Adieu October 2026

A whole month of no blog posts, no social media updates and endless days spent in anticipation. That’s how life changed from the beginning of September when the surgeon declared Baba needed to undergo surgery on September 30th.

The kid made a card for his grandfather before the surgery

Suddenly life was all about visits to hospitals, diagnostic centres, getting his tests done, collecting his test reports. How fast life moved on from my son’s grades to my father’s innumerable test stats. Even the kid’s birthday celebration was low-key though we planned a little surprise for him at home.

The surgery was successful but there were post-operative health complications to be dealt with. He developed health issues that took another couple of weeks to resolve. Three weeks later, the recovery process set in. And a month later, by the grace of Durga Ma, he’s doing better though it might take another month before life gets back to normal.

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