Back from the Brink

Nasir Putani Shah narrates his tale of woe

The morning began on a happy note with Nasir Putani Shah showing up after almost four months. He had missed his birthday last Thursday.
Earlier on, we were told he was bed-ridden with a severe attack of asthma. But when Yusuf Rassiwala called him a fortnight back, we learnt that his condition was infinitely more critical – a matter of touch and go.
Phone calls later elicited no reply. Having witnessed his trauma

Kiran Prakash

whenever he was wracked by bouts of coughing in the Garden, we could only hope for the best and be prepared for the worst.
And then Bijoy Gupta unexpectedly saw him at the market day-before-yesterday. “I am back from the dead,” Gupta quoted him as saying.
Today we could get the story from the horse’s mouth. True, Nasir was in a critical condition, but it had nothing to do with asthma. In April, he was struck by a ‘mysterious’ stomach ailment that did not respond to treatment.
Around the same time, his son-in-law (who stays in the same house) was diagnosed with an advanced stage of diabetes and had to be hospitalised.
Given this situation, Nasir’s condition deteriorated out of neglect till it was his turn to be hospitalised. “We were two patients in the same house fighting for life,” he narrated. “How I recovered, I have no clue. It must be divine intervention. But I still feel very weak…”
Meanwhile, news comes in of Kiran Prakash developing a major eye issue. A 'suspensory ligament' that holds his corneal lens in place seems to have given way and requires attending to urgently. This involves surgery. And the surgeon who will perform the procedure has given him time only after a month.
Till then, Kiran Prakash has been advised against any movement that may cause jerking and in effect, aggravate his condition. We wish him the very best.