My mother was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis in 2011. After consulting various doctors, Dr Philip Augustine , Lakeshore Hospital confirmed that it is liver cirrhosis. Hearing this word for first time in my life and unable to digest the fact that my amma is slipping away, i googled up to know what it is.
Her first round of therapy made her very weak , she started loosing hair and was confined to bed.
One of our relative suggested a homeo doctor Dr.Raju. Consulting him , he assured that he can take in the patient. His medicines started improving her health though liver cirrhosis couldnt be cured , his medicines helped in maintain the current status of the liver , not worsening nor getting better.
My engagement was fixed in a hurry burry , I got engaged to a person with just knowing his name and nothing else😁
My mother's disease made my father take such hasty decisions. But as the days went by amma was picking up her health , maintaining the diet , became active and was living a normal life.
I got married and went to stay with my in laws. Dr Raju medicines kept my mother alive and Lead a normal life.
In Nov 2016 amma decided enough was enough and stopped her medicines, she felt eating medicines for such a long time has cured her.
Acchan found out she was not taking her medicines after a month's time. Immediately she was taken to Amritha Hospital where they told she was having gall bladder cancer too, though they didnt say anything harsh about liver cirrhosis.
My mother life and health started going from bad to worse from January 2017.
Ammavan took her reports and met doctor at Vandanam GH. Doctors told that a minor operation is only required , she will be alright.
Doctors at Amritha had different opinion, they told radiation is best.Acchan trusted them. Two rounds of radiation and my mom lost her health , she reached a critical stage. Her platelets went low, Dr Anoop claimed it to be a virus and only 65 percent changes she will survives. 3.5 lakhs was spend to inject that 1 dose of medicines. She survived .By this time they had entirely stopped her liver cirrhosis medicines. Both the diseases were out of control. Ascites started and every week they had to drain her. She was literally staying in hospital , with two or three days at home. My mother started losing memory , personality changed from a soft spoken lady to angry bird . By now Dr Anoop Koshy said she may live upto 6 months.
By June 2017 when I reached Kerala , I forced my father to go a head with ayurveda. Though I knew hopes were so little. In Wayanad a tribal doctor gave medicines, we saw a ray of hope and her tummy was drained after 23 days ( before ot was a weekly procedure). From a bedridden stage , she started sitting on chair though with our help , taking food by herself etc.
My brother insisted on homeo medicines,Though I was against any other medines other than ayurveda , acchan had to give homeo medicines 43 times a day , ayurveda too. I kept on asking if her condition was improving but nothing seems to work.
I hoped she will survive but tables turned she passed away on 28th july.
Few things remain - did we take wrong decisions at times, she would have been alive if we went ahead with surgery, was the radiation a big mistake, injection of too much medicine by doctors a major cause of her death, was she too weak to take homeo and ayurveda together.
May be in a hope to make our loved one survive at any cost , make us poor decision makers. I hope god give a proper guidance at such stages because we go blind and numb at such crucial situations.
