Two elderly women, Jayalakshmi Chari, 95, and Padmini Bhatia, 82, have one thing in common, both grannies went under the knife at their advanced age, and have come out as winners fighting the big ‘C’ (both had breast cancer), and today they are an inspiration for many. Interestingly, both of them did not undergo any chemotherapy or radiation either before or post the surgery, and ‘a positive mind’ and determination to fight the illness was the only key to their recovery.

From Muscat to Mumbai for treatment of varicose veins

Come February 13, Bhatia will return to Muscat, Oman, to her husband Purshotam, 85, and grown-up children who run a textile retail outlet there, for the last seven decades. Pradeep, 63, one of her sons, said, “My mother suffered from a varicose vein in her left leg for the past four years. Since the surgical intervention was suggested, as it had developed into a venous ulcer, we could not continue with the treatment at Muscat. We got her to Mumbai after the COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted, last year.” “We had consulted the vascular surgeon in western suburbs and he had advised a few medical tests before deciding on the fitness and surgery,” he said.