Journey - Part X

"Paralysis is one of the most common disabilities resulting from a stroke. Paralysis weakness the entire body from head to toe. It depends on the severity of the case. In some patients, there is only one side of Paralysis. We call it the hemiplagia. There is a disability caused out of the stroke again called ataxia and some patients also suffer cognitive defects called Apraxia - This is severe memory loss, attention loss, completely out of senses. In your husband's case, I am extremely sorry to say that hemiplagia and ataxia are of the highest degree. His left side is totally paralysed and infact his spinal cord is affected too. His muscles are totally stiff. i mean there is a lot of spasticity in them. Fortunately, I dont think so there is memory loss or apraxia of any kind. He would have to be here for a month more and let us start him off with the rehabilitation first. I wouldn't say he would be fit like before. We can atleast get Rajan to walk after few years.
Kusuma, I know it is very difficult to handle, but you got to take it all in your stride. It is going to be really painful for Rajan too........ Child, I pray god to give you strength."
Kusuma's eyes were filled with tears and so were Ajju's and her parents'.. She was let inside the ICU. There he was, her man, her only love, lying on the bed, totally unaware of what had happened to him. He was unconscious and she could see an oxygen mask covering his face. She went close to the bed and stared at him...... Tears rolled down her cheeks............. She couldn't imagine the pain that Rajan would go through once he gets his conscious back. Kusuma had never cried so much till that day. She believed in being happy and giving happiness to people around. But this day was different. She came out and wept and wept and wept............. till she asked her self the question , the answer to which she knew would never get ::: GOD, WHY ME???