Valsala chechi, Radhan chettan's sister-in-law, had called up in the morning asking me to meet up with his doctor to ascertain his medical status. This was in the light of the early morning difficulty, in breathing, that he'd undergone. He'd to be resuscitated to be brought back to normal, said Sathi chechi who was beside him at that moment. There were other reasons, too, that had prompted the request which were:-
- the rising hospital bill against meagre resources.
- his three sons have only just begun to reconcile to their dad's remarriage. They've already
expressed their inability to spend big money for the treatment.
- the job of clearing the hospital expenses, therefore, has fallen on the frail shoulders of
Maheshwari Peramma, with her meagre pension and the younger sister-in-law and of course,
the wife.
- both of them were slated to get back to Bangalore where the two daughters of chettan's late
younger brother, live along with their families. The tickets for their return journey had to be
bought and reservations done.
I've seen that such jumbles and topsy turvy priorities exist among the dependents of the patients in hospitals, engaged in life and death battles. A sad situation, but a harsh fact of life!
So, I'd gone over to the hospital to meet up with the doctor who was looking after chettan, with Sathi chechi in attendance. He was disarmingly candid about the present condition. To my question as to whether there was any reason to worry(In the light of chettan having been shifted out of the CCU), his answer was, "There's every reason to worry!" Every vital organ has problems, the creatinine level was at 5 against the normal reading around 1, the Sodium and Potassium levels were high and so on and so forth. Surgery of any sort has been ruled out as his condition was precarious and the parameters were being brought back to normal, through medicines and it was gonna take time. The family had to brace up for more expenses as the stay at the hospital is gonna extend to a week or 10 days as per my estimates.
I'd conveyed it to his sister-in-law, presently at Kottayam, with the mother. There was a wedding of one of the children - in the family - on 12 Nov and they're undecided as to how they'd return for the wedding after heading back to Bangalore now. My message was that their return trip should be planned for a date, after the wedding!
Tailpiece.
The evil in me was active. Why couldn't my mom improve while in hospital like Radhan chettan? He's doing well despite multiple problems in his system........the roles could have been reversed had god been indulgent! Sorry, Radhan chetta these are irrational thoughts that rush past and have no locus standi!
- the rising hospital bill against meagre resources.
- his three sons have only just begun to reconcile to their dad's remarriage. They've already
expressed their inability to spend big money for the treatment.
- the job of clearing the hospital expenses, therefore, has fallen on the frail shoulders of
Maheshwari Peramma, with her meagre pension and the younger sister-in-law and of course,
the wife.
- both of them were slated to get back to Bangalore where the two daughters of chettan's late
younger brother, live along with their families. The tickets for their return journey had to be
bought and reservations done.
I've seen that such jumbles and topsy turvy priorities exist among the dependents of the patients in hospitals, engaged in life and death battles. A sad situation, but a harsh fact of life!
So, I'd gone over to the hospital to meet up with the doctor who was looking after chettan, with Sathi chechi in attendance. He was disarmingly candid about the present condition. To my question as to whether there was any reason to worry(In the light of chettan having been shifted out of the CCU), his answer was, "There's every reason to worry!" Every vital organ has problems, the creatinine level was at 5 against the normal reading around 1, the Sodium and Potassium levels were high and so on and so forth. Surgery of any sort has been ruled out as his condition was precarious and the parameters were being brought back to normal, through medicines and it was gonna take time. The family had to brace up for more expenses as the stay at the hospital is gonna extend to a week or 10 days as per my estimates.
I'd conveyed it to his sister-in-law, presently at Kottayam, with the mother. There was a wedding of one of the children - in the family - on 12 Nov and they're undecided as to how they'd return for the wedding after heading back to Bangalore now. My message was that their return trip should be planned for a date, after the wedding!
Tailpiece.
The evil in me was active. Why couldn't my mom improve while in hospital like Radhan chettan? He's doing well despite multiple problems in his system........the roles could have been reversed had god been indulgent! Sorry, Radhan chetta these are irrational thoughts that rush past and have no locus standi!
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