Her Story

'I'm sorry..you are still medically unfit.' said the principal of a reputed South Bombay school.

She had heard the sentence in all the possible ways in the past 4 months.. Disgruntled and heartbroken she would come back home to her son who just couldn't see her struggle anymore. He withheld the tears in his eyes. He had to be strong. For him she had always been a pillar of strength..not just for him..for the entire family. But today she was sitting in disbelief..uncertain about her future.

'You shouldn't keep your hopes up too high.. I don't think she has much time.' said the doctor. Her son couldn't believe his ears..he was an optimistic person..always brought out the positive from every situation..but his mind went numb after listening to those words. Two weeks had passed since she was in a coma,everyday he would pray to God for some respite, hopeful for a small body movement. He couldn't afford to lose his mother. But these words came as a sudden hit. Meningitis is a life threatening disease alright but it couldn't end like this. Even after he listened to what the doctor said, he still had faith, this unnerving faith would irritate him at times and an internal conflict would arise :- Faith v/s Practicality. He just wanted his mother back. He needed a miracle. 

The next day,while sitting next to his mother,he saw some movement in her finger, he thought it was an illusion, his relatives agreed with him. But somewhere deep down inside,he knew it was for real. He couldn't believe it ; his mother was out of coma and out of danger! His happiness knew no bounds, though many doubts about the future came into his head, he didn't pay much heed to those.. he knew this was a time to just be thankful to the Almighty. 

From being into a coma to recovering slowly after a lot of physiotherapy sessions..she didn't lose hope. She wanted to get back to what she loved the most- teaching children hindi! He would keep telling her that she would make a comeback pretty soon..but deep down inside, he didn't know if or when that would happen.

Gathering up all the possible courage from within and leaving all the tears behind, she decided to get ready to go to school once again. 

'I hate saying no to you again and again,but you leave me with no choice.' said the principal.

'You should see the improvement in me sir, I don't want to be selected out of pity. Join me for a class, take me back only if you think I am competent enough to teach in this school again.'  she said.

Surprised by her determination, he decided to give it a try. The half an hour class ended, with all the students giving her a standing ovation,which was initiated by the principal himself. Every day the entire school would pray for her in the morning assembly, the prayers had worked and how!!

She is Savita Kulkarni ; He is me. and this is her story. :)