Today's my birthday as per the Malayalam calendar. Calls from my relatives came pouring in since morning. It was my sister, Mini and Sanil from Bangalore, who were the first callers followed by Ammu and Midhun from Coimbatore. Padmakumar, Rema and Achu had driven down from Palakkad to be present for the traditional cake cutting ceremony followed by lunch which Lekha had organised with the able assistance of Preetha.
Actually, Lekha was planning to have the celebration at Ammu's place. We're supposed to go across to Palakkad and then further onward to Coimbatore, along with Rema, Achu and Padmakumar. But since Debu and Suni had announced their arrival, she'd dumped that idea.
Rema and gang had arrived by a half past 12 and Appu, who'd returned after attending the wedding, had a piece of cake and was off on his return trip to Kollam. Midhun and Ammu had called off their participation at the last minute.
Meanwhile, Suresh had announced Mohanachandran's morning medical bulletin which was, "He continues to be on ventilator support and is sedated, with eyes closed. The swelling around the eyes has reduced slightly. He has a slight fever which is being tackled with antibiotics.....but the doctor says that there's nothing to worry. The specialists will only see him tomorrow".
My cousin, Gopu, gave me another piece of disturbing news. Kurup kochachhan has been admitted in the Medicity Hospital at Kollam. His feet have become painful because of the skin peeling away and numerous cracks having formed around both the heels. The sad part is that he doesn't seem to register the discomfort and that was why the doctor had insisted upon his admission. The situation has been brought about by a lack of care shown by the nurse-in-attendance. Sad! And to top it all, the astrologer says that he's passing through a bad phase of his life (What's bad after having overseen the passing away of Leela kunjamma, I wonder? His 91st birthday will be celebrated on 28 Dec).
Vipinachandran, another classmate, gave us Mohanachandran's evening medical bulletin which conformed to that of the morning. "Mohana continues in the ventilator. The swelling in the face has reduced considerably and returning to normal shape. The external support has been reduced and may be removed tomorrow".
Tailpiece.
By 9, in the evening, both Rema and Achu had given their 'destination reached' reports. It was supper time and a quiet evening thereafter!
Actually, Lekha was planning to have the celebration at Ammu's place. We're supposed to go across to Palakkad and then further onward to Coimbatore, along with Rema, Achu and Padmakumar. But since Debu and Suni had announced their arrival, she'd dumped that idea.
Rema and gang had arrived by a half past 12 and Appu, who'd returned after attending the wedding, had a piece of cake and was off on his return trip to Kollam. Midhun and Ammu had called off their participation at the last minute.
Meanwhile, Suresh had announced Mohanachandran's morning medical bulletin which was, "He continues to be on ventilator support and is sedated, with eyes closed. The swelling around the eyes has reduced slightly. He has a slight fever which is being tackled with antibiotics.....but the doctor says that there's nothing to worry. The specialists will only see him tomorrow".
My cousin, Gopu, gave me another piece of disturbing news. Kurup kochachhan has been admitted in the Medicity Hospital at Kollam. His feet have become painful because of the skin peeling away and numerous cracks having formed around both the heels. The sad part is that he doesn't seem to register the discomfort and that was why the doctor had insisted upon his admission. The situation has been brought about by a lack of care shown by the nurse-in-attendance. Sad! And to top it all, the astrologer says that he's passing through a bad phase of his life (What's bad after having overseen the passing away of Leela kunjamma, I wonder? His 91st birthday will be celebrated on 28 Dec).
Vipinachandran, another classmate, gave us Mohanachandran's evening medical bulletin which conformed to that of the morning. "Mohana continues in the ventilator. The swelling in the face has reduced considerably and returning to normal shape. The external support has been reduced and may be removed tomorrow".
Tailpiece.
By 9, in the evening, both Rema and Achu had given their 'destination reached' reports. It was supper time and a quiet evening thereafter!
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