feeling red in my bed

One of the benefits of having a good friend like Sanjiv is that he thinks outside the box and gets things done. Like getting a better cable TV package and bigger TV installed in the hospital. Or coming up with a way to bring live entertainment to Scott 3-4 times weekly. Shown here is Anand and his accordion,…

dream connections

Yesterday a body of a drowned young 20 year old man washed up on shore right at the beach in front of our hotel. Apparently two brothers from Hyderabad were going to goa and were on the Casino Royale (maybe even playing roulette) and after awhile went out on deck to a restricted area. A slip into the river with the strong current…

9 months today

Today is exactly 9 months since we found out the bad news and we began going to goa. Enough time to have a baby! People—including doctors I have met here—keep asking me how I’m able to cope and stay committed to being here by Scott’s side until the end? I don’t know where the strength comes from and some days it is difficult to find more. But as a wise dad has said, “Hang tough, kid!” and that’s what I am doing. It has not been easy but nobody ever said marriage was without ups and downs. In fact in sickness and in health is written right into traditional wedding vows.Not sure if those words are written into Indian wedding…