Pall of Gloom

A dark and depressing day for the Club with news trickling in about the bereavement in the families of two members. Monthi Serrao (right) has lost her sister who was staying at Borivli and Santosh Tyagi (left) has rushed to Delhi to attend the last rites of her father-in-law. He was 92.
While further details are awaited, our condolences go out to both ladies and their families in this moment of grief. May the Almighty give them the strength and fortitude to cope with the irreparable loss.
Even otherwise, it was a dull and gloomy day as dark clouds hung low over the Garden right through the exercise sessions. On a couple of occasions it drizzled, forcing us all to rush into the Chinese Hut for shelter. Kishor Babani tried to infuse some cheer with the music on his cell-phone and conducting the jokes session. At one point when the rains had intensified, he addressed Arora, Bose and Bhatt as “naujawanon” for insisting on staying out in the open and getting drenched needlessly.
But that scarcely helped in lifting the spirits. To further add to the air of despondency, Rehana Sheikh informed that Arun Patil (left) is fighting a lone battle in hospital to save his diabetic foot. In spite of taking good care, the foot has turned septic and in order to prevent the infection from spreading into his body, doctors are contemplating amputation.
Let us just hope and pray, that does not happen.