Had got up around a quarter past 5 and had got into my walking garb. The walk was nice after a fairly long break! Mohanachandran's morning medical bulletin had come from Suresh Laxman, saying the following,
"They are planning to do tracheotomy before taking him off the ventilator. He continues to be
sedated because of BP variations. I saw him moving his left hand and leg in a motion as though
he was singing a song in his mind. There is a slight swelling on both the eyes and they were
closed. His doctor had, earlier, explained the reality of the situation that the left side of the brain
has been affected and that, in turn, has affected his speech and the right limbs.....and that
recognition may also be affected......but these can be treated with physiotherapy and in due course
he could get better. The exact condition would be known once he is off sedation after the
tracheotomy today".
Our maid was down with a bad and persistent cough and Lekha had asked her to take rest for the day. She'd gone to the market to buy certain essential stuff as Debashish, Suni and their daughter - she has a dance performance at the Melpathoor Auditorium at the eastern entrance of the temple on Saturday - are dropping by tomorrow and my sister, Padmakumar and Achu, along with Ammu and Midhun, are expected for Sunday lunch. Meanwhile, Aravind of the Bajaj Allianz had come and collected the cheque covering our car's insurance for '18. That job has been completed.
Meanwhile, our car is still at the Geeyem Motors for the servicing and repairs. It's now almost a month since its admission! The rear bumper has, finally, arrived from their base at Bangalaore and I hope to get the vehicle back latest by Wednesday. This is based on a personal request by Manikandan - my Customer Adviser - that he wanted to personally supervise the work. He had gone on the Sabarimala pilgrimage on the 17th and will return this Sunday. I didn't have the heart to negate his wish because he sounded earnest as always!
Mohanachandran's evening medical bulletin went something like this, "He was wheeled into the operation theatre at about 2030 hrs for the tracheotomy and brought back to the ICCU around 2230 hrs".
The highway skirting our compound has been dug up at various places for laying the cables underground. The road is narrow and the dug up situation has shrunk its width further and pedestrians, often, find the vehicles passing pretty close to them and that too, at fantastic speeds! I've experienced it myself during the walks. Meanwhile, accidents happen by a dime a dozen everyday. No one seems to be bothered, either. Educating the people about traffic regulations, along with strict penalties in case of lapses will get the motorists on track. I've felt like stopping vehicles that err and slap the drivers trying to negotiate at exorbitant speeds.
But that would be taking the law into my own hands, isn't it? And hence, I desist.
Tailpiece.
In Gujarat, the opposition has combined to form a 'grand alliance' against Narendra Modi and the BJP. Moody's upgrading India's sovereign rating after 13 years has taken the wind out of the sails of the naysayers of our economic health, post demonetisation and the introduction of the GST.
"They are planning to do tracheotomy before taking him off the ventilator. He continues to be
sedated because of BP variations. I saw him moving his left hand and leg in a motion as though
he was singing a song in his mind. There is a slight swelling on both the eyes and they were
closed. His doctor had, earlier, explained the reality of the situation that the left side of the brain
has been affected and that, in turn, has affected his speech and the right limbs.....and that
recognition may also be affected......but these can be treated with physiotherapy and in due course
he could get better. The exact condition would be known once he is off sedation after the
tracheotomy today".
Our maid was down with a bad and persistent cough and Lekha had asked her to take rest for the day. She'd gone to the market to buy certain essential stuff as Debashish, Suni and their daughter - she has a dance performance at the Melpathoor Auditorium at the eastern entrance of the temple on Saturday - are dropping by tomorrow and my sister, Padmakumar and Achu, along with Ammu and Midhun, are expected for Sunday lunch. Meanwhile, Aravind of the Bajaj Allianz had come and collected the cheque covering our car's insurance for '18. That job has been completed.
Meanwhile, our car is still at the Geeyem Motors for the servicing and repairs. It's now almost a month since its admission! The rear bumper has, finally, arrived from their base at Bangalaore and I hope to get the vehicle back latest by Wednesday. This is based on a personal request by Manikandan - my Customer Adviser - that he wanted to personally supervise the work. He had gone on the Sabarimala pilgrimage on the 17th and will return this Sunday. I didn't have the heart to negate his wish because he sounded earnest as always!
Mohanachandran's evening medical bulletin went something like this, "He was wheeled into the operation theatre at about 2030 hrs for the tracheotomy and brought back to the ICCU around 2230 hrs".
The highway skirting our compound has been dug up at various places for laying the cables underground. The road is narrow and the dug up situation has shrunk its width further and pedestrians, often, find the vehicles passing pretty close to them and that too, at fantastic speeds! I've experienced it myself during the walks. Meanwhile, accidents happen by a dime a dozen everyday. No one seems to be bothered, either. Educating the people about traffic regulations, along with strict penalties in case of lapses will get the motorists on track. I've felt like stopping vehicles that err and slap the drivers trying to negotiate at exorbitant speeds.
But that would be taking the law into my own hands, isn't it? And hence, I desist.
Tailpiece.
In Gujarat, the opposition has combined to form a 'grand alliance' against Narendra Modi and the BJP. Moody's upgrading India's sovereign rating after 13 years has taken the wind out of the sails of the naysayers of our economic health, post demonetisation and the introduction of the GST.
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