Mithila Palkar with her grandparents (courtesy official bomb humans)
Strong points
- “Bhau recovered – 10 days later,” Mithila wrote
- She and her grandmother had moved to another house
- “Bhau and I hugged each other,” added shr.
New Delhi:
Actress Mithila Palkar, in an article for Humans Of Bombay, spoke about when his 93-year-old grandfather tested positive for COVID-19. Mithila began by saying that since living with her grandparents she was obviously careful about maintaining social distancing and other safety measures. “Bhau had a nanny for help; another maid helped Mumma, my grandmother – I forbade them to go out. Twice a week I would buy groceries. Bhau is 93 years old and has diabetes – I didn’t want to take any chances. So, I didn’t give them a hug or walk into the kitchen. “But soon a housekeeper and Mithila’s grandfather developed symptoms of COVID-19 and tested positive. Mithila decided to move to her aunt’s house with her grandmother and that’s where the real emotional struggle has begun.
In her post, Mithila said: “Bhau was surprisingly calm. But when I told him that Mumma and I would move to Masi’s he was broken. For the past 65 years, Bhau and Mumma have never separated – nothing than to see us But we couldn’t risk Mumma’s health, so I lied that Mumma had to go to the doctor. Over the next 10 days he would call us 3-4 times a day and ask, ” Is Mumma okay? ‘,’ When are you coming to meet me? ‘Mumma is very strong, but I knew she wanted to be reunited with Bhau. “
She then shared this heartwarming reunion story, which will cheer you up: “Miraculously, Bhau recovered – 10 days later he tested negative. When Mumma and I returned he almost ran to her. with a smile and touched her head affectionately. Bhau and I hugged each other. “
“It’s been an emotional roller coaster, but the upside is that we have to spend a lot of time together. We got closer; I learned to read their silences. And he keeps telling me, ‘I am. at least gonna hit a century, I’m not going to leave you so soon, “Mithila closed her message.
Read Mithila Palkar’s full review here:
“I had trouble explaining the pandemic to Bhau, my grandfather. He had a hundred questions: “Why don’t you go out? “,” How are you going to work? So I explained, “We will not go out. We will all be together.” He was happy that I was spending more time with him. But it was easier said than done. After his health crisis last year, Bhau was mostly confined to 4 walls. But due to the lockdown, he had his morning paper stolen. aarti from the vitthal temple and chatting with our neighbors. Bhau had a nanny for help; another maid helped Mumma, my grandmother – I forbade them to go out. Twice a week I would buy groceries. Bhau is 93 years old and has diabetes – I don’t have I don’t want to take risks. So I didn’t give them a hug and I didn’t go into the kitchen. But my two grandparents became anxious. Bhau likes a full house and even though he can’t hear properly, he watches everyone chatting and smiling. And now even my Masi was not able to visit us. To distract Bhau, I played chess with him and he told me his childhood stories. A few weeks ago, our aide went to the market and later developed a fever. Even before we got his COVID results, Bhau had a high fever. “I don’t want to scare you but maybe that’s what you think,” the doctor from Bhau sa id. Bhau and our helper tested positive. Bhau was surprisingly calm. But when I told him that Mumma and I would move to Masi’s, he was broken. For 65 years, Bhau & Mumma have never separated – he was reassured to see us. But we couldn’t risk Mumma’s health, so I lied when I said Mumma had to go to the doctor. Over the next 10 days he would call us 3-4 times a day and ask, “Is Mumma okay?”, “When are you coming to meet me? Mumma is very strong; but I knew she wanted to be reunited with Bhau. Miraculously, Bhau recovered – 10 days later he tested negative. When Mumma and I stepped back, he almost ran over to her with a smile and touched her head affectionately. Bhau and I hugged each other. It’s been an emotional roller coaster ride, but the upside is we have to spend a lot of time together. We have become closer; I learned to read their silences. And he keeps telling me, “I’m going to hit a century at least; won’t leave you so soon! #internationaldayofolderpersons
Mithila Palkar is best known for his role as Kavya in the web series Little things, which now streams on Netflix. Mithila made her Bollywood debut with the film directed by Nikhil Advani Katti Batti, with Kangana Ranaut. She starred alongside Dulquer Salmaan in Karwaan, which was her first Bollywood film in a leading role. Mithila also made the cover of the Netflix movie. Chopsticks, with Abhay Deol. Mithila has another Netflix movie Tribhanga in the line-up.
