Soulful evening

Ranjan got some CDs of his favourite Pakistani singer Pathanay Khan last week. The songs are soulful and stirring. I must confess that they are not my cup of tea, but watching Ranjan enjoy them is pure joy!  After a long long  time I saw my man lost in his own world and in total bliss. How far we have come from those terrible days when it was a battle royal to get him to come and sit in the drawing room with us.

The last few days have set the tone of our new normal. Surprisingly it has been quite encouraging and somewhat unexpected. A set of circumstances, some happy and some not so, compelled my man to step out of the house and even attend functions with large crowds, travel to and fro to Calcutta not two but 4 times and give up his strict regimen for far longer than I would have wanted. He came out a winner, even after a whole day traipsing crowded markets without any sustenance!

He looks as good as new, and I have to pinch myself have to remember the cancer cells that still roam his body. The next blood test is weeks away and will tell us the true picture.

Last week an uncle dropped by and shared what had happened to him some time back. He had been 'diagnosed' with a liver cancer by top hospitals in India and was declared serious. He called a pal in paris who asked him to come over and meet a specialist he knew. The said specialist saw all his papers and asked him 2 questions: are you losing weight and do you have temperature. When my uncle said he did not, the doctor told him to forget the whole matter and go and have a feast at the best restaurant in Paris. He also added that, had he been operated upon as the doctors in India had advised, it could have been fatal. My uncle has had other ailments since but no liver cancer.

In hindsight I guess that Ranjan's weight loss and fever were the red flags we did not see. But there is nothing we can do now so why cry on spilled milk. However we must remember this and keep watch on fever and weight loss. And of course keep up all the magic potions that keep cancer cells in control.