At the outset let me wish you a belated happy new year. I meant to write to you last month, but because of my travel schedule it was a bit chaotic.
Atharv is 2 months old today and I still remember so vividly Nov 11th, when you operated on him for more than 10 hours for the TGA condition. Honestly if it wasn’t for Dr Mohanty’s counsel to Anita’s parents and me in July 2011, we would have never seen this day in first place.
Having been away from India for a while, we were apprehensive about the facilities etc, but your hospital and especially your department was a revelation. Quite on par with the facilities we have seen in other parts of the world. Most importantly your methodical system of updating parents in the morning was a great help to soothe the anxiety levels.
I understand from your explanation, that the baby’s first year is critical in determining how the heart develops further and whether any further intervention is required. So we will wait, hope and pray. But this email is not about future, this one is to really put on record my and Anita’s deepest gratitude and sincere thanks to both of you for helping us through this very difficult time.
May God bless you and your families and if we can be of any assistance to you in any form, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Good Wishes and Regards