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Misfortune

Author: Chetan Batra
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December 18, 2013

Apollo Hospital 4:00 am

Time changes the course of our destiny, but it still moves on. It stops for no one. Aditi went through her first surgery. Post-surgery she was under observation for several hours as doctors waited for her to regain consciousness.

Her body was connected to various machines and tubes which displayed her condition on vital parameters. A team of doctors was watching over her.

She was not showing any signs of improvement. Doctors said her condition was critical. The government appointed a team of physicians to ensure she received best medical care and attention.

Doctors told us that she was running high fever of 103 °F. There was internal bleeding in her body and infection had set in. The doctors were trying to control the infection, but her body was not responding to any treatment. It was very important to bring the infection under control

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