episode 31 mom had a discussion with Dr RZA to understand aa's condition she was concerned about her she asked everything about her disease her condition and the further cost of her treatment now I knew I had one more shoulder to let me through this difficult period sarum was there to take care of AA so I decided to drop mom home I had no money left with me and this problem demanded immediate attention we left for home there was silence inside the car I knew my mother well there was something going on in her mind and
I chose to keep quiet I could guess the reason for her behavior finally we reached home it was locked from the outside where is Dad I asked my mother my father was a retired man and he was not someone who leaves home without any reason she didn't say a word and took out the keys from her purse you don't know that's strange she said I thought he only keeps things from me anyway he will be here in a few minutes you can ask him any discussion about him all always ended like that we had tea
I felt that I had no idea about the sacrifices a woman makes in her life before this day I was looking at a woman who despite being emotionally drained out did her job handled her wasted marriage every day looked at her useless son and even then chose to be silent I was seeing things more clearly now being a husband as well as a son my thoughts were interrupted after 15 minutes when Dad arrived he carried a bag I asked him about his whereabouts and he ignored me who is with AA he asked sarum I answered
I told him about mom's visit to the hospital and her chat with Dr Risa finally I told him about the money requirements additional two laks per day he exclaimed VJ there is something you need to know he was calm but I could sense that something wasn't right I had incorrectly anticipated the worth of this house it's a 25-year-old property and I can't find a buyer to pay us over 20 lcks I have already given you 10 lacks and have another 10 that you can take whenever you want he sipped the tea served by Mom Sanjay
the total expense of the medical costs would range somewhere around 45 including everything right my mother asked yes treatment in a private hospital is very expensive can we talk to our relatives I can't think of anyone who can lend us this big an amount dad said what about about your jewelry he asked haha right she laughed sarcastically if you remember ours was a love marriage and I hope you remember the circumstances in which we got married I could never purchase anything in the name of jewelry for myself mom replied it was the first time they
talked about their marriage in front of me the last time they had discussed something like this was when the 10th girl had rejected my marriage proposal it was kind of amazing to see how a problem can unite a family VJ do you know anyone who can help us in getting a loan dad asked I know one of aa's friends Daniel that's the only name that came to my mind VJ the bank never gives a loan to a person who does not have have any security to give Mom said while rejecting the option what about the
principal of your college you can ask for a personal loan from your college my father suggested I don't think so I am not even sure if he would let me continue with the job I said suddenly my mom got up and said excuse me I have to submit an article sometimes I wonder why my mom always gives so much importance to her work it was kind of weird for me given the matter at hand was she the same person who had cried for AA a few hours ago episode 32 five lak rupees were deposited to
the hospital and a sum of a few more lacks was kept reserved for an emergency this installment gave me a few days to arrange for the next massive amount there was no ego no hesitation and surprisingly no fear I was ready to beg anyone who could help me with the money after my declaration in college many of my colleagues and relatives got to know about aa's illness however they were still unaware of her HIV condition AA refused to meet anyone she had her reasons and I respected that sarum was the only one who was allowed
to meet her sarum came to the hospital in the evening every day and stayed until Nightfall together they seemed different I was fascinated maybe because I never had a true friend in my life a friend would have been great for support through all this a couple of days later AA developed problems in breathing I discussed it with the doctors and they suggested using an oxygen mask on an SOS basis according to them it was not a big concern the situation was at a standstill neither was she doing well nor was she deteriorating further I had
lots to ponder upon but aa's terminal disease had made every other problem trivial the loud ringtone of my phone brought me back into the current world hi Papa how are you how is AA Papa asked these days everyone who called had a common question and I had the same answer to repeat the fight is on and the situation is under control VJ what is the score score I didn't get get you remember her seven wishes yes I do remember her seven crazy wishes but why are you asking I was not at all concerned about her
wishes how to manage the expenses was the biggest challenge for me did you happen to read the latest publication of your college magazine his voice had an enthusiasm which was rare no I haven't what happened first have a look at that and remember everything is possible if we believe in it he disconnected the call mysteriously it was an unusual call first he never had a reason to call me like this habit of reading anything second where did he manage a subscription copy of the magazine third how can her crazy wishes be related to it I
had to find out I unlocked my messy house after 6 days it was awful for me to see my house in that condition only a lady can turn a house into a home when AA was here it was a different place alog together I found newspapers and magazines lying on the ground unattended there were two magazines The Courier guy must have slipped under the door I picked up both both one was the regular Health Magazine and the second was the college's annual publication no this is not possible I screamed I stared at my college magazine
I went numb and it was unbelievable for me the front cover of my college magazine had a full picture of my wife she looked Young and Beautiful for a moment I sympathized about her current look she had lost her beauty questions teemed inside my head why did the college not display a photo of their recent event how did they get her picture who had given them the permission to tell her story openly why did my college not inform me about this was it a trick played by the principal how come Papa got to know about
this first what could be the motive behind this how will AA react when she comes to know was AA already aware of this below aa's photo was a line in bold fonts which read a truly inspiring and eye-opening story of a pregnant HIV positive woman page 16 hi I am AA I am an HIV patient I thought I should tell my story to people just imagine what comes to your mind when you hear about someone who is infected with HIV I am not generalizing everyone but people think an AIDS patient is a sex worker or
an immoral person before saying anything else or even formulating an opinion I want you to read on in a school in Goa 13 or orphans are suffering from AIDS these students were expelled because other parents complained to school authorities the parents also asked the school to expel the other 23 orphans although they were not HIV positive it was not just this school which showed them the door after their expulsion these students were moved to a boarding school run by cian priests in sorna 12 km away from ravona but after 6 days this school to asked
the child home to withdraw the children saying they were facing problems from some parents finally these 13 students were shifted to a school in North Goa after facing Flack from various organizations the school decided not to expel the other 23 orphans from their school the children are aged between 6 to 15 years do you think all these kids are sex workers are we living in a society where Gandhi g taught us to hate the sin not the sinner can anyone say these kids are immoral an estimated 33.4 million people worldwide were living with HIV 2008
approximately 2.1 million children under 15 were living with HIV 2007 the day I was diagnosed positive for HIV I wondered how I got the disease my husband was the first one who came to know about my infection my liver got infected and the doctor suggested a full-time nurse at home no nurse was ready to work for me even more surprising was that many doctors were not ready to treat me in the hospital I found that nurses refused to touch me they wore face masks and gloves all the time while around me they were always equipped
with Extra Protection especially when entering my room sometimes I felt like an Untouchable for the last 6 months what we have faced is even worse than being infected AIDS is often seen as someone else's problem even as it moves into the general population the HIV epidemic is still misunderstood by Indians people living with HIV have faced violent attacks been rejected by families spouses and communities been refused medical treatment and even in some reported cases denied the last rights after death I am not a doctor and I have no authority to teach anyone anything but the
day I got to know about the infection I went through many journals after all I am a victim and it's my moral responsibility to give courage to all other people who are fighting physically and mentally against a disease that is not even their fault here are some lesser known reasons for HIV being born to an infected mother HIV can be passed from mother to child during pregnancy birth or breastfeeding being stuck with an HIV contaminated needle or a sharp object receiving blood transfusions blood products or organ tissue transplants that are contaminated with HIV eating food
that has been pre- Ed by an HIV infected person the contamination occurs when infected blood from a patient's mouth mixes with food while chewing being bitten by a person with HIV there is no risk of transmission if the skin is not broken contact between broken skin wounds or mucus membranes and HIV infected blood or blood contaminated body fluids deep open-mouth kissing if the person with HIV has sores or bleeding gums and blood is exchanged HIV is not spread by air or water insects including mosquitoes or ticks saliva tears or sweat casual contact like shaking hands
hugging or sharing dishes drinking glasses an AIDS patient goes through double the trauma first they have to prove themselves innocent it's something that they are unable to do in their lifetime second they have to fight the disease let me tell you that my husband never asked about the source of my infection he loves me he was incapable of affording the best treatment but he did not leave any stone unturned and made made it possible I am not telling you my story because I want sympathy today I am confident in sharing the truth so openly because
of the love I have received from my husband and family it doesn't matter how deadly the disease is if you have people who love you believe in you it changes the battle completely imagine a society where AIDS patients are not sad from offices they are not thrown out of a rented home they are not sacked from the school or any social Community people have no problem in hugging them or shaking hands with them every doctor and nurse is eager to help in their treatment doctors say that a stable AIDS patient can live like a normal
person for more than 10 to 15 years if well cared for a 10-year life filled with love cannot be compared to anything in this world not even a hundred-year life we can defeat every Disease by finding the Cure and giving unmatched love today I am pregnant and I don't know whether my child will or won't be affected with this virus being a mother I have a humble request if he or she turns out to be an HIV patient please do not treat him or her as an Untouchable my child will not be responsible for the
disease my child doesn't want your sympathy he or she only deserves Your Love there is no sin and I am not a sinner an AIDS patient is just a patient written and edited by sushma Sharma after the article got published people were lining up to meet AA many of my colleagues and friends were eager to talk to her a few months ago I was struggling all alone and now there were so many people eager to take care of her a few of them offered financial help but 45 laks was still too much after a few
days I got a call from the accounts Department of the hospital my credit limit was about to get exhausted I went to the accounts department and requested them to give me a few extra days to arrange the money they agreed to give me an extension Dr razza was my only way out of this next morning I waited eagerly for him to come for his round doctor can we shift AA to a general Ward I asked why what happened doctor you know our situation well we are dried up and with each passing day it's getting costlier
VJ I know what you are trying to say but try to understand people know her after the magazine article she won't be comfortable in a general Ward even I have been receiving calls regarding her case Dr RZA said why is that I asked because everyone knows that any publicity is good publicity he sighed he continued and one more thing VJ shifting her to a general Ward will not help you much because the main cost of the treatment is the antibiotic which will continue dad came to see me at the hospital every alternate day we used
to sit in the cafeteria and discuss our problem s money was a major issue now one evening dad came to the hospital from a distance it looked like he was dressed in a police uniform but when he came closer I realized it was slightly darker in color and its cap had two swords he had a black colored belt and an empty revolver case dangling down his waist he had a badge which which read SSL security it was difficult to digest but it was clear that he had joined a security company how is my new uniform
my father said smiling in spite of all the pain dad you are working as a security guard no I am the head of security you know 40 persons have to report to me never in my police career was I in charge of so many people but look here I am the boss and he said with a proud face and this dress looks cool on me don't you think I am looking a bit young he tried to lighten the environment my heart was filled with guilt I could see how badly I had failed as a son
and VJ you know I am paid more than an inspector but Dad I tried to say something I want to have a cup of tea with my son he said ignoring my objection I went to the cafeteria and ordered two cups of tea he said you know VJ yesterday something strange happened your mother apologized to me really Mom said sorry to you I I almost laughed as it was very rare for my mother to apologize to someone at midnight she woke me up and said she wanted to say something she said she was sorry for
all the fight she had with me you and AA I could see that he was a happy man in that moment throughout our life we kept chasing useless things and stayed deprived of the joy of life my father said Dad we will fight this problem together I explored every possible option to arrange the money in the next 24 hours it was all in vain and at the end of the day I had given up I called each and every person I knew for help but no one was ready or Rich enough to help me I
made a few calls to financial lenders and Banks but everyone denied issuing a loan to an ad hoc assistant Professor I decided to discuss the matter directly with the patient I sat on the edge of her bed AA I want to talk to you about something I said what tell me she asked casually I think this Hospital isn't good enough to handle your treatment maybe I should consult someone at aims they have the top medical practitioner in the country what do you say I said while hiding the actual reason from her she knew me too
well to be fooled by that if you think that would be best for me I am sure it would be but VJ please don't hide anything from me is money the real issue ask the no it's not like that it's I tried to make something up but could not come up with anything VJ tell me honestly she asked firmly yes you are right VJ I know you love me beyond measure you would do anything for me but please accept the fact that even if everything goes well there isn't much time left for me so don't
be too hard on yourself she said and cued my face in her Palms At times it felt like I was the victim and she would be living the life after me don't say such stupid things we will have a family and we will live happily ever after okay I will do whatever you say but you have to promise me something she said what's that whenever I die I don't want you to cry in front of me at the time of my departure you should be standing with a smile even if it is a fake one
I hugged her softly we were silent only our eyes were talking to each other my phone rang just then and I took the call hello sir I answered instantly it was the principal of the college hello VJ how are you and how is Asa doing he asked fine sir where are you I want to meet you sir I am in the hospital I cannot come to the office what's the matter I asked wondering why my principal wanted to meet me VJ I am calling from the hospital reception in the hospital please stay there I'll be
there in a minute I said I disconnected the call and asked ask if she wanted to meet the principal she didn't want to I nodded and left the room my head was flooded with doubts why has the principal come here has he come here to meet AA was he planning to sack me but for sacking me he does not need to be here my mind was a buzz with thoughts I found him sitting on a chair near the reception waiting for me hello sir I said hello VJ I am here to see AA she is
not well sir actually after the magazine story there has been a rush of visitors the doctors have advised against it I spoke up my mind without hesitation no problem I can understand he said VJ I didn't even wish her a happy birthday I owe her a present and I am here to give you the present gift I don't understand I said yes a birthday gift he said this was the first time I had seen the human side of my principle that has always been hidden it revealed that no one was completely bad here you go
a small gift from all of us he handed me an envelope I opened it it was a check of 50 laks issued in the name of AA Sharma sir this I I spluttered was I dreaming VJ your mother is a good friend of mine I know your situation thanks sir but this amount is huge for a principal yes this amount is impossible for a principal alone but very small for 5,000 students very small against their love for their teacher thank you thank you very much sir I realized that it wasn't a dream my eyes were
flooded with tears all of a sudden I didn't do anything VJ the day you announced her birthday I got pressure from other staff members to help you under their pressure and on your mother's request I decided to publish her story you know when aa's story got published every day I found a group of students shouting in front of my office they all had only one request please help VJ sir he patted my back it's really amazing what else could I have said that is why this amount is a gift of love thank you sir I
was tight lipped because my eyes welled up only I could understand what that money meant to me sir I can't thank you enough for all the things you've done for me I said overwhelmed he got up from his chair about to leave I am sorry for the day I mistreated you I had no idea about your problems he said sir I tried to say something but he had left I kept on St staring at his back until he was out of sight AA the principal came to hand over your birthday gift you know this is
a gift from my 5,000 students she opened the envelope with a doubtful expression no this is not possible she could not believe it 50 lakh rupees in my name this is a real check now don't you dare say that you don't want charity I know I know but believe it or not that's what just happened I Shrugged and you know I had a dream that one day I'll own half a c she said with a smile how weird is that I thought of her wishes and went outside and I texted my father Papa my score
is four out of seven episode 34 after many sleepless nights and endless days I took a night off I was relaxed not that my problem was solved but the positive response of people had given me some peace after going through hell I found out that the world was a mixed bag of good and bad I thanked life for giving me a chance I was happy even in such a critical situation and a peaceful smile sat on my face face when you have gone through the worst small problems seem too small to upset you but happiness
and I were enemies how could I be happy for long a team of doctors came for their routine checkup AA was not feeling well she looked pale her breathing problem had worsened her labor pain was increasing exponentially that too in an unusual way seeing the team of doctors I stiffened as I didn't know what I'd be hearing they had a thick file of her reports and progress with them the doctors were chatting and nodding but they did not seem happy how are you AA asked one among the doctors my legs chest and back hurt I
am feeling weak and drowsy she said with much effort it is because of the problems in breathing you will need to use oxygen masks more often it will lessen your strain around the chest we are introducing some medicines that will make you sleep more for the time being she nodded in consent she was content to spend the rest of her time sleeping while I was aware of the Everlasting sleep that was just days away I I didn't know what to do or say the seriousness on Dr rza's face was killing me he called me inside
the cabin after the examination I guessed there was bad news and the presence of all the five doctors just confirmed my assumption what's wrong doctor I was terrified VJ please try to understand Dr razza said we took every possible care with the best facilities and doctors being provided to her he paused I was sure it wasn't the first time he had such a situation in front of him but his sorry face revealed his attachment to this case Doctor I am up for anything VJ AA has to go for a cesarian said Dr rajna what are
her chances of recovery after the operation I directly asked the question that mattered the most aa's condition is not good her resistance power is low and her CD4 counts are decreasing day by day we are pretty sure that her body does not have enough strength to heal after the operation we will give her anesthesia to perform the operation but we are not sure if she will regain Consciousness suppose she wakes up after the operation VJ during the operation she will lose a lot of blood her body will demand strength to heal and come back to
Consciousness during or after the operation she can slip into a coma or even Dr RZA only managed to say that is there any chance I cannot make any promises I lost my reasons to fight there were no tears in my eyes I had been somewhat prepared for this I looked through every eye present in the room but none had any hope for me the best I could find was sympathy and I hated it thank you Doctor since I couldn't ask them to get lost this was the best thing I could figure out to say to
them and yet they found their meaning in it VJ Dr RZA interrupted me I remained seated at my place and passed a look which said any other bad news you did not ask anything about your baby AA was the only thing that I cared for I know it's hard to understand but that's the truth Dr razza brought me back to reality his interruption made me realize that I had another bad news to listen to oh tell me in one go doctor please I was irritated we are not even sure if AA is going to deliver
a healthy child there's no way to find out if the child is HIV infected or not sometimes HIV infection takes years to pass on to the child so nothing could be said about the baby we are not even sure if AA is going to deliver a healthy child there's no way to find out if the child is HIV infected or not sometimes HIV infection takes years to pass on to the child so nothing could be said about the baby when is the operation her due date for delivery is after 3 days but if she develops
labor pain early then we will have to operate immediately I wanted to get away from the room I managed to say thanks and they understood the rest I locked myself in the hospital washroom I opened all the Taps and cried on top of my voice I felt like I had lost the battle my eyes and nose were choked I was boiling with anger and frustration when the tears had dried I decided to face my wife the washroom mirror told me not to go with that face in front of her my red eyes would reveal everything
and I didn't want her to know what I knew I came out from the washroom and waited for a few more minutes to calm my inner rage I had a glass of water and moved to face my lovely wife I opened the door to find her breathing with the help of an oxygen mask as she saw me she removed her oxygen mask and greeted me with a smile if AA can smile after facing all this how can you not I reasoned with myself I tried to smile fictitiously but if you have a loving wife it's
difficult to hide anything especially the pain what happened VJ your eyes are going against your smile I am fine just something fell into my eyes I said and pretended to clean them with a handkerchief hey AA I think we should name our baby how about a Preta she said instantly as if she had been waiting for this question what does it mean Opera Vegeta means a winner the one who cannot be defeated I smiled what if we have a boy am I dying soon what a stupid question is that if we have a baby boy
then I will decide his name after the delivery but I am sure about aaet my mind said aaet means a winner AA will go down as a winner something unusual struck me I didn't know if it was a logical thing to do but I decided to go with it I excused myself and went to meet Dr razza for a last favor to fulfill Her Last Wish Dr razza I need a favor tell me what we can do for you he said humbly when a doctor cannot do anything good for you they behave humble do you
know acting I am a doctor episode 35 she was going to die soon and I had no idea how I would be able to manage everything I was going through the toughest phase of my life and each passing day was tougher than the previous one all the moments I spent with her were flashing in front of my eyes those beautiful memories of us being together I spent the night thinking how could AA always be cheerful and make the house a happy place to live how she tried to cook something new every weekend how she danced
while cooking in the kitchen how she had been shouting at her boss how she forced me to eat eggs such a happy girl who brought life into the house I got up in the middle of the night night and looked at her she was sleeping with an oxygen mask on watching her sleep gave me a little peace I took a sleeping pill and slept like a corpse the truth was I never wanted to get up next morning when I got up she was sleeping peacefully I was thankful for the doctor's medicine only my parents and
sarum knew the truth Dr razza came in for a routine checkup with his team and ASA woke up I wanted to know if Dr razza had to say something after a few minutes Dr razza looked at another doctor in the eyes and nodded see doctor there is a surprising Improvement in her condition Dr razza said it's excellent news one doctor from his team replied yes and there is an improvement in her hemoglobin and CD4 level too CD4 count is more than 500 cells mm3 said Dr ratna I didn't belong to a medical background so I
was not able to understand the things they were saying I was happy to see the love of my life smiling it's a miracle I am seeing this for the first time in my life life Dr razza looked delighted is there any good news doctor I was excited please wait a minute VJ Dr razza told his team please proceed I will be joining you later there is hope she's responding to our treatment well the reports from the last night and today are incredible these results are so good that I am hoping for a miracle really does
that mean you can cure her I knew that it wasn't curable but there was hope I think she can deliver a healthy baby and recover after that I don't know whether she can be completely cured or not will she have a C-section or a normal delivery she's too weak to have a healthy delivery but looking at these results I am sure there won't be any complications after the operation VJ you have to get two donors of o plus blood group we might need that at the time of surgery I looked at AA she had a
smile on her face I couldn't Express how happy I was I thanked the doctor I was content Dr razza and Dr ratna left the room I came out to thank them VJ people come to us with hope many times we fail to help the patients even a single failure hurts us it's the first time in my life that I have felt so right after lying to someone he took a deep breath and for the first time I saw tears in Dr raza's eyes I went outside for some fresh air I had hardly walked a few
steps when I was surprised to see a familiar handsome investment banker waiting I have known this person and hated him from my heart because of many reasons after all I am a husband I met him once but I almost knew everything about him I didn't know why he was there his presence made me feel awkward I went to him and said
