Challenges

The biggest challenges that we think we will face with Ma's chemo sessions are:

• Protecting Ma from infections in the house: With Ipsi and Tarush around and them getting cold and cough with the Bangalore weather, it will be a challenge to keep them away from Ma and protect her from these possible infections.
• Ma's physical strength: We are confident that Ma can take the chemo and deal with it. Our concern is when the side effects kick in and Ma goes through the same, we hope that her body is strong enough to take this and come out on tops. Ani is taking special care of Ma with constant food and liquid intakes which include raw boiled papaya, pomegranate juice, raw papaya juice, good home made food, fruits, protien drink and milk to build up her immune system. It seems to be working right now and we hope that continues.
• Ma's mental strength: Our biggest concern is Ma's mental strength when the side effects kick in. We hope that she is strong and selfish to want to overcome these effects and has the will to fight and defeat the disease. At her age we are afraid that she might slip into a depression and a thought that she has lived her life and does not want to go through these debilitating side effects. If she gives up mentally, then the body will give up the fight as well. We are only hoping that she has the selfish interest to survive for Baba. 

The battle begins on 19th December.