We'd got off from 'The Quarterdeck' at nine minutes past 6. Achu had to be dropped at the railway station for his trip to Palakkad and after dropping him, a turn was missed and therefore, had to go round the Swaraj Square and 'Vadakkunnathan' twice, resulting in loss of valuable time. Breakfast was a trifle early at the Saravana Bhavan, on the outskirts of Thrissur.
The traffic was heavy and on top of that, a heavy goods-laden truck came and touched my Chevy on the starboard quarter at Kalamasserri, making a visit to the service station an immediate necessity. There was no question of extracting the price from the truck driver as the traffic had piled up and the motorists - already fed up with the inordinate delay - would have resented it if I'd delayed it further while trying to take charge of the errant driver!
By the time we could be with the doctor, it was an hour later than the appointed time. Finally, the remedial action was put in place - medicines altered, a seven-day course of antibiotics ordered and dosages of two of the existing medicines increased! The bonhomie between them was very much there but the infection has taken its toll, mom seemed to be tired after the journey which she finds exhausting!
A quick lunch at 'The Brigade's' and the journey was resumed. We could meet Lekha's dad on the way and by sunset time, we're back at the 'Raj Nivas'. The evening was packed with people coming by to meet mom and say hello to her. Though travel weary and badly wanting to hit the sack early, it was pretty late, by the time we could settle down!
Tailpiece.
The doc had reiterated that my mom's weakness was temporary and that, it was because of the recent viral fever. The recuperation was gonna be a bit longer due to the age factor!
The traffic was heavy and on top of that, a heavy goods-laden truck came and touched my Chevy on the starboard quarter at Kalamasserri, making a visit to the service station an immediate necessity. There was no question of extracting the price from the truck driver as the traffic had piled up and the motorists - already fed up with the inordinate delay - would have resented it if I'd delayed it further while trying to take charge of the errant driver!
By the time we could be with the doctor, it was an hour later than the appointed time. Finally, the remedial action was put in place - medicines altered, a seven-day course of antibiotics ordered and dosages of two of the existing medicines increased! The bonhomie between them was very much there but the infection has taken its toll, mom seemed to be tired after the journey which she finds exhausting!
A quick lunch at 'The Brigade's' and the journey was resumed. We could meet Lekha's dad on the way and by sunset time, we're back at the 'Raj Nivas'. The evening was packed with people coming by to meet mom and say hello to her. Though travel weary and badly wanting to hit the sack early, it was pretty late, by the time we could settle down!
Tailpiece.
The doc had reiterated that my mom's weakness was temporary and that, it was because of the recent viral fever. The recuperation was gonna be a bit longer due to the age factor!
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