It's 7th March..
It's now 6 years that he left us for his heavenly abode.
He lived a contended life but with his art of living and his dicipline we feel he should have been still around.
I still remember the sequence of events.. it was 30th November 2016 at 4 pm I got a call from Pondecherry had Sad was not well and had to be admitted. The second call was at 6pm and Papesh K. Lenka with Professor Mohanty urged me to come to Pondecherry. I remember I was driving back from office, my heart skipped a beat as in a tense mode I reached home. In a rush booked myself on a midnight flight to Chennai from where a Taxi would take me to Pondicherry or Puducherry as it is now.
I reached Pondecherry on 1st December. My arrangements were in the same suite alloted to Dad.
After freshening up I reached the hospital PIMS..( Pondecherry Institute of Medical Sciences).
Daddy was in ICU..he was feeling better and he told me it was a false alarm.
The day passed by he was feeling better and it was predicted he would be discharged in a day or two. Next day
Dr Mohanty took me to the cardiologist who told me that it was a massive heart attack and that he will have to be careful and hinted at an angiography
Daddy refused and insisted on being discharged. I talked to the Cardiologist and asked if I could take him back to Pune in Sunday 4th December.
Dr said he looks fine but you will need to consult a Cardio Surgeon in Pune.
In good spirits he was discharged on 3rd Morning.
He was very cheerful and was mingling with his students all of whom were in awe of him. We had the flight on Sunday Morning..
I couldn't sleep that night .
On 4th morning we reached Chennai airport Prof Mohanty and Aprameya Mohanty dropped us at the airport.( The Experience of Chennai Airport was a nightmare but.more of that some other time ).
We reached Pune in the afternoon.
Dad was tired but in good spirits.
4th December was my anniversary
We had gone out for dinner where he had a frugal Dinner with Mona and Sneha Sushant Aggarwal .
On 6th I took an appointment with Dr Anil Katdare a renowned Cardiologist.
I showed him the case papers .
He asked me to get dad to see him next day.
After great reluctance dad agreed to see him. On 7th he was checked and Dr Katdare told that he needed to be admitted urgently .
He was admitted in ICU and subsequently responded to treatment. My brother Gouranga came in from Dubai to be with him and us .
His Angiography was done and it was found that in his condition Angioplasty could not be done. Next day there was another test at Ruby to access the condition of his heart.
It was clear he needed a bypass heart surgery .
Now the shocking part was the dye had reached his kidneys and they were affected. He was taken for dialysis and later discharged to be kept under observation.
These complications continued..
He has to be readmitted again in 2nd January. This time he was under the observation of the nephrologist.
Dialysis schedules were worked out.
Gouranga came again on 8thJan.
This Hospital run of Dad was truly long almost 15 days as he was discharged on 18th January. The dialysis was to continue at Aditya Birla Hospital (comparitivly nearer ) on alternate days thrice a week.
We had kept a help for him Sanjay..who had adapted being with Dad and his demands. I adjusted my work.accordingly
The Dialysis surjourn continued He was feeling weak and discomfort but it was inevitable.
March Came.. On 5th March Sanjay needed leave and gave a replacement.
Dad was not happy he had got used to Sanjay and initially refused a replacement. Being a Sunday we agreed and the replacement came on 6th.
On 7th Morning before leaving for office I assured Dad I will book an uber for him as I used to do for his transit to the hospital for dialysis.
Everything went as usual until I got a call at 2.30pm from the attendant that I should come to the hospital.
I rushed to the hospital and got to know that during Dialysis Dad's Blood Pressure dropped and was not recovering. I reached some half an hour later and they decided to shift him to ICU.
They tried all procedures to revive him
I called Mona over as I was having the jitters. She reached at 4 pm.
I was not getting any details on the progress..and finally at 4.35 omon they announced he was no more.
I was shocked..broken.. possibly he had sunk when I last touched him.
We pulled courage and intimated the near and dear
An illustrious life had dome to an end.
7th March 2017.
The funeral was on 8th after my brother Gouranga arrived.
For me those 2 hours are unforgettable.
I lost the person to whom I owed my being.
It's 6 years today.
