My Musings

Savithri Last Rites I have been writing re the illness to Savithri since 2007-8. She has the dreaded C and was being treated for it during 2016. Chemo therapy at Kumaran hosp and Radiation Therapy at the Billroth hospital Chennai. However the C grew beyond medication and since Aug-Sep 2016, she didn't have any medicines. Her food intake also decreased day by day. During the last two weeks of Sept and the first 10 days of October, her condition became pathetic. No food, no mobility. no talking ... 11-10-2016  TUESDAY ----   DEATH . At the end, on 11 October 2016 (Tue) she breathed her last by 1-15 in the afternoon. Ramesh informed us about the death at 3-30 PM and we two rushed to Nolambur immediately. There she was lifeless, inside the ice box. Oh my God, we couldn't bear this sight! Our sister Savithri who was with us for 73 years is no more. We went to Nolambur with Priya and Rajesh in their car. Later Subha and Magesh and Venkat came to see her...

Venkatraghavan (a) Vijay (b: 07-04-1979   d: 20-09-2013) VENKATRAGHAVAN (Vijay) ,eldest son of my younger brother Jayaraman and Kalyani on 7th April 1979 at Erode, Tamilnadu. He had his school education in Mathuranthakam, Rangarajapuram (Chennai) and Coimbatore. He did his BBA in Coimbatore. Jayaraman and family shifted to Chennai in 2009 after retirement and lived at Vadapalani in their own house. Vijay lived with them. Though he had temporary jobs at various times, he was jobless many of the times. He didn't get married either, unfortunately. He left the house on Friday, the 20th Sep 2013, to an undisclosed destination. As a normal routine, I phoned Jayaraman at 6 PM that evening and enquired about all, incl Vijay. Jayaraman told Vijay is fine and okay. The very night, at 12-10 midnight, Jayaraman phoned us and gave the shocking news that Vijay has expired at Pondicherry ! We could not just believe it. He had died in a Lodge room at Pondicherry...