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Hello Dr Rajeev,
I am Sujatha Turaga. Your niece told me to expect your message. Please don't thank me sir. I wish there was something more that I could do. I wish I had a magic wand that I could wave and make a miracle happen.
I have known Doc (thats how I address her. Doc. I never called her by name so far) and have been in your journey through all the stages that you have stated above. She had shared her thoughts and fears with me. I was with her when she told me about the lump at her jaw. Then she said they seem to have subsided. Then she started getting breathless whenever she spoke to me (come hell or high water, we used to call each other at 10 am every day. If i was late by 5 mins, she used to call n ask "kya ji..aap ki ghadi mein 10 baje nahi hain kya ab tak?") She said you were going to take her to an oncologist. Then came the report and the news that she has to undergo chemo. I was with her during her chemo. She couldn't talk and we communicated through sms. Then came your trip to Shiridi. She said she found a lot of peace over there. She said once she gets better, you would bring her to Bangalore. That we would meet and she would make me sing and sing and sing for her.
I write stories in this forum. The night before her surgery, she took a promise from me. That I would complete my story no matter what. She has given me the medical info that I needed for the story and now its my job to blend that with the love story. She said "aap likhiyeji. jaldi likhiye aur jaldi post keejiye. i will come back and read it. mein aap ka poora story pade bagair kahi nahi jaane waali." I promised her that and in return i took a promise from her that she would not give up no matter what. that she would continue to fight. Two nights back I got a call from her again. She wanted to hear me sing. But she got one her breathless spells again at that time.
Your niece has been my point of contact ever since the operation. I literally hound her for updates through sms or email. Doc made me promise that I would not tell anyone in the forum about her health issues. But when things got tough and you gave permission to make a post in the forum, I immediately did it. Here, we are a family sir. It never seemed to matter that we don't know the face of the person. We are family..HER family. YOUR family. We are with you. Every step of the way. Whatever Doc needs to keep her happy, we are ready to do it. You tell us and we will do it.
Please take care. Be brave. Keep smiling. Needless to say, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. A big hug from me to Doc.
Sujatha Turaga.
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
