My father's blessing

Friends refer to it as a ‘magical return’ to normalcy. I refer to it as my father’s blessing. We (my husband Shailesh, our doggy Bonjour and I) had a very serious car accident on Christmas day, 2020. We were driving from Kolkata – my parental home - to Ranchi – where my in-laws were staying. We lost control of the car to avoid a biker who suddenly came on the wrong side of road. We saved him, so the Universe saved us. The car did several turns and smashed with the divider on my side. My husband and I went into coma. As I understand from people, Bozo (our doggy’s pet name) was physically unharmed, but was obviously traumatized. The police needed help to retrieve all of us: my sister spoke on loud speaker to calm him down, then they could untangle us from the mess. Anyways, apparently we got sufficient help and got admitted, as an exception, to Tata Medical Hospital, Jamshedpur – which is normally only for Tata employees. My husband immediately had a skull surgery to save his brain, and I was on life support till February 2021. Bozo was collected from the police station in December 2020 and was eventually with my parents in Kolkata. I believe I lost my father the day after he ensured I was released from hospital in February 2021- the next day he passed away after reaching home. My conscious memory becomes active from April 2021. Shailesh & I recovered with my in-laws in Ranchi after I was released from hospital in February 2021. I started walking in May 2021, being confined to the bed and wheelchair till then. We got Bozo back with us in August 2021 and we returned home to Bengaluru, by road - s.l.o.w.l.y. – in September 2021.) As a blessing from my father, on his birthday this year, 29th September 2022, I got the agreement from Fedfina to join as a Consultant to help me get back to normal work life. Looking forward to a great journey.