“He always gave me everything I wanted without having to ask. He loved taking us shopping. Every single piece of cloth I have in my cupboard today is his selection.
Even now, when someone asks me, who do I love the most, I always say, ‘My Father’.
There is a reason I am the one narrating this story today and not him.
It was two days after I got back from my Europe trip, that we took him to get an MRI scan because he started mixing up numbers and words. The doctors found a slight disturbance, so they decided to do a biopsy. My mum and I, we weren’t told what it was, but my brother knew. A life I would call perfect, turned upside down so quickly that I didn’t have the time to process it. On the day of his surgery, I was the most restless I could be. You know why? Because I didn’t want to see my father, a very strong man, suddenly weak. He was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, which is the most malignant form of cancer there is. Nonetheless, I knew we would fight it together and make it through. The doctors said he had six months and I made sure to spend every second of that with him. Although he was frustrated with me because I would continuously tail him everywhere! You see, I wanted to be there to catch him if he falls. My father used to have a lot of sugar cravings during this time, but I was very strict with his diet. We went for dinners once a week and at the end of every dinner, I would pass him a dessert. His eyes gleamed like an excited child and that million dollar smile he gave would make my life. Every single time. My father also loved travelling. I wanted to take him to london, but in his state we couldn’t risk such a long flight. So, we went to Bali instead. That is a trip I will remember for a lifetime. He was flushed with joy and I have never seen anything more beautiful. I started working late nights and got a little busier than usual. I wasn’t able to spend as much time as I wanted to, with him. Every night he would stay up waiting for me to get home and not one day had gone by where I went to bed, without seeing him. On one such night, I went and sat next to him. He was mocking my mum and laughing. That was the last smile he shared with me, you know. Soon, he got worse. We rushed him to the hospital and they put him in the ICU. I saw him suffering and my soul broke. I couldn’t make myself see him in that state. Yet, I still went. I would sit and hold his hand for 5 minutes every day. Eventually, we had to make a choice and we decided to pull him off the ventilator. The doctors said there is half an hour left after. Believe it or not, he made it for 24 hours. If you don’t call that strong, I don’t know what is. I know he wanted to live, I saw him fight to live. But, his body gave in.
I saw him after it was over and I didn’t cry. I couldn’t believe it. I just ran, and ran. I wanted to get away from that place, away from everyone. It’s been 5 months and that’s the image of him I still have in my head. Life has become mechanical. Our relationship was a rollercoaster of emotions.
I couldn’t think of a better day than today to share this story. Happy Father’s day, Dad. I love you.”
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