My papa, the strong active man I always see, is in the recovery room of a hospital. He just got out of surgery.
He had a fall at home and ended up with a fractured hip that has been put together with a few screws. The doctor says his prognosis looks good and recovery should be quick and alright. He will be walking with a walker and then a cane for a couple of months before he can walk normally on his own.
It throws a lot of questions and emotions right on my face again and there will be no end to it.
Anyways, I hope he heals really soon and is back on his feet again.
A splash of my life... 
Oh that must be a testing time for you. Do talk to him as often as you can. Instead of talking about how bad the problem is, I believe if you talk about how good tomorrow is going to be – then, today gets better as well.
Take good care of yourself as well.
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Yeah. I am calling as often as I can. He is awake and chatting. My physiotherapist friend says this is pretty common and will be okay.
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Ahh.. I don’t even know how I will manage when something happens to my parents.
I really do hope that it turns out to be nothing serious.
Being at a distance puts limitations on us…
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Exactly. The distance makes it worse. But it should be okay. He has a good doctor.
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Yeah well… That is my agenda for you in lomg term: getting you back here. Desh ka talent, desh waapis aaye. So employing emotional tactics you see 🙂
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Lol. God, dont make the guilt worse. My friend has already given me the lecture and I ended up crying on the phone to mom and dad. They were like they want me away!
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Aww… You mean others have babyzoned you as well 😉 Good good
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Bleaarrgghh
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😀
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And thanks for the encouraging words. 🙂
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Arre… Ab aisa mat bolo. 🙂
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🙂
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OMg hope he recovers real soon 😦 sendig all prayers and hugs to u and momma
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Thank you. I will pass on all the positivity to him.
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Like you said, he has a good doctor and ur mom n Moony are with him! He will be fine very soon! The human brain has a tendency to always assume the worst and that only complicates things inside our heads, even though outside the head things flow smoothly. (Remember the conversation we had last dec?)
Relax and be positive, he will be chasing around moony soon 🙂
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Moony has shown his selfishness. He is more worried about Snowy(a female) than Dad. He spent the day crying around Mausi and mom. He is on heat. I didn’t know old dogs could be on heat.
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You went out of ur way to hook him up with some girl dog. You were annoyed coz he wasn’t interested in the girl dogs you introduced to him. Now when he has found his true love, you have issues with that and call him selfish.
You have all the makings of the typical Indian parent.
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Is this a time to focus on Snowy? He has proved that a son remains a son till he err, hopes to get a wife.
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I hope he gets well soon, you too take care. 🙂 Don’t over-think stuff in your head.
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Thank you Srish. I will. 🙂
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I Wish him a speedy recovery.
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Thanks!
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wishing him a speedy recovery. hugs.
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Thanks Titaxy. Long time…. I ended up re-reading many of your old posts in anticipation of a new one.
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this is one thing i hate living so far away from family .. one cant do anything
he will be fine and as the docs says will be walking and active again in a few months time .. my best wishes
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It is the worst thing! We are in the same boat. He is recovering as per expectations by the dr. Thanks for the wishes. 🙂
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I hope he recovers very soon.
Please let me know if they need anything. I can drop by!
You too take care and I second Srish,don’t over think.
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Best wishes to your dad, PB… I’m sure he’ll heal real soon 🙂
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Thanks Kavs :). I hope so too…
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oh no sweety 😦 😦 Thats sad.. I know how you must be feeling staying so far away.. but just have faith that things would get better soon! Best wishes to your dad.. and a quick recovery!
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Thanks Mi… He is doing better now, doctor might discharge him over the weekend. No walking for a few weeks though.
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Wow. I have to applaud you for this one. You sound so composed and contained. Believe me, had it been me, I would have been hysterical. The post I would write would be full of anxiety and stress. And we all know that hysteria in such cases helps no one. You’re dealing with this wonderfully. My respect.
And I am sure he’s going to be out of this soon. Best wishes to him.
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Ooh, all the panicking happened when i learnt of this. As common in our household in such situations, there was inter-yelling about things ranging from why they did not call an ambulance right away to why do we have to have such long and unstable curtains.
But then with me here, it is a moot point to develop anxiety and panic. I do remember your posts about your panic attacks.
He just got home today and my mom manage to rent a crib-like hospital bed for home. She handled insurance, discharge, this and that so amazingly.
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I hope your dad is doing better now. Wishing him a speedy recovery! Take care!
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Thanks, Arch, he is recovering as per expectations.
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Oh man.seeing this late. Know what you mean about the questions it bring up…wish him a speedy recovery. And you are one strong girl!
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Thanks, he is doing much better. Ya, i am sure you know….
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From the comments I know that he is doing much better.
Dads are strong and awesome!!
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Dads are the best!
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