It was Monday evening and Dada was getting more delirious by the minute. The doctor said that these were sure signs of him going into a coma.
My brother did all the talking with the doctor, I was not strong enough to hear it though I knew it. After doing my research on Liver Cirrhosis on the net I knew that only a Liver transplant could save my father. There was no other cure. The liver was completely damaged and there was no hope for him to survive for long. The doctor had already said that the usual dose of Albumin was not affecting him in any way.
I sat with him in the hospital while he took deep breaths. His breathing too was not great; he needed oxygen often.
At this time sitting next to him there was nothing that I could think of but pray.
Ever since I was a child I always prayed to Mother Mary. Whenever I was in small troubles a prayer was all I would need to set things right for me.
I prayed to Mother Mary that day with hands joined and eyes closed to save my father.
His condition worsened that evening. The doctor came to see him late that night and told my brother that he probably would be conscious for about twelve hours and he could give say another 48hours to my dad.
It is difficult to be strong when you have been given an ultimatum. But we had to be strong for Mama and reassure her that Dada would be alright.
All through the night and the next day I kept praying, in hope that a miracle would take place.
His condition did not improve the next day however he was still conscious.
I made calls to some of his close friends so that they could come and see him.
One of our relatives popped up then and gave us this reference of an Ayurvedic doctor who had treated a similar case.
That night his condition miraculously improved and even the day after that he seemed quite fine.
I went to see this doctor and he has agreed to examine my father knowing that he is in the worst possible stage of Liver Cirrhosis.
I have never prayed so much in my life before; somewhere deep down in my heart I feel that our prayers were heard.
