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O Lord, a countless thanks for seeing us through the horror at 9 pm. “Piyaji, phir vohi subah jaisee “Piyaji, I am getting the same feeling I got in the morning. There is a feeling of suffocation, congestion, here in the left side of the stomach.”Pitaji pointed at the region below the ribs. He had often asked me innocently on many occasions: “Piyaji pet yahaan hotaa hai? Kabhi, kabhi, phat-phat, ka“Piyaji is the stomach on this side? Sometimes there is a phat-phat–fluttering sensation–there. Must be gas, what else!”I was scared out of my wits on Sunday night at 9 pm as Pitaji told me of the suffocation feeling. Was it a repetition of the agonies he had suffered in 1987 at the time of Dr. Carolli? Or a repetition of the Heart Attack of 1991 at the time of Dr. Kaushal and Dr. Bhatia? O Lord, it was dreadful to see Pitaji endure such suffering – even though he sought to minimize it until it had gone.“Bilkul asaihan“The feeling was absolutely unbearable!”“Itnee der tak saans ka na aana!“To be deprived of air for so long!”