behind this. Anyways, they've called for a 'hartal' tomorrow at Guruvayur and the nearby 'Manalur'. So its gonna be another forced holiday, tomorrow.
Thanks to a quick reaction and correct actions on her part, he was wheeled into the KIMS Hospital at Thiruvananthapuram - within the 'golden hour' - where he underwent an angiogram followed by an angioplasty and a stent was put in place. He'd suffered a heart attack and that was brought under control. Luckily, we've a school senior - Ashraf Ali of the '68 batch - a psychiatrist, on the rolls of the hospital to give us vital information. The bad news is that a blood clot has lodged itself in the left part of his brain and he is in the ICCU of the hospital. Suresh and Vijay, who've been monitoring him closely say that he'd opened his eyes and moved his right hand ever so slightly which was a positive development. The next 48 hrs are crucial! The doctor attending him has told that even if he were to survive, he'd be in a paralytic state and will require to be nursed for a while.
Of late, Mohanachandran and his wife, have been upset over the fact that their younger son, Vishnu had married from another community and close on its heels, he lost his 84 yr old mother with whom he was very close. Consequently, he became quiet and had withdrawn into his cocoon. We did have a long chat during our recent outing abroad and he said that he was able to come out of his melancholy, thanks to it. He'd promised to me that he'd keep himself busy by doing his daily rounds, in Kazhakootam and other places around. He's God to the livestock owners of the area! He'd taken leave(?) from all activities, consequent to his son's wedding and used to say that he was gonna live a retired life.
They've two sons - Vinu, at Bangalore and Vishnu at Dubai. The former is already at his bedside.
A veterinary surgeon by profession and a very fine one at that, he calls himself a 'dogtor'. He used to take care of our Doberman, Bruno on whom he'd carried out a complicated surgery - in the late '90s - that stood him in good stead subsequently.
We, your classmates, are eagerly awaiting your early recovery, so that you can join us for our get together at Kochi from the 9th to the 11th of next month. In prayers.
Tailpiece.
An RSS worker was hacked to death here at Guruvayur during the forenoon. Four car borne guys seem to be behind this. Anyways, they've called for a 'hartal' tomorrow at Guruvayur and the nearby 'Manalur'. So its gonna be another forced holiday, tomorrow.
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