Monday, April 28, 2025

from previous

....it was the final  year of medical  of elder brother,  he was working very hard,  he gave home tuitions to raise funds to pay his fees, Maa ji was  restricted  to abba mian  s  nursing and  became a dedicated  care giver,  giving him medicines on time  , giving him food punctually,  spoon feeding him citrus  and apple juice  frequently,  helping him to swallow  smoothies and soups to keep him hydrated  , changing  abba s bedsheets  pillow covers and clothes  every day,  , sge did all the washing  herself with her own hands,  washing tge s7ck room  twice a day  with   disinfectant phenyl water 
The whole family was   affected by abba  s  illness,  only you remained  aloof and not  involved,  abba Mia  constantly coughed all night,  both elder and younger appas would  religiously get up to check on him   ignoring amma ji  , standing by the bedside  holding  a glass of water,  to give him pills,  sometimes  waiting to  give him glucose water , I was full two years younger to you  also would get up  to look at abba ji nervously,  amma  would rub his back gently so he could  breath better  but abba  s  cough  never reached your ears,
Abba would become breathless panting heavily coughing  but you  enjoyed   listening to the music  cassettes,  engrossed in reading,  bent on books  writing something  , your head   regal y  sunk in soft pillows  dreaming of some prince to arrive  to wake you up 

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