Asha's finger

A little infection on your right index finger - can either go away - or just progressively get worse.

In Asha's case it was the latter.

And that too during her last week of her term exams.

We were hoping and praying that the finger would heal on its own. But it didn't. And as the colour turned yellow with pus we knew we had to drain it.

Off to Dr. Stephen. He took a look and tried to persuade Asha to have the minor operation done that morning. Asha preferred to put it off to the evening. So after she came home from her test Wed., we trooped over to Lok Hospital for the procedure.

Asha screamed when the 2 pain killing injections were given at the base of her finger. But was brave during the actual cutting. And cut Stephen did. As a surgeon the idea is to cut out all that should not be there.


It left Asha with a very very painful finger. That night was a difficult one as it really hurt our little girl.

But Asha is a brave one too. She has cheerfully finished her last two days of the exams (using her ring-finger and thumb to write) and is on the mend. The wound was dressed this morning by Sheba and Marise at JSK and shows signs of progress.


How often there are things in our own lives that we know are rotten - and causing real harm. But when it comes to cutting them out - we do the minimum possible. We don't want Asha to lose her finger - so though it hurts us to see so much cut - we know it has to be. It hurts, but it is for her good - and her finger is healing. How much more in our inner us do we need such surgeries to be done...