Chemo # 6 , Monsoon Sunsets, Hand Painted scarf....

Chemo # 6 is done today: 

We know the routine now. Check in at 8am, wait for ever in the room because it takes many hours for the supervisor to approve the use of outside medication. Only after the approval and after Dr. Smruti's ok-doke....the Chemo suspension cannot mixed and made usable. Usually it was taking till 3 pm to get the chemo started. Imagine our surprise when the Chemo solution was ready around 1pm ;) Of course we were delighted. Dr. Is pleased with the progress but also very loveingly told Bina, " I know you are a very good doctor but let me treat you this time, do not interfere. " It means very rude when you read it but the way she said it and what she meant made perfect sense. My dad ( who was an excellent doctor) was the worst patient ever...

Hand painted water color scarf from Patricia Nojima

 Our sister Asha came from Delhi. It must have been at least ten years since we were all together. ( who knows when will be the next time). We hung around and talked and talked some more. Asha is two years older than me and is a retired civil engineer. We went to same schools, same college and had common friends and did everything together. She was always the quiet one and I was the trouble maker and the noisy one. Even now, she is very soft spoken, never travels alone and lives a very quiet and happy life with her husband who is equally calm and quiet. I wish I had more time with her but will try ot come back soon....

Celebrating Annika'sbirthday Santosh, Ansh and my siblings. 

 A surprise visit by our cousin,( my mother's brother's daughter)  Santosh, was a delight. Santosh is 87, she is few years younger than my mom ( would have been), they grew up together. She has delightful stories about our mom's childhood. She and her eight siblings grew up with our mom ( who was much younger than her brother ).  Santosh is the most gentle and loving person I have known and yet she has most tragedies in her life.
Like little kids, we snuggled together and shared stories of love, laughter and gratitude.

Santosh ann Bina sharing memories

I wil  say good night with the pictures of these beautiful Monsoon Sunsets...