My parents had accompanied me …for my journey to Rajkot –still thank god that they where there ….everything was going fine –but was getting...sad as my parents date of journey was nearing ---One fine morning –I tried to get up –but couldn’t …I had an excruciating pain on my back–man –I screamed –my hubby who doesn’t get up in one call –sprang out of the bed …what..? he asked –and I was in tears ---I felt I had no spine –my support system …of my body has given up –poor back of mine was taking all the alignment problem with a fat tummy ..Increasing weight and still was tall and steady …
But –when the bloated tummy was empty and with just 5 kgs lighter …how the hell it can give up on me –was the question running on my mind ….With my parents help I somehow managed to stand up –everybody had an opinion to give –My dad came first ...
Sleeping posture was bad …but I couldn’t say a word --...my hubby was clueless with all the commotion …then came my maid –jaya ben ---she saw and told me –its nothing but u have got chamak—now what the hell—what is this --?? I had no clue...nor had a dictionary of English to Gujju…I askd, Jayaben “what is this u r talking about –?”
Next minute JayaBen jumped into action –that is another trait of Jayaben …u ask her anything and she will gear up ..not by saying things in a simpler form but by first wrapping her saree( those of you who don’t know a 9 yard cloth )palla around her waist as if she is in a battle field ..then Jayaben blabbers everything in super duper gujjarati –without realizing we can’t follow her with that jet speed –I told her to rerun the entire version slowly…full 1 hr we played dumb cheddar..but of no use –the topic died down its natural death ..followed by a door bell----entry of Leena ben …will give u little description about her ---tiny petite female –in mid 60’s—dark and extremely good at saying explicit at a drop of a hat…she use to give bath to my kid…
Leena ben saw me …askd me to walk …which I did with the pain…thought for a while and said …chamak….God…not again …I stopped her then n there …she was reluctant to go and do her chores but I strictly told her to go .After finishing her work and seeing me alone she said the magical word. I can help u –the word which I wanted to hear nor the analysis or advices...next thing –I asked …How??? She told me about a healer ..but were interrupted by my hubby –who had checked with his staff and got the contact of a doctor ..orthopedic…finally in the evening we had been to the doctor –he checked me and then came the shocker …that I have slip disc –I was almost in tears ..he told me the list of do’s n don’t ..not to bend ..can’t sit …just keep standing ..and u can keep one foot on a low table for rest while standing..otherwise just keep lying…the feeling of being in Samadhi..in lying position ..that struck my mind…he signaled his assistant ..who askd me to step in a room where he gave me 2 injections on each side of my stomach ..The doc. Said ..he will visit our home everyday for the next20 days to give me same kind of shots …I was half dead by then …what I have got into ..came home totally depressed….but argued with my hubby that there is something wrong ---how can a doctor say such a thing ..how about taking second opinion ..we agreed on that –but that night Leena ben came on my dream as an unwanted guest ..couldn’t help –but next day I enquired more about the healer …she told me to come along with her to her place …we agreed upon ..but had to tell my family about it .argued with everyone and at last emerged as an warrior from the battlefield …Leena ben came and we all left …she was giving us the direction ..the familiar routes …were disappearing and I was baffled …so was my hubby –we had no clue where she was heading …us …finally came to a dirt road..where she told us to park our car and walk …
We followed her …the very sight of the place was nauseous.. with open sewage..narrow lanes ..…and finally walking through a maze of shanty ..we reached the healer ..she (leena ben) called out …and then came a huge female ..in mid 50’s ..followed by 6 litters of hers..behind –my story was narrated to her …we were anxiously waiting for the healer to come ..i had no idea …what was going to happen next ..she asked me to come in ..her shanty …lie down on my stomach and then came the healer—a ten yr old girl ..who took some nine tiles of small square sizes ..place one on my back …the area which was hurting n step on it with her whole body weight on it..she broke the tile constantly murmuring something …she did this to my back some nine times ….finallythings came to an end – I got up –with the same pain …but was assured that next morning it won’t b there…with that hope and gave some money to the healer who refused to accept it …but gave it to her mom to buy something for the children …the story of how she has become a healer is quite intresting..i was told that .she was born with her leg first ….and that’s un usual .....so she was a gifted child …whatever I thanked Leena ben for all the superstitious stuff I did. coz of sheer desperation to get fit…finally came home –and told my parents …luckily the very same day I got to meet another doctor ..who ruled out the option of slip disc –he said ..if it had been slip disc –u can’t even bear the pain for a day ..and I didn’t tell him....forget pain ..I supported a ten yr old to perform a balancing act of breaking a tile on this very back of mine …..he gave me some medicines and told me that it’s a catch ….came back home with a broad smile …relieve of worry …desperation …that I will be fine …..
A simple Catch got me in to a catch 22 situation …....
