Aparna Balamurali Instagram – I never thought I would miss a person so much until the 10th of July happened. The day our biggest support, our biggest inspiration, our pillar of strength, left us to be in a better place. “Optimism Bias” has always been a thing in our lives. For the same reason, every time I saw my Muthassan, I was confident that he would make it. Every time he visited the hospital, I knew he would come back healthy, which he did, 90% of the time. But more than any of us, he was the most optimistic person who always believed in Life and who showed us how to Live every moment of it. On the 13th of July, while I was driving around thrissur, I couldn’t visualise a place without him. Every single turn I took, every junctions I stopped, I got reminded of our finest memories. There was no place here I went without him, at least once. The greatest blessing I saw was his children. The Super-Six I would say. They stood together for their parents. If the eldest one was the biggest support emotionally, the youngest one made sure he got the right and the best treatment. The one who lives in Qatar, came down as soon as Muthassan expressed his wish to see him, even with all the covid restrictions happening. If I start talking about his 3 (still little) girls , this space wont be enough. While my mom made sure we stayed in Thrissur to take care of him and ammoomma, the other one made sure she reached from UK to be with him, spend more time and take care of him as much as she could. One made sure that the house never fell apart even if Ammoomma and muthassan were not there. Sure they fought !! Fought coz everyone wanted to be with him. To take care of him. I was initially furious to see them fight, but later realised it was only out of love they have towards their Achan. And now I pray to God to give me at least half their strength and willpower to be that daughter to my father when he needs me the most. Not just his children, but their husbands and wives were a huge part of all this. They made sure he gets the best always. (Continuing in the comment box)