Report of 14 Dec 2022

 Hello!

Been a while since I wrote.  

Hope all are well.  We are, and are aging.  We are in India, and here's what has happened since the last time I wrote.  

We were in Chesterton, IN, in fall 2021, working at a splendid hospital closeby.  Chesterton also suited us to a T - loving, accepting landlady + fiance; fine people; good restaurants and plenty of scenery.  At the hospital, I saw a fair number of unvaccinated COVID patients, often with poor outcomes.  How a vaccine became a political statement instead of the public health issue it is, is mystifying to me.  

We returned to India, and spent Christmas with my father in Madurai.  Extended family - siblings and siblings-in-law - also gathered, and it was nice.  Back to Chennai and hung out until Feb 2022, when we got a phone call from Scott's sister, that his mother had been hospitalised.  Moments later, she was intubated - placed on a ventilator to help her breathe.  Scott and I hastened to Dayton, Ohio, were kindly met by our daughter and her fiance, who drove us to Dayton.  

Scott's mother, Janet, held on until we were at bedside.  Scott had 2 good visits with her, though she was not completely conscious.  She died on 1 March 2022, and it was good that we were there.  I miss her, and have a little sugar bowl that came from her, on our dining table.  

I stayed on in Dayton, Ohio, to work at the same hospital where Jan had been hospitalised.  It was a good experience, and we appreciated being close to family and friends there.  We finished my assignment and returned to India to celebrate India's 75th Independence Day at home.  That was nice.  In October, we went to the U.S. to see Naren in a play; he tested positive for COVID and the showings that would have been possible for us to attend were cancelled.  We went to Dayton to work for a few days and then moseyed home to India.  

I continue with my telemedicine and healthy weight practice here.  Naren, our son, and his fiancee, Rebecca, are visiting and it has been very nice to have them here.  Nat, our daughter, and her fiance, James, are stateside; we saw them over the summer and that was also fun.  We met James's mother, Tina, and her husband, Jeff, and that was easily 1 of the highlights of our trip: they are extremely affectionate and fun people, and adore our daughter.  We are lucky.  

May you have plenty of luck in your life and day!

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R