It Is not often that one comes face to face with a six letter word, that threatens one’s Life despite advanced treatment being available .It drains your physical resources, breaks you down mentally and emotionally you become a wreck.

I faced this seven months ago.

It was Cancer.

Carcinoma .

My bladder was affected by it and it came to light accidentally and I am blessed to have doctors as my friends and students; Dr. Naveen,UK,Dr. Vasdevan Sonti,UK,Dr. Sandhya Banglore,Dr.Anil Chandra, Visakhapatnam, Dr. Srujan, Hyderabad

Dr.Naveen, on his visit to India never fails to visit me and that was how I had an inkling of what was to come.

I shall be writing in detail in a separate blog ,

Also on my OBE, Out of Body Experience and NDE ,Near Death Experience .

Treatment?

Removal of Bladder, Prostate and lymph nodes in the Pelvic region. The Surgery took eleven and a half hours.I went in at 7 30 AM IST and was at ICU at 7 PM IST.

And my Age? 73 .

When one  is down and out in all aspects,however elderly one  and worldly wise is, one needs support from A professional,one who can at once be firm and resilient,  authoritative in his field,kind, patient,listens, explains you about your condition,however much serious it be in a way that makes you aware of your condition and yet makes you feel that you can Beat it.And One who follows it up dedication ,real concern and a Real smile,not a Plastic one,treats you as though you are his only patient and concentrates only on You.

Such an Oncologist inspires you, provides you with confidence that ‘ This Doctor will see me through’.

And that is what had set my mind set during those harrowing three months.

The Oncologist I am referring to is Doctor Sree Sachin Nataraj,who was referred to by Doctor Sree. Somasekhar,one of the most dedicated , eminently qualified pioneers in Oncology.Dr. Somasekhar performed surgery successfully for my close relative in 2009 and he recognised me immediately and assigned his team to take care of me with himself and Dr. Sachin as the Core, Nucleus of dedicated professionals.

I owe all of them my heartfelt gratitude and Pray my Ishta Devatha Abhirami to Bless them.

Special mention is to be made of  Dr. Sachin Natraj , currently of Aster Hospital Group.

Despite being young, he has the patience of a seasoned practitioner in handling patients who are facing death at any second.

His humanistic approach, No non sense explanation of the disease, procedures being followed, medications to be taken and post surgery follow-up personally through WhatsApp despite his busy schedule…

Difficult to emulate.

I do not know how  Doctor Dr. Sachin and Dr. Somasekhar find time for interacting with a single patient. I wonder if they spend any time with their families !

In this era of Make Money Anyway, gems like Doctors like Dr. Somasekhar and Sachin Nataraj are to be preserved and they are models for Young aspiring Doctors and Surgeons.

By the Grace Of Goddess Abhirami and the care of these doctors have saved me from the edge of Life.

May She Bless them and Families for Generations.