True story that I wanted to share-
Her 7 year young son implored “Amma, get up, Amma wake up. There are several
people who have come to our house wanting to see you. I don’t know why they all
are crying. Amma, please wake up Amma”. His Grandmother sat close questioning
inconsolably, “Why did it have to happen to my daughter, What wrong has she
done…” while, his Grandfather was seemingly wandering aimlessly holding himself
from shedding a tear, making arrangements for what was to be his daughters final
journey….
Minus 4 days to that day, Sujana got on to her 2 wheeler to run an
errand for her son, a ride close to her house. She would have been making around
30 km/hr or less on the busy Filmnagar-Jubilee Hills Road (Hyderabad), when an
auto brushed her two wheeler from behind. Losing balance, she fell hitting her
head on the road median. She was immediately rushed to Apollo Hospitals, where
the doctors sutured her head up and informed that there was a good loss of blood
and only a miracle would save her. The cut was deep into the base of her skull.
She was kept on life support systems while we prayed our hearts out. With no
progress seen, the doctors advised the family of the dreaded option of removing
the life support system since, she was in a brain-dead state.I often gaze at her
office cubicle, right across where I sit…how I miss the ever smiling face, the
busy self, the neat composure and wonder on the cruel twist of fate. It just
took less than a second for the event to happen on the fateful day. Thinking,
how donning a HELMET could have changed everything. How things could have been
so very radically different, how her son would run into her arms, when she
returned home from work, how her family would huddle together for those evening
dinners or the weekend get-togethers, how her son would not question his
grandparents…”Ammamma, you told me that Amma will be back after getting a new
brain…when will she be back…I want to tell her what all I did in school
today…."
Note:
It is wise to don a helmet
while on a 2 wheeler, wear a seat belt whilst in a car, drive slow and safe.Don't Drunk and drive.Keep your mobiles in silent mode while driving.Don't check your phones while waiting in signals.
Follow road rules not only for yourself but also for other innocent people around you.
Good Luck :)
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