HOW SHOULD I HANDLE THE SITUATION? The times of histrionics are no more allowed or appreciated. Beating chest and wallowing in pity is passe. The leaps and bounds that medical science has made in de-deifying the deathly diseases, has taken the quotient of dramatics to a minimum level. The worry is more about the economics of being in a hospital, post-surgery care which probably is more traumatic and worry about who will look after the rest of the family. Sunitha Krishnan of Prajwala fame and a dear friend announced in a very matter of fact tone that she might be having cancer and that too lung cancer. I will not lie, but Rajesh Khanna came to mind promptly and all the songs of Anand marched by in my memory, even as I am listening to her tell me about why she had to go to meet a doctor in the first place. Much credit for the prompt advice goes to Balamba madam, who told her to meet a pulmonologist immediately. Well, one thing led to the other and an unnecessary bronchoscopy was don...
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