My tryst with destiny !

It's been a whirlwind last 24 days in India and been bit overwhelming and maybe reality has still not sunk in yet.

My planned PTO for India to check up on my mother health and celebrate dad 75 birthday took a complete U turn the day i reached Kolhapur. My mom an patient of Parkinson for last 8 months started having hallucinations which became uncontrollable and then had to admit her to hospital .Upon investigation an infarct, small blood clot was found which might have been the root cause of detoriation in health.

With 4 days in ICU and total 11 days in hospital she is now back home. Her mobility has completely reduced and now under heavy medication.  She is on path to  slow recovery and may regain 20-50 percent of her mobility with time.We have setup 24x7 care for her so that my Dad is not burdened with everything. 

During this period I interacted with 10-12 doctors locally and internationally with support of friends and relatives. Also took second opinions to find a solution for her health. As one of her doctors said Parkinson’s is treatable and not curable.  So we need to provide best care for her with right medications.

In the end today when I leave back for US,  I am taking comfort in fact that she was 24x7 care at home with support from my Dad, sister and nephew. We were able to celebrate Dad's 75th birthday together and spend quality time as family.

The guilt of leaving her and asking dad/sister to manage her care will always be there and there are some choices we have taken and we will have lo live with that fact.

When I moved to Mumbai/USA , my mom/dad fondly known as Kaki/Kaka maintained my friendship with my friends more than I could do. So if you are ever in kolhapur please visit them to relive the memories we had together.

I am thankful to my friends and family who supported me last few days. I had not informed everyone but I know I can count on your support whenever I call you. Thank you and love you all.