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When you are alone, the universe comes to your support

  I was in the office when my husband called and informed me that he had been hospitalised. It was around 11:30 a.m. "They're saying I need to undergo surgery today," he said. It took me a few minutes to grasp what he was saying. I knew that he had sustained an injury and planned to see the doctor. When I offered to accompany him, he politely declined. But now, a hospitalisation and a surgery? "The surgery is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. So, there's no need for you to come immediately. Just plan to arrive around 3:30pm," he continued. Alright, now I have time to digest this information. I sat idle for 2 minutes. Then I turned to my colleague, told her what happened. ‘Go now’, she said. And that really helped me make a decision. When I reached the hospital, they were already preparing him for the surgery. ‘Infection started spreading around the injury’. We need to act quickly. The doctor explained as I was signing the consent form.  After sending him to the OT at ...