Jitish is having a particularly bad few days. He has woken up in a new body, in a new mind and with a damaged brain. He has woken up to a drastically new life. Today is worse. Unfortunately, I have to be at work. And I can’t be of help or support to him or…
Month: June 2016
When the going gets tougher and tougher and …
One by one, Jitish’s provisional aides bid their congratulatory goodbyes. Almost a year after the Trach and Peg tube were removed, it was time for the IVC filter to bid adieu. The removal of the Trach and Peg tubes were a long drawn, painful process. But at the time, Jitish was barely aware of his own state or surroundings….
The IVC filter comes out
We are at the UW Madison Hospital today morning. Jitish gets his IVC filter taken out today. We are nervous. But Jitish looks completely composed. Restless even, wanting to just get it over with. The Doctor comes in and explains the procedure and the risks associated. My heart is racing. Jitish looks nonchalantly and urges…
Wishing for a miracle
“Nobody tells you about turning 30”. And we got the bad end of that deal. I turned 30, 33 days after the accident. It should have been the last thing on my mind that day. But it wasn’t. I kept thinking about how we could have easily been somewhere else. If we had left earlier, or later,…
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