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As smooth as can be!!

As smooth as can be!! A surgery and recovery! A week in the hospital donning the role of a bystander. Expertise and warmth of the surgeon and  competence of other doctors of the department boosted confidence and the journey of recovery was  smooth. Life as a bystander was made a lot easy by the luxury of devoted nursing, food delivery, cleaning and helping staff.   I must say nature plays a role in the business of healing in this particular hospital. Periyar on one side , backwaters on the other. Beautiful landscape and aesthetically kept interiors.  From the fifth floor room, I could see the various moods of the sky, sunny, sullen and sad, drizzle and downpour..Is the sky reflecting the moods of the people down under? The cross of a church stood high amidst trees and buildings..I knew the crowded busy road beyond the walls, leading to the cross..I used to go to work by that road. It was tough to drive through the road full of haphazard bicycles, str...