First a happy news: I am an expectant father again. We are expecting a gal but from scan it appears a boy (we have not done any gender checks, just our pseudo knowledge from our first experience). I am okay with both though I feel having a gal will make our family complete.

Now comes the unexpected sad news. Rani’s father passed away on nov 3rd. He was sick for quite sometime, since about June-July. That time we went as a family and he recovered well. For sometime medical reports gave glimmer of hope. But within a week’s time his condition detoriated and on miv 3rd at 4 am he passed away.

The funeral was first scheduled in Coimbatore. We were booking tickets and suddenly their family members felt that funeral should be in heir native place. So it was shifted to Puthiyamputhur, near Nagarcoil. We had to take two flights and another 3 hours of road travel to reach.

Given Rani’s condition, we decided it is not better for her to attend the funeral (later I would realise it was the right thing).

I left at about 9 in the morning and reached next day early morning 2.

It was indeed sad moment. But at least he didn’t suffer too much (mother-in-law was saying for about a month she had to take care of him as a little baby and his weight dropped to 39 kgs).

Some how in the past five years I attended funeral of both father-in-laws (mine & Joyce’s). Didn’t feel good about it.

It is one sad side effect of getting old.