Way to the New Life
2001 The very next day after reaching home—on the 21st of November—I could hardly recover from jet lag. I was suffering from a severe headache. An American friend nicknamed Gums helped me get an appointment with Dr. M.K. Mani, Chief Nephrologist at Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India. Before noon, my in-laws took me to see the […]
2001 November 19th! Morning…. The time had come — I had to return to my native land. My four-year stint in the United States of America had come to an end. An astounding fall? No — just a stumble. The splendour had vanished. No — I was reborn. Awestruck wonder. India — my motherland — […]
2001 November. My terminal days had begun. Dr. Mehta, my nephrologist, had reached the limits of what he could offer. He gave up.But I didn’t.I gave up the anger, not the fight. Those were overactive, restless days. Bitterness crept in. I spoke to many people—reaching out with urgency and doubt, wondering if I would even […]
2001 On Tuesday, October 9th, my wife accompanied me to Somerset Nephrology Associates in New Jersey for a consultation. I carried a sealed envelope with my medical reports, unwilling to let her see the abnormal results I had already noticed. I handed the envelope to the nephrologist, who reviewed it quietly and then said, “Kidney […]
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