Thursday, August 03, 2006

The good son

They removed the remaining fluid yesterday, so he was able to talk to me yesterday. He is upset that L has not called yet. The doctors said he could go today but we feel it would be better for him to stay for a few more days, till he is able to recoup his strength.
His father and mother died of cancer. Ammamma of pelvic cancer and Appappa of prostrate cancer and they died pretty young. She died when I was 5 and he died when I was 13. Somehow I always knew it would be cancer in his and my case too.

His cousin sister’s son is here in UAE now, working in Sharjah, and he was glad to know I called and spoke to him. Appan is an only child, the apple of his parents’ eyes, but he wasn’t able to do much for his parents. They died much before he was financially sound, though he was able to get them the best treatment available at the time. Amma was great too, looking after his mother like a daughter. They had a good relationship. I just we are able to do for as much as he could do his parents.

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