The surgery which was completed on July 21 lasted a nerve-wracking 13 hours. “To watch Prasanna and Pooja go into the operation theatre made me very anxious,” admits Nirmiti. “But the doctors had explained the whole procedure to us and made it clear that there was nothing to worry about,” she adds.

While Prasanna has been discharged from the hospital and has been resting in the capital this last fortnight, Pooja is under surveillance in the general ward of the hospital.”The doctors want to keep her for a week or two in order to avoid any scope for infection. Prasanna meanwhile is geared up to get back to Chennai,” says Nirmiti.

The couple owns the ‘Benzi petstay’ in Chennai and is already missing their ‘children’ as they refer to the animals. “While I have been resting here, my friends have been of huge help. You need that kind of a support system that can compensate for your professional and personal duties when you embark on something like this,” advises Prasanna.

For Anurag, the experience has been moving. “It was really unexpected when Prasanna and Nirmiti came up to us. In fact, there were more willing than even our blood relatives to lend a helping hand,” he adds.

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