Introduction
SECTION 1: AMMA
2. Then and now
7. Dominant
8. Silly for us, significant for her
11. Nursing hopes
12. Baa-laa-jee
14. Dedicated
15. Simple
16. Enthusiastic
17. Honest
21. Alive = active
23. Appa
SECTION 2: TICKING TIME BOMBS
24. Weak hearts
26. Another aortic dissection!
27. She wouldn’t survive 10 hours!
31. A second ticking time bomb
32. Dilation dilemma
33. Landing with a thud in my heart
35. Hypertension
SECTION 3: AMMA AND ME
39. Down to earth
41. The salesman who hated to talk
43. An agnostic almost gets religion
44. Nut cases
48. Pride
49. I am her friend
50. I am her guide
51. Big and small
SECTION 4: LEG PAIN
52. Varicose veins
57. Hard lessons from strong medicines
58. Sleepless nights
60. Fleas.com
64. Achilles leg
SECTION 5: COVID AND AMMA’S LAST DAYS
67. Down memory lane
68. Kolams
70. And then she became my child
71. I was her doctor
72. When strengths become weaknesses
73. The Big Sleep
76. Way to go
SECTION 6: HEALTH AND MEDICINE
79. Blood pressure
81. Aortic disorders
82. Trends in aortic diseases treatment
85. Unique symptoms
86. Side effects of medications
87. Conservative medical management
SECTION 7: THOUGHTS
89. Who will cry when you die?
90. Holding a mirror to myself
92. Priceless
93. Living to a 100
95. A template for doctor-patient communications
97. Old lives matter
98. Bridging the generation gap
100. Thank you
102. This work