Hello…

November 21, 2007

…after a long break. I have been preoccupied with many things:
- my mother’s recurrence of cancer, this time with metastasis beyond the abdomen. She is now on a stiff course of chemotherapy - she’s a brave lady.
- my beloved eight-year old dog, Whisky, has just had surgery for a spleenectomy.
- Desh hasn’t been well this month.
- and I had a fall three weeks ago. I fell on my back - and fortunately, nothing terrible happened except that I was left with an aching back and days of enforced rest - but what a scare it gave me.

*****

I wanted to link to this report about a theatrical performance by trained elephants.

And here is a story about dogs being worshipped in Nepal.
(thanks, Abodh)

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  1. So good to see you back! Love and best wishes to your mother and Desh baby.

    Comment by Sneha — November 21, 2007 @ 1:51 pm

  2. hope all is well. take care.

    Comment by chinmayee — November 22, 2007 @ 6:10 am

  3. Thanks Sneha. Desh baby is fine now - it was just a recurring cough and cold - but babies have such a tough time of it…

    Comment by Uma — November 22, 2007 @ 6:21 am

  4. Thanks Chinmayee. How have you been?

    Comment by Uma — November 22, 2007 @ 6:23 am

  5. Hi Uma

    Great to see you back.

    My very best wishes to your mother.

    Take good care of yourself.

    Anu

    Comment by Anu — November 22, 2007 @ 4:11 pm

  6. Thanks Anu.

    Comment by Uma — November 22, 2007 @ 4:19 pm

  7. Good to have you back, Uma. My wishes to your mother and your son. The sky gets overcast only to clear up soon enough. So have faith.

    Comment by Uma Gowrishankar — November 23, 2007 @ 4:28 am

  8. Thank you!

    Comment by Uma — November 24, 2007 @ 3:33 am

  9. I am glad you are able to take a moment to write. More than anything, I wish all of yours healing, including all family, human or not. I value your blog in ways that I cannot find words for.

    Comment by Kim Smith — November 27, 2007 @ 11:33 pm

  10. hey… hope that you are feeling better….
    and hope that the desh and whiskey are better….

    Comment by harini calamur — November 28, 2007 @ 5:28 am

  11. Thanks Kim, Harini…

    Comment by Uma — November 28, 2007 @ 3:17 pm

  12. I hope things are better now. How’s your back?

    Comment by Sue — December 6, 2007 @ 3:38 pm

  13. Much beter, thanks, Sue.

    Comment by Uma — December 8, 2007 @ 4:06 am

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