Dear Mom and Baba,
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end (not my own words, plagerized from a song!), so as you drive to Rochester I am thinking of the beginning of your treatment, the beginning of your newer stronger health, and the end of your cancer. Just for inspiration and because I love showing you two off, thought you and everyone else might like to see how it all began in the attached photo. Love you both and Jeff and I are wishing you a strong start to your new beginning.
Jeff and Jyoti
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Dear Sati mamu and Ambi main,
We want to wish you both all the very best and pray that the treatment is a total success.
You are in our thoughts now and always.
Good luck!
Seema,Sandeep,Anamika & Salas
The Journey Begins....
I had called to convey our best wishes & prayers for the upcoming treatment. My voice was heavy with emotion and my mood gloomy with anxiety. With your journey through the tunnel of darkness about to begin, I had expected you to sound equally depressed. But the voices that greeted me at the other end were such a beautiful departure from the expected, that I was left stunned and wondering how it was possible for someone on the brink to be so full of ebullience....
Nuabou, your voice,though,did betray a slight tinge of insecurity which was absolutely human and natural, but the strength that came across reflected the dauntless grit of a protective mother determined to nurse this child back to health and happy times.....
Sanabhai, the harmless chatter that ensued broke both of us into rapturous laughter, frolicking in memories of our good old days. But when the sound of frolic quietened I could feel the moistness in my eyes. Though the lips were parted in laughing out aloud, the eyes were brimming with tears that oozed out in a silent flow of emotion....
I held my silence and opened my doors of perception to receive the words of immortal bliss that issued from the lips of a Man who had seen it all...lived it all... enjoyed it all... suffered it all... and was now preparing to embark on the most trying challenge of his life...
Your voice was calm, composed and contained, and as I collected the golden droplets of wisdom in the palm of my heart, I knew that you did not need any external force to support you or any human staff to lean on. The spiritual spring of strength that filled your veins would steer you through the tunnel....scarred but not burnt, hurt but not broken, faltered but not fallen....because for you the hurdle may be imposing but not insurmountable, the pain may be excruciating but not unbearable, the walk may be long but not endless.....
For, as you reminded me: “This too shall pass”....
You are indeed a true Tarzan of titanic proportions....
Pranams and prayers.
Babi & Vicky
Jyoti, that is a beautiful way to express your feelings. This photograph will take us down memory lane decades back when life was exciting and fresh, when there was a song in every heart and a spring at every step, when every little bud blossomed into a lovely flower......
Love being the foundation of this relationship, trust being the shade, sacrifice being the nurturer, and unconditional support being the lifelong companion.....the ending of this ordeal marking the beginning of a new story of eternal friendship is a foregone conclusion.
With children like you all, and your relentless gestures of care, your Mom and Baba shall sail through the seemingly choppy waters of uncertainty and emerge victorious as always.....
Love and best wishes
Babidada & Vicky khudi
Dear Bada dada,
You must have reached Rochester by now. All the very best with everything. I know you are perhaps more at peace with the entire process than all of us are. We are all holding our breath and waiting for it all to finish and for you to go back home 'as good as new'.
But in the meantime, as you go through the treatment process, we are all praying for you CONSTANTLY. We are all right there with you - in mind & spirit. And I truly feel Bapa is by your side, too - all the time. I bet he is overwhelmed with pride in the way you are dealing with this whole ordeal. And although Jejema doesn't know, the force of her spirituality will protect you.
Now just go ahead, get it done with and get back to the huskers!
Good luck to both of you!
Love & prayers,
Pinky & Sushmit
Wow!!! Sati dada looks like a rock star in that pic and Ambi Khuri is pretty as always. Now I am totally inspired to sport a French cut….
Hope you two have reached safely at Rochester and all the best for the upcoming treatment.
Bobby
Sachi,
As we talked yesterday, it all began in Chandigarh. I am very much sure that you will overcome this difficult time in your life and visit Chandigarh many times in coming years to give back to the city, which gave you love. Jyoti's post took me back 30 plus years, when Ambi decided to marry a doctor from Orissa, who was not a Sikh. Our family had a lot of reservations about you but once everyone met you, we found that you were as much Sikh and Punjabi as anyone else in Chandigarh. Credit goes to you that our family accepted you as one of us immediately after your marriage. You became such an integral part of the family that Preeti and Aman (when they were little) always thought you were as much Punjabi and Sikh as others in the family. They still remember your visits to Rockford and New Jersey. We have large number of pictures of Jyoti, Ambi and you from that time. We had real good time during your visits and our visits to Louisville and Lincoln. As I told you I have plans to retire soon and once you retire, we all will have plenty of time to meet and spend time together in good old USA and Chandigarh. Chandigarh is no more a sleepy university town; it is a huge metro area now. Believe me besides a few slums (where we plan to work together in future), there is plenty to do in Chandigarh now.
Everyone in New Jersey and Aman in Boston is rooting for you. Gurjeet and I are definitely planning to visit you in Rochester. We will try to coordinate our visit with Jyoti, Jeff, Suraj and Ravi’s visit.
Avtar-Gurjeet
PS: Jyoti writes beautiful posts. I wish I could write just like her!
Sachi, Ambi and family - Just a quick note to let you know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers. We pray that the next 6 weeks go by quickly and are emotionally and physically bearable. Take care of yourselves and stay strong. Your friends, Janelle and Chuck
helo helo helo! i am here at the Mayo Clinic... in fact yesterday bhaiya left for CT at 6am (internal medicine rotation), sati bododa and ambi bodoma left for mayo at 2pm and i headed to mayo at 1pm - ALL of us reached at the same time! we were exchanging calls on the journey in :)
so, this place has a maze of underground tunnels called the "subway" with all kinds of lights + pictures + such... so not to worry, we're all having a good time finding our way through the place.
first appointment is in a few minutes. grabbing some grub and heading over with all your best wishes, prayers, and positive vibrations.
also, just wanted to mention that the weight loss that was quite apparent 2 weeks ago has really reduced (or i should say increased) - sati bododa's diet's been working wonders!
talk to y'all soon!
love and pranams,
vivek
When the written word replaces the human touch....
Sitting virtually on the other side of the planet, separated by oceans and mountains yawning between us, it is only the spoken word or the written alphabet that can act as the ambassador of our feelings for one another. Whether I give shape to my emotions one way or another, whether I post any comments on your blog or not, whether we exchange notes on the phone or not, the love that binds us is so strong yet so subtle that silence for a few days or weeks can never make a dent on its invincible armor. For once your kid brother shall do what he has never had the guts to do throughout his life: He shall disobey your command and continue to communicate with the Bravest Couple of the Century!
While traversing the length of my message if your eyes fill out, my dearest ones, mine are not dry either while carving every word from the blood of my soul...It is only when you emote deeply that you can write with intensity. There is no big deal in the way I write or anyone else communicates. When you live what you feel, the word becomes the fact....and the rest flows without effort or energy, like strangely living creatures of your imagination on paper....
It was a relief beyond compare to hear the jubilant voices today. The first session had gone smoothly without pain or problem. I could feel the force of Divine intervention in the tone of every voice. There was a festive touch to the air as the small group ventured out to celebrate His grace by grabbing some famous Indian grub, to be followed by a movie tomorrow! Prayers from every corner of the world shall roll out a red carpet for the Couple, far more attractive and colorful than the one at the recent Oscar celebrations at Hollywood, miles ahead of the awards of achievement given away for make-believe performances on the silver screen..... for, none of the Stars while playing their roles knew the agonizing reality of every moment of pain and insecurity that you two and your little ones have lived through, nor tasted the tears of desperation that you have shed in your united voyage through life.... And on that carpet you shall walk back to our midst and into our outstretched arms in an embrace of togetherness......Tread softly, dear ones, for you shall be treading on our hearts.....!
Love and pranams
Babi & Vicky
Dear Sachi and Ambi,
I have been reading your blogs and the posted comments religiously, but have not had the nerves to post a comment.
You are in my thoughts and prayers always and am confidant that you will overcome this ordeal. It's just a matter of time. Ambi, know that I am only a phone call away.
Good Luck with your treatment Sachi.
Sarbani
Keep it up Sachi - your high spirits and good humor.
Taking you are an Indian community activist and soon an elderly statesman, Preeta sent the following Lampoon for you to laugh and enjoy.
Wishing you God's recovery, and see you soon in Lincoln.
Mahendra and Prem
*I DO IT PHOR COMMOONITY*
(A Timeless Ode to the Elder-Statesman Indian Community Activist)
(Sung Self-importantly and Saccharine-coatedly to the Tune of "Om Jai Jagdish")
I do it phor commoonity.
Said I don't do it just phor me.
I don't do it only phor a photo.
I don't do it only phor my ego.
I don't do it just phor me.
I do it phor commoonity.
Maybe you thinking that I'm seedy,
Maybe you thinking that I'm greedy,
Phor not including women in activities.
(And only the women sing: Not including women in activities!)
And my "Youth wings" are just phor licking stamps.
Don't return your calls under-any-circumstance.
But I don't do this just phor me.
I do it phor commoonity.
I do it phor commoonity.
Said I don't do it just phor me.
I don't care Republican or Democrat.
If you're White and Powerful I'll kiss your ass.
But I don't smooch this just phor me.
I do it phor commoonity.
I don't care Gujarati, Punjabi, your gaadi Has to be Mercedes or
Infinity (Though if you drive a Lexus you're okay with me!)
I'll be President whatever I do Cuz I won't be secretree under a Telugu.
But I don't say this just phor me.
I do it phor commoonity.
I do it phor commoonity.
Said I don't do it just phor me.
I don't want the phame or the glory.
There's no sign "horn please" on this lorry.
No, I don't do it just phor me.
I do it phor commoonity!
COPYRIGHT Subodh Chandra, 1992 and 2002.
Sati Dear,
You must be hale & hearty now.
I am glad to know that you are gaining weight now. Definitely
you will get back your taste slowly. I am excited to see your website.
We sat together to see your website. At cuttack Raja also told me
about this. But here only we saw it. I read everything of your website.
we saw your family photos. Your photos are very nice.
Dolly dei's photo is most beautiful. Show is really beautiful
and different from all of us. Day by day I am recovering.
Now I can walk independently. yesterday my Physio therapist teaches
me how to climb stair cases. In cuttack daily I have up down with
our home stair cases. Better I have to practice it here.
My Physio therapist is very happy with me today, because I tried to be
more friendly with her.
Mausa is alright.He is busy with our grand children. Your Mausa is
a person who adjusts himself & enjoys every situation in his life.
That is a god's gift for him. Most probably we will stay here one more month.
Children are very loving & caring. When situation arises
man can know himself of others also. Srikant is so cool like Ghanshyam Bhai.
Really We are proud for our family & for our ountry also.
Give my love to Ambi dear, Ravi & Suraj.
Your's lovely Baby
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